09012024-JTR-01.qxd 1/9/2024 12:46 AM Page 1 c m y b Jalandhar tribune DISABILITY ACTIVIST AMARJIT ANAND PASSES AWAY AT 69 ANSHUMAN JHA, SIERRA TO EMBRACE PARENTHOOD ZEENAT AMAN, NEETU KAPOOR TO GET CANDID OVER A CUPPA Having suffered a heart attack recently, he was recuperating after a surgery. He suffered multiple organ failure. P2 Anshuman Jha and his wife Sierra are expecting a baby. The child will be born in America as Sierra’s mother is there.P4 Zeenat & Neetu to be seen talking about their secret crush on upcoming episode of Koffee with Karan. P4 » » » FORECAST PARTLY CLOUDY MAX 14°C | MIN 6°C YESTERDAY MAX 12°C | MIN 6°C SUNSET TUESDAY 5:39 PM SUNRISE WEDNESDAY 7:20 AM TUESDAY | 9 JANUARY 2024 | JALANDHAR INBRIEF CORDON AND SEARCH OPERATION 3 NABBED ON THEFT CHARGES 8 held, 850 gm narcotics seized in Hoshiarpur dist TWO ARRESTED WITH HEROIN Phagwara: The Mehat Pur police have arrested two drug peddlers on the charge of selling heroin. The suspects have been identified as Amandeep Singh, alias Aman, and Pawan Deep Singh, alias Pawan, residents of Bagian village falling under the Sidhwan Bet police station, Ludhiana. Investigating officer (IO) Gurnam Singh said 20 grams of heroin was recovered from their possession. The IO said a case under Sections 21(B), 61 and 85 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act had been registered against the suspects. The police also impounded a motorcycle on which they were travelling with the contraband. OC MAN HELD WITH ILLICIT LIQUOR Phagwara: The Shahkot police have arrested a person for selling illicit liquor. The suspect has been identified as Sukhdev Raj, alias Bittu, a resident of Haji Pur village. Investigating officer Sarwan Singh said 15 bottles of hooch were seized from his possession. A case under Sections 61, 1 and 14 of the Punjab Excise Act was registered against the suspect. OC YOUTH HANGS SELF TO DEATH Policemen check the dicky of a scooter; and (below) search a house in Jalandhar on Monday. TRIBUNE PHOTOS 48 houses searched in Qazi Mandi locality Cops recover 170 gm heroin, 380 intoxicant tablets Tribune News Service Jalandhar, January 8 The Jalandhar Police Commissionerate today conducted an extensive search operation in the Qazi Mandi locality. It was held under the supervision of Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) LK Yadav and Commissioner of Police (CP) Swapan Sharma. The CP said the drive was part of the cordon and search operation (CASO). It aimed at combating crime effectively and checking drug peddling in the Qazi Mandi area falling under the Rama Mandi police station. Swapan Sharma said a total of 350 police personnel were deployed under the command of seven officers who carried out the operation in different locations in Qazi Mandi. The CP said the police teams extensively checked the area from 8 am to 2 pm. A total of 48 search parties were constituted by the Police Commissionerate for the pur- SIX SUSPECTS APPREHENDED Commissioner of Police (CP) Swapan Sharma said 48 houses, which were identified as notorious for drug peddling, were thoroughly searched during the operation. Six suspected persons were apprehended and they were being questioned by the police. The move aimed at making Jalandhar a completely drug-free city. pose. As many as 18 nakas were laid on the periphery to cordon off the entire locality. The Police Commissioner said 48 houses, which were identified as notorious for drug peddling, were thoroughly searched during the operation. Six suspected persons were apprehended and they Our Correspondent People outside a jewellery shop at Gadaipur locality in Jalandhar. Phagwara: A youth reportedly died by suicide by hanging himself from the girder of the roof at his house in Subhash Nagar locality on Sunday evening. The deceased has been identified as Ansh (23). Mental stress was said to be reason behind him taking the extreme step. The police handed over the body to the family members after postmortem examination conducted at local Civil Hospital. A case has been registered. OC were being questioned by the police. Sharma said the police recovered a total of 170 grams of heroin and 380 intoxicant tablets during the search operation. A total of four FIRs were registered in this regard. The move aimed at making Jalandhar a completely drug-free city. 3 detained; 26 gm heroin recovered, 10 vehicles