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Hello Jammu News at 5:54:00 PM 0

Phagwara, Aug 30: A cleaner of a pick up van died in a road mishap here, police said today.

Police identified the deceased as Mohammed Sajid, 30, a resident of Focal Point area in Ludhiana. Sajid was the van's cleaner, they said.

When moving on National Highway 1 near Chachoki village on the outskirts of Phagwara, yesterday, the van's tyre burst, police said.

Sajid, who was sitting in the rear end of the vehicle, fell as the van moved out of control, the police said, adding that he died on the spot.

Sajid's body was handed over to his family after post-mortem examination, they said. (PTI)
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Hello Jammu News at 6:09:00 PM 0

Phagwara, Aug 18: Five people were arrested after a clash broke out between two groups in the Shastri Nagar area here, police said today.

They said one Vishal had been nursing a grudge against Sahil Sharma after the duo had an altercation over some issue on Thursday. On Friday, he, along with his supporters, carrying sharp-edged weapons, attacked the house of Sahil Sharma.

The group fled when they were confronted by Sahil Sharma and his men, leaving behind two motorcycles, police said, adding that in the melee gunshots were fired in the air.

No one, however, was injured, they said.

Following the incident, over 14 people were booked on charges of opening fire, armed rioting and criminal assault, police said.

So far five among them have been arrested and efforts are on to nab the others, they said.

Those arrested included Sahil Sharma, Sahib Sharma, Varun Bedi, Karan Sharma and Vasu Sharma, all belonging to one group.

Vishal, Lucky Sharma, Anush, Anju, Raju, Abhi Pandit, Romi of Mehli village and Sabhi of Atholi village are still at large, police said.

They added a case has also been registered against some unidentified persons.

Police said both Vishal of Nigahan mohalla and Sahil Sharma of Shastri Nagar in Baba Gadhiya worked in the Madan Cloth House here. (PTI)
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Hello Jammu News at 5:21:00 PM 0

Phagwara, Aug 3: A youth died and two others suffered serious injuries when their car skidded and hit the divider of National Highway 1 near sugar mill bridge here today, police said.

Police identified the deceased as Navdeep Singh, 22, of Itta Badhi village in the Bhogpur area of Jalandhar district.

The other two occupants of the car -- Gursevak Singh, 25, and Jarman Singh, 23, of the same village, sustained serious injuries and were rushed to Jalandhar as their condition was critical, they said.

They trio was travelling from Jalandhar to Ludhiana, police said.

Eyewitness said the car was over-speeding and it overturned before hitting the divider. The car was mangled almost beyond recognition.

Police that Navdeep Singh was preparing papers for going abroad and was travelling to Ludhiana to get his file checked from someone before putting it for visa. (PTI)

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Hello Jammu News at 4:37:00 PM 0

Phagwara, Jul 10: A 43-year-old man allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself to death at nearby Thakarki village, police said today.

The deceased has been identified as Satinder Singh, they said.

Police said that Singh was mentally disturbed which led him to take the extreme step, police said.

Satnampura police handed over the body to his family after post-mortem.

A case under Section 174 Cr Pc was registered in this connection, police said. (PTI)

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Hello Jammu News at 1:20:00 PM 0

Phagwara, Sept 27: One minor Bihari migrant girl was allegedly raped by a youth in her house near Village Chack-Hakim late Tuesday evening. The victim's parents told the police their four daughters were home while they went to work as labourers. They said as soon as they returned from work late in the evening, their youngest daughter told them that one youth entered in their house by jumping the wall beat them mercilessly with lathi and forcibly sexually assaulted their eldest daughter. Congress Leader Nimisha Mehta brought the victim to civil hospital. The doctor of the Civil Hospital examined the victim and confirmed sexual assault. SHO of city police rushed to civil hospital but still no formal case could be registered till filing of the reports due to jurisdiction dispute among cops. UNI
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Hello Jammu News at 2:09:00 PM 0


Phagwara, Aug 19 :  Eleven people, including nine students, were injured when an auto-rickshaw they were travelling in overturned near Goal Chowk on NH Phagwara in Punjab, today. The injured were from Ramgarhia school Phagwara. The injured, including driver, school teacher Ria, students Kamaljit (6), Pooja (5), Rajbir Kaur (5), Karan (10), Priya (8), Anshika (5), Aradhya (6), Rimzim (7) and Shivani (5), were admitted to local civil hospital. SMO Davinder Singh said the condition of all injured was out of danger and stable. The accident occurred when the auto rickshaw driver, carrying the students to the School, lost control over the vehicle while trying to save an Activa scootor coming from opposite side. UNI 
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