Amritsar, July 18 The police on Sunday booked seven persons for duping several residents of Rs 6 crore on the pretext of running a kitty in Chheharta. The accused have been identified as Gurcharan Singh; Palwinder Singh; Novdeep Singh, alias Rahul; Rohit; Gurdip Singh; Rajinder Singh, alias Ladi; and Ranjit Singh, alias Raju. Complainant Som Dutt Sharma told the police that the accused used to run a kitty in the area and duped residents of Rs 6 crore. On his complaint, a case under Section 420 and 120-B of the IPC has been registered against the accused. Two booked onrape charge The Ajanala police on Sunday booked two persons on a rape charge. The accused have been identified as Sahib Singh, a resident of Ball village; and Paramjit Singh, a resident of Dalla Rajputan. The 16-year-old victim told the police that she was alone at home when the accused came. She added that they took her to a sugarcane field and raped her. On the complaint of the victim, a case under Sections 363, 366 and 376 of the IPC has been registered against the accused. Man arrested with heroin The Verowal police have arrested a person identified as Karamjit Singh with 280-gm heroin near Ekal Gadda village, 30 km from here. A case under Sections 21, 61 and 85 of the NDPS Act has been registered. — OC One killed in mishap A motorcyclist identified as Tej Paul of Akalpur village near Phillaur was killed on the spot when his bike collided with a truck near Phagwara. A case has been registered by the police. — OC

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