Abohar: The police, in a raid near the Maharana Pratap Market here, recovered eight motorcycles, ‘kirpans’ and other items from four members of a gang. The suspects, Gurvinder Singh, Sukhdev Singh Ginny, Gaurav Singh Gaura and Sanjeev Kumar Bunty, have been arrested and booked. OC

Heroin, poppy husk seized

Abohar: The police seized 22 gm of heroin and drug money worth Rs 4,200 from Mangat Singh, alias Krishna Singh, of Pakka Seed Farm here. Around 15 kg of poppy husk was seized from a truck driver, Sukhnaib Singh of Nathana, Bathinda. The accused has been arrested. OC

Farmer’s son ends life

Abohar: Gurpreet Singh (20), son of a farmer in Bazidpur Bhoma village, reportedly ended his life by hanging himself from a ceiling fan inside his house when his father Darshan Singh and other family members had gone to participate in a religious function. The police handed over the body to the family after a post-mortem. The reason for suicide was yet to be ascertained. OC

Support grows for librarians

Sangrur: Members of the BKU Ugrahan and the Democratic Teachers Front (DTF) have announced to support the indefinite agitation of unemployed librarians in Sangrur. “We, along with the members of the BKU Ugrahan, have decided to support the agitation,” said Balvir Chand Longowal, a DTF leader. TNS