BSF IG gets President medal

Hoshiarpur: Madhu Sudhan Sharma, IG, BSF, was honoured with the President’s Police Medal for distinguished service by Union Home Minister Amit Shah during the 57th Raising Day parade of the Border Security Force held in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, recently. On the occasion, Director-General of BSF Pankaj Kumar Singh and other dignitaries were present. Sharma has been awarded the medal for hard work, exceptional devotion to duty and loyalty. OC

Salon owner ends his life

Hoshiarpur: Troubled by moneylenders, a salon owner, ended his life by hanging himself from a ceiling fan on Friday. After receiving a complaint in this regard, the police have registered a case after naming three accused. According to the information, Himanshu, a resident of local Mohalla Harinagar, lodged a complaint with the city police. He said his brother Harshit Puri used to run a salon at Suthehri Road. According to him, when his brother started the work, he had taken loan from some moneylenders. He said his brother returned a major part of the loan with interest to the said people, but in spite of this, the moneylenders used to harass him mentally and abuse him at his salon. Fed up over this, his brother ended his life by hanging himself from a ceiling fan on Friday evening. The police have registered a case under Section 306 of the IPC against the three accused — Ridham of Kamalpur, Sanjay Sharma of Canal Colony and Aman of Shergarh. Further probe is on. OC

Mobile seized in jail, two booked

Hoshiarpur: The city police have registered a case against two jail inmates on the complaint of Central Jail administration regarding the recovery of mobile phones from a barrack on Friday. According to the information, Assistant Superintendent Surjit Singh said after a tip-off, barrack number 16 was raided, when a mobile phone was recovered. The accused possessing the said mobile have been identified as Prabhjot Singh of Dharamkot, District Tarn Taran, and Gagandeep Singh, alias Bunty, of Batala Road, Amritsar. OC

Cop’s house burgled

Hoshiarpur: Unidentified thieves targeted the house of a policeman on Friday and decamped with gold jewellery and cash. The Model Town police have registered a case. Pawan Kumar, an employee of the Punjab Police, who was a resident of Pratap Nagar, lodged a complaint and said his family was not at home last night and he was also on duty. When he returned in the morning, he found the locks broken. Some unidentified thieves had entered his house by breaking the locks. They stole cash and gold ornaments. The police have started investigation. OC