Missing woman reunited with family
MOHALI: The Universal Disabled Caretaker Social Welfare Society, an NGO operating from Padiala village in Mohali, reunited a young Chandigarh woman with her family after giving her shelter for a fortnight. Sunila, a resident of Sector 38, Chandigarh, was found roaming aimlessly near Sahoran village in Mohali on October 31. An autorickshaw driver took the mentally-ill woman to the NGO’s centre. “Since she was even unable to reveal her whereabouts except uttering her name, she was lodged in our centre and put under treatment for her ailment besides circulating her photo for locating her family,” society spokesperson Rajinder Kaur said. Finally, Sunila’s neighbour approached the society with a pamphlet having her photo and identified her. Soon, her sister was called and Sunila was handed over in the presence of police and local witnesses.

Three dowry cases registered
CHANDIGARH: Calling for emancipation from the clutches of dowry demands, three women from different areas of the city filed cases of harassment over dowry demands against their husbands and their in-laws here on Wednesday. In her complaint, Santosh Singla of Sector 20 alleged harassment by her husband Pawan Bhatnagar, father-in-law Surinder Bhatnagar and mother-in-law Urmila. A case in this regard was registered in the Industrial Area police station. On the other hand, Devki of Sector 29 complained against her husband Gamdoor Singh for making dowry demands in the same police station. In a case registered at the Sector-39 police station, Shashi said her husband Rakesh Surlia of Bhiwani had been harassing her for bringing more dowry. The cases were handed over to the Women and Child Support Unit for further investigations.

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