Jalandhar: An unidentified ragpicker got electrolucted after touching a live electricity wire near Workshop Chowk on Saturday. The incident took place around 3pm, amid light rains outside Jal Vilas Palace, when the deceased was collecting garbage. He came in contact with a live electricity cable lying on the waterlogged road surrounded with waste. The deceased lost his life within few minutes of getting electrocuted and remained stranded in the pool of water until the police arrived. Residents blamed the carelessness of the Electricity Department for the death. There has been no respite from the dangling wires. Last year, on July 12, a father-son duo also died due to suspension of wires in the rain. The incident had taken place at Peer Bodla Bazaar. The SHO Police Division Number-2, Sewa Singh, said the victim couldn’t be identified. People in the area used to call him Ganja and said he was in his mid-thirties. An ambulance also denied to take the body to the hospital after which another one was called to take the body for post-mortem. TNS

Twenty booked for assault

Hoshiarpur: The Model Town police station have registered a case against 20 persons for assault. Kamal Bhargav, a resident of SAS Nagar, Hoshiarpurm, had lodged a complaint with the police. He said he was present at the office of his friend Vivek Kaushal’s Kishna Car Bazaar on July 27. At around 2 pm in the afternoon, a group of armed youth came inside the office, allegedly vandalised the office and assaulted him. The police have booked Vishwanath alias Bunty, a resident of SAS Nagar, MC Nawab Hussain, a resident of Anmol Nagar, Ajay Rana, Manu Pehalwan, Lucky Bhatti alias Lucky, Rishu Adia, Shubham, Sadiq, Shama, Sunny Hariana, Sajan, Mani, Navdeep Singh, Shehzada and registering a case against 6 unknown people under Sections 323, 324, 451, 148, 149, 427 of the IPC. OC

Smuggler held with intoxicants

Hoshiarpur: The Garhdiwala police have arrested a smuggler and recovered 22 gram of intoxicating powder from him. The accused has been identified as Gaurav Kumar alias Gaura, a resident of Jattan Mohalla, Garhdiwala. He has been booked under the NDPS Act. OC

Studies of six pupils sponsored

Hoshiarpur: Six bright students of DAV Senior Secondary School, Hoshiarpur, have been adopted by the Suman Memorial Society by sponsoring their education. Society president Dr KK Sharma, while handing over the cheque of sponsorship amount to the school, said that it has been decided by the society to sponsor the education of the bright students from the economically disadvantaged section, under which the education of these six students of DAV School is being sponsored. The fees, copies-books, uniform and all kinds of expenses related to education will be borne by the society. School principal Monica Sood thanked the society. OC

Two booked for celebratory firing

Jalandhar: The police have registered a case against two persons for indulging in celebratory firing in a pre-wedding ceremony of a city-based Tiktok star near Zinda Road. About half a dozen shots were fired in the function, a video of which went viral on the social media. Subsequently, an FIR has been lodged at the police station-1. The SHO said the incident took place on the night of July 27. A case under Sections 336, IPC, and under the Arms Act has been registered against Sukhwinder, a resident of Maqsudan. The bullets were fired from his licensed weapon. TNS

NAAC team visits DAV College

Hoshiarpur: A three member NAAC team with Dr Nand Kumar Yadav, VC Central University of Jharkhand, Dr Virmati Amirtham, Registrar Avinashi Lingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore and Dr Devendar Vyas, Principal, Radhadevi Goyanka College for Women, Akola-Maharashtra visited the college. The team in its inspection assessed the college on various parameters and thoroughly inspected offices of NCC, NSS, IQAC record room and various departments. Principal Prof Vinay Kumar informed that the performance of the college was evaluated on the basis of various criteria devised by NAAC. The peer team enjoyed and appreciated the cultural activities presented by college students. Besides, the team planted saplings to cherish the visit. OC

Man booked in dowry case

Hoshiarpur: The Tanda police have booked a man for torturing her wife for dowry. Balwinder Kaur, a resident of Miani, said her husband, Mandeep Singh, a resident of Raipur Peer Baksh village, Kapurthala harassed her demanding more dowry and threw her out of the house. OC