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MC seeks vigilance probe into extortion racket allegations

Chandigarh, Aug. 19 -- Three days after a Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC) employee alleged a large-scale extortion racket in the enforcement wing, the civic body on Monday recommended a vigilanc... Read More


Posing as her boss, scammer dupes HR executive of Rs.1L

Panchkula, Aug. 19 -- An HR professional was defrauded of Rs.1 lakh after a fraudster impersonated her boss on WhatsApp and tricked her into buying Apple gift vouchers. The cyber crime police on Sunda... Read More


Software engineer eyeing 'work from home' defrauded of Rs.5.29L

Panchkula, Aug. 19 -- A software engineer from Sector 21, Panchkula, was duped of Rs.5.29 lakh after falling prey to a work-from-home scam that began with a Facebook advertisement and later shifted to... Read More


UP man held for Rs.32-Lakh stock fraud with P'kula resident

Panchkula, Aug. 19 -- The cybercrime police have arrested an accused from Hathras, Uttar Pradesh, in a case of online fraud amounting to Rs.32 lakh. The arrest follows a complaint filed by Naresh Rohi... Read More


Woman booked for beating up estranged husband in Zirakpur

Mohali, Aug. 19 -- Police have booked a woman for beating up her estranged husband at his hotel on Patiala Road in Zirakpur on Sunday night. The complainant, Rahul Verma, a native of Muktsar Sahib, to... Read More


boy, 12, dies after pistol goes off accidentally

Ferozepur, Aug. 19 -- A 12-year-old boy succumbed to a gunshot injury to the head after a pistol kept in a wardrobe fell, leading to accidental discharge of the firearm, police said. The boy, a class ... Read More


196 smugglers held, 2.4kg heroin seized

CHANDIGARH, Aug. 19 -- Punjab Police on Monday conducted a statewide cordon and search operation (CASO) at identified drug hotspots- the points of sale of drugs and psychotropic substances- across the... Read More


youth dies after being Thrashed at Ludhiana wedding

Ludhiana, Aug. 19 -- A 29-year-old man, identified as Nikhil Shah from Ganesh Colony, on Monday succumbed to his injuries following a clash during a wedding ceremony in Sahnewal five days ago. Accordi... Read More


'Dead' on paper, Rohtak worker denied salary

Rohtak, Aug. 19 -- Taking a suo motu cognizance of a news report alleging that a public health department (contractual) employee was denied salary in the post-Covid period as his Aadhaar record wrongl... Read More


Why Sukhbir keeping mum on Bargari incident: CM Mann

Patiala, Aug. 19 -- Chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Monday asked the Shiromani Akali Dal (SD) leader Sukhbir Singh Badal to stop 'boasting about fake achievements' of the erstwhile Akali governm... Read More