Sangrur: The police have busted a gang, allegedly involved in fabricating injuries to frame innocents in false cases. Four persons, including an employee of the Sangrur Civil Hospital, and a private assistant of a doctor, have been arrested. TNS
Medical practitioner held
Abohar: A private medical practitioner was held in Sriganganagar a day after a 20-year-old girl lodged an FIR that he outraged her modesty when she visited his clinic in Kalian village for treatment of backache and stomach pain. The police said Bhupinder Singh (40) has been remanded in judicial custody. OC
Farm worker ends life
Abohar: A farm worker in Diwankhera village on Monday reportedly hung himself in a rented room, where he was living alone. Police said the body of Luxman (25) was shifted to the civil hospital for an autopsy, and the reason for the suicide was yet to be ascertained. OC
IIT-Ropar, NIT sign MoU
Ropar: An MoU was signed between IIT, Ropar, and the NIT, Uttarakhand, to establish a satellite centre for research through technology and innovation, in the domain of sustainable agriculture and water. TNS
BSNL lost 14.3L subscribers
Muktsar: The BSNL has lost about 14.3 lakh landline telephone users in Punjab telecom circle in nine years. Of these, 1,99,325 phones were disconnected in 2015-16, as per information under the RTI Act. The BSNL, however, claimed that due to change in technology, customers preferred mobile connections. TNS
4 ‘fabricate’ injuries to frame innocents in false cases, held
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