The vehicle was swept away in the Jaijon Choe, some 30 km from Hoshiarpur, which was swollen due to heavy rainfall that hit several areas. The mangled wreck of the SUV got struck in mud and debris after some distance from the accident spot.
Punjab road accident: The impact of the collision was so severe that the car caught fire. Four occupants of the car died on the spot while a fifth was rushed to the Civil Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
Punjab news: Titu was booked for rape and kidnapping and also under relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act in August. Chand was booked under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act in October month.
Punjab news: Shiromani Akali Dal leader Surjit Singh was a former Sarpanch of Megowal Ganjian village and currently his wife is holding the same position. Police said that the reason behind the murder is unknown and a search for the unidentified assailants is ongoing.
The truck dragged the victim for 500 metres after he got stuck between the tyres of the tractor.
Flesh trade in Punjab: According to Station House Officer (SHO) Talwara police station Inspector Hargurdev Singh, the police sent their man as a decoy customer to the hotel and subsequently conducted a raid after getting a tip-off.
Punjab news: The field checking aimed at curbing illicit distillation of liquor in the region. The checking was conducted in areas along the bank of River Beas in Dasuya of Hoshiarpur district.
Punjab accident: According to officials, the devastating incident took place when they were on their way to celebrate Baisakhi at Khuralgarh Sahib in the district.
A CCTV footage had emerged a few days ago which showed Papalpreet Singh in a "dera" in a village in Hoshiarpur even as police continued their search for them in the district.
Girls set ablaze: The man sprinkled petrol on his daughters aged 16 and 10 and set them ablaze in Punjab's Hoshiarpur district.
Wearing a black turban and shawl, Amritpal Singh in his 40-minute video said that if the state government had the intention of making an arrest, police could have come to his house and he would have given up.
There was heavy police deployment in and around the Marnaian village as police began the operation late on Tuesday night after some suspects abandoned their vehicle following a chase.
The boy was playing in a field and climbed a borewell shaft when some stray dogs started chasing him. The borewell shaft was covered with a jute bag and could not withstand the weight of the boy and gave in causing him to fall into the well.
Addressing an election rally, Congress leader Sunil Jakhar alleged that Channi's chopper was not given permission for Hoshiarpur. The Congress party has asked the election commission to intervene.
Three occupants of the car also suffered injuries in the accident and were admitted to a local hospital, they said.
Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar on Saturday targeted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over the alleged rape and murder of a six-year-old Dalit girl in Hoshiarpur district of Punjab.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday came out all guns blazing against Congress for its "selective outrage" in wake of the alleged rape and killing of a six-year-old girl, belonging to a migrant family from Bihar, in Punjab.
The accused -- Gurpreet Singh and his grandfather Surjit Singh -- have been arrested on charges of murder, rape and other relevant sections of the IPC and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, they further said.
Tributes were paid to Subedar Rajesh Kumar of 60 SATA Regiment who lost his life in unprovoked firing by Pakistan Army in Rajouri sector, Jammu and Kashmir.
Five more persons tested positive for the new coronavirus in Punjab on Friday, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 38 in the state, officials said.
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