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50-yr-old held for sexually assaulting 8-yr-old girl

Panchkula, Aug. 19 -- Police have arrested a 50-year-old man for allegedly sexually assaulting an eight-year-old girl at a park in Panchkula on Monday morning. According to police, the mother of the g... Read More


Head constable found guilty in 2017 graft case

Chandigarh, Aug. 19 -- A special CBI court on Monday convicted a Chandigarh Police head constable in a 2017 graft case. The court of CBI special judge Alka Malik pronounced the accused, head constable... Read More


Cops recover heroin, detain 5 in search ops

Mohali, Aug. 19 -- Police on Monday recovered 10 grams of heroin, rounded up five persons and impounded four motorcycles during a large-scale cordon and search operation (CASO) at Bangala Basti under ... Read More


Court denies bail to Kalka man in Rs.19-crore Input Tax Credit fraud

Panchkula, Aug. 19 -- The court of additional sessions judge Neeru Kamboj has dismissed the bail application of Aniket Verma, 26, of Kalka, accused of causing a loss of Rs.19.02 crore to the governmen... Read More


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