Four children arrested for cheating

Four children were arrested for allegedly withdrawing money from a bank account on forged documents at Khatoli town of the district.

Four children were arrested for allegedly withdrawing money from a bank account on forged documents at Khatoli town of the district.

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Akshay Kumar, Abhishek Tiwari, Akash and Prince, all students of class eight, were arrested when they withdrew Rs one lakh on forged documents on Friday evening.

The children stole a pass book of a woman Pushpa Devi and withdrew Rs one lakh from her account in Punjab National Bank by forging her signature.

Following an FIR by Bank Manager S K Yadav, police arrested the accused.

In another case, five youths, including a B.Sc student Kapil Kumar, were arrested for allegedly smuggling opium during a police checking at Bidoli check post on UP-Haryana border in the district on Friday.