impounded Tribune News Service Nawanshahr, January 8 A cordon and search operation was carried out in drug hotspot areas here today. While addressing mediapersons, Nawanshahr SSP Akhil Chaudhary said the district police identified 16 drug hotspot villages/wards/mohallas in the district. These villages/mohallas were cordoned off and a search operation was carried out from 8 am to 2 pm. The prime objective of this operation was to cordon and search drug hotspot areas and check the movement of drug peddlers and consumers in and around the places to break the drug supply chain. A total of 281 police personnel, along with seven DSPs and two SPs, were deployed in the district during the search operation. As many as 288 suspicious persons were A total of 281 police personnel were deployed in Nawanshahr district during the search operation. TRIBUNE PHOTO checked for their movement in these drug-affected areas and three persons were arrested in three different cases under the NDPS Act. During the search opera- tion, 26 grams of heroin was recovered and as many as 10 suspicious vehicles were impounded. The SSP said the district police would continue such operations in future as well. Three suspects held in Kapurthala Our Correspondent Kapurthala, January 8 As part of the cordon and search operation (CASO), the Kapurthala police carried out search operations at various places falling under the city police station here today. The police arrested three persons and registered four cases in this regard. The operation, led by SSP Vatsala Gupta, was held under the supervision of Baljot Singh Rathore, Inspector General of Police (GRP), Patiala. The SSP said the police arrested three persons and seized 100 grams of heroin, 170 psychotropic tablets and 104 bottles of 100 gm heroin, 104 illicit liquor bottles seized Baljot Singh Rathore, IGP (GRP), Patiala, and Vatsala Gupta, SSP, along with police personnel, during a checking on Monday. illicit liquor. The police also registered four FIRs in this regard. During checking, the police teams also interacted with people at various locations to strengthen police-public relations. The SSP said the police teams today visited areas like bus stand, residences of proclaimed offenders and busiest places to tab suspicious persons. Jewellery worth ~50.8L Talwara project to provide potable stolen from two shops water to 197 villages, says Jimpa TRIBUNE PHOTO Phagwara: The Bilga police have arrested a person on the charge of stealing steel rods. Investigating officer (IO) Satpal said the suspect had been identified as Ravi Kumar, a resident of Sangowal village. Trunesh Mishra, a native of Haryana and working for MKC Infrastructure, complained to the police that the suspect stole 100 kg of steel rods from the Sutlej bridge site at Poadharra village. A case under Sections 379 and 411 of the IPC has been registered against the suspect. The police also recovered the stolen rods from his possession. The Shahkot police also arrested two persons Honey, a resident of Aujla village and Sunil, a resident of Mehsam Pur village falling under the Bilga police station - for theft, said IO Sulinder Singh, adding that the suspects were habitual offenders. OC Hoshiarpur, January 8 On the directions of the Punjab DGP a cordon and search , operation was conducted here today. It was monitored by Special DGP Railways Shashi Prabha Dwivedi. The drive was conducted from 8 am to 2 pm. The police recovered 850 grams of narcotics after checking areas under the Hoshiarpur, Tanda and Garhshankar sub-divisions and arrested eight suspects. Dwivedi said the operation was carried out in coordination with the district police team under the leadership of Surendra Lamba, Senior Superintendent of Police, Hoshiarpur. Three cases were registered at the Model Town police station in the Hoshiarpur subdivision, while two were registered at the city police station. The Model Town police recovered 260 grams of intoxicants from Fateh, a resident of street number 10, Kamal Pur; 80 grams of intoxicants from Gurpreet Singh, alias Gopi, a resident of street number 10, Kamal Pur; and 110 grams of narcotics from Gagandeep Singh, alias Chhanga, a resident of street number 10, Kamal Pur and presently living at Tanda Road, Hoshiarpur. Similarly, the police registered cases against Ajay Kumar, alias Ajju, and Jaspal Bassan, residents of Katