Hoshiarpur: The Bullowal police booked a person for allegedly duping a man of Rs23.5 lakh on the pretext of selling land. Vivek Bhambi, a resident of Fambian village, had lodged a complaint with the police that Harshwinder Singh, a resident of Dhamiyan village, had allegedly duped him of Rs23.5 lakh on the pretext of selling a piece of land to him. The police have registered a case against the accused. OC

Four booked on assault charge

Hoshiarpur: The Bullowal police have registered a case against four persons for assaulting a man after forcibly entering his house. Kewal Singh, a resident of Wahad village, told the police that Karnail Singh, Ranjit Singh, Balveer Singh and Avtar Singh, all residents of his village, forcibly entered his house and beat him up. The police have registered a case. OC

Intoxicants seized, three arrested

Hoshiarpur: The district police arrested three smugglers from different places and recovered a large quantity of narcotics. The Chabbewal police arrested Manzoor Mohammad and recovered illegal liquor from him. Meanwhile, the Dasuya police arrested Bittu Pradhan, a resident of Anandpur Sahib, and seized 25 gram of heroin from him. The Tanda police arrested Sandeep Singh, a resident of Sikri, and seized a large quantity of sedative pills. OC

Charuni meets NRIs in Doaba

Jalandhar: Farmer leader Gurnam Singh Charuni, under the banner of Mazdoor Kissan Dalit (MKD) Front, organised a gathering at Dr BR Ambedkar Bhawan here. Charuni after touring Khatkar Kalan in Nawanshahr and Garhshankar area in Hoshiarpur on Wednesday reached Jalandhar. He said, “We are connecting with all people in Punjab. We will take the message of Mission Punjab to every corner of Punjab.” He listened to the problems of NRIs in Doaba and assured them that he would take them up at a proper forum. TNS