Haryana Sikh leader, 45 others sent to judicial custody

KURUKSHETRA - A local court here Thursday sent Sikh leader Jagdish Singh Jhinda and 45 other Sikh protesters, who were arrested by in Haryana’s Kurukshetra district, to 14 days’ judicial custody.

Haryana SGPC chief held, supporters block rail tracks

KURUKSHETRA - Sikh protesters disrupted rail traffic near Kurukshetra as two people, including Sikh leader Jagdish Singh Jhinda, were arrested Wednesday to maintain law and order after they set a deadline to take over control of Sikh shrines in Haryana.

Seven members of Bangladeshi gang arrested

KURUKSHETRA - Police Thursday said they had arrested seven members of a Bangladeshi gang, involved in various cases of robberies and looting, from this Haryana town.

Five policemen among 11 sentenced by Haryana court

KURUKSHETRA - Siding with the accused in a case of molestation and attempted rape of a deaf and dumb girl 13 years ago has landed five Haryana police officers in jail — they were among 11 people sentenced by a local court to imprisonment for two years.

Ragging death: Bereaved family demands stern action

KURUKSHETRA - The family of Satyendra Kumar Dhiman, who committed suicide Monday by jumping in front of a moving train in Rajasthan, have demanded stern action against seven people named by him in the suicide note.

Haryana police bust gang of highway robbers

KURUKSHETRA - Haryana police Tuesday said they had busted a gang of highway robbers with the arrest of six people.