The police have arrested a 20-year-old youth, a drug addict, for allegedly raping a four-year-old girl. The suspect has been identified as Vikas Kumar, who hails from Bihar. At present, he is staying at Rajeev Gandhi Colony here.
Local Government Minister Dr Inderbir Singh Nijjar said taking another step forward in this direction, the state government has decided to spend about Rs 42.37 crore on development works for the beautification of Ludhiana. The department has already started the process for these works.
The Municipal Corporation’s Tehbazari branch and the police on Wednesday carried out a joint drive against temporary encroachments and wrong parking of vehicles in different parts of the city. As per MC’s secretary-cum-tehbazari branch in-charge Tajinderpal Singh Panchhi, about 60 tempor
Chhath Puja, which is one of the main festivals in states, including Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, was celebrated with fervour by devotees here in the city. Hundreds of migrants from UP and Bihar performed rituals to mark the celebrations.
A man arrested for raping a minor girl fled during a medical test at the Civil Hospital, Ludhiana. The accused, Rimandeep Singh, a resident of Gill Colony Ludhiana, was arrested by the Sahnewal police yesterday and was brought to the hospital for medical examination today.