Farmers booked for blocking rail traffic in Ambala

AMBALA:Total 150 farmers have been booked for allegedly blocking rail tracks and hampering movement of trains in Ambala after ‘Rail Roko’ call by Sanyukt Kisan Morcha. The farmers laid siege near Shahapur village along NH-44 to put pressure for repealing three farm laws passed by the Centre. Inspector Shyam

Sunder of Ambala Cantt RPF said, “We’ve booked 100-150 unidentified farmers under Section 174 of the Railway Act. We’re trying to identify them and the matter is under investigation.”

GURUGRAM: An employee of clothing company was booked on Saturday for allegedly abetting the suicide by a 45-year-old man, his junior colleague in the same company, near Hero Honda Chowk on Friday morning. While the suspect worked as the in-charge of the manufacturing department, the junior was the quality controller in the same department.

The wife of the man who died alleged that he was upset after being fired by the in-charge for not supporting him in making money through contractors. He left home on Friday early for morning walk and hanged to death from a tree.

The police said the couple and their children lived in a rented accommodation in Khandsa.

The husband worked with the clothing company and woman is a house wife. “He told me that the in-charge, who is also a contractor, was selling the garments at higher prices under different labels. When my husband objected to this practice, he threatened to frame him under false charges and fired him,” said the wife.

The victim’s wife said she tried to console him but he was disturbed and didn’t sleep well on Friday night.

He woke up at 5am and left for morning walk. When he did not return until 8pm, the family members started searching for him. The police informed the family about the man’s death after his body was found near Hero Honda Chowk, around 8am. The family reached the spot and identified the body.