Hoshiarpur: The district police have recovered large amounts of narcotics and liquor from five drug peddlers. According to information acting on a tip-off the police had conducted a raid at a haveli in Mohalla Begumpura and recovered 166 bottles of smuggled liquor. The accused Vikas Kumar of Sunder Nagar has been arrested. Similarly the Garhdiwala police nabbed a smuggler from Gondpur village and recovered 74-gm intoxicating powder from him. The accused has been identified as Lakhwinder Kumar of Bhunga village. Also the Mukerian police arrested a person identified as Davinder Singh from here and recovered 25-gm intoxicating powder from him. OC Two held with illicit liquor Garhshankar: The Garhshankar police have arrested two persons from Pandori Beet village on the charge of running a still and seized 21 kg of lahan and 4000 ml of illegal liquor from them. In-charge of Beenwal police post ASI Lakhvir Singh got information that Shankar Das Mohan Lal and Roshan Lal were extracting liquor by installing a still in their haveli (cattle shed). ASI Lakhvir Singh conducted a raid and found one running still LPG gas burner and cylinder pots one drum of illegal liquor and 21 kg of lahan from the spot. The police have registered a case under Sections 611 and 14 of the Excise Act against the trio. Shankar Das and Mohan Lal were arrested while their third accomplice fled the spot. OC Five booked in 2 dowry cases Hoshiarpur: The police have booked five persons in two dowry harassment cases here. Chhatta Bazar resident Chhavi in her complaint to the city police said she was married to Love Agneesh a resident of Lajpat Nagar Delhi. After marriage her husband father-in-law Manohar Lal Sharma and mother-in-law Sarjeevan Sharma allegedly demanded more dowry and began to harass her. The victim alleged that they tortured her and threw her out of the house. The police have registered a case. In another case Rajiwinder Kaur of Abhowal village lodged a complaint with the Hariana police that after marriage her husband Navdeep Singh of Dhoot Kalan and father-in-law Paras Ram allegedly harassed her and demanded more dowry. A case has been registered. OC Travel agent booked Hoshiarpur: The police have booked a travel agent for allegedly duping two persons of Rs4.55 lakh on the pretext of sending their sons abroad. According to information Surjit Singh and Resham Singh both residents of Dhoot Khurd village had complained that the accused Lakhwinder Singh of the same village allegedly took the money from them for sending their sons Gurpreet Singh and Jaswinder Singh to Dubai on a work permit. When their sons reached there they were sent to some other firm and were not offered work and food there and later the accused had also allegedly stopped cooperating. The police have registered a case and investigation is on. OC

Stay updated with all the Latest Jalandhar headlines here. For more exclusive & live news updates from all around India, stay connected with NYOOOZ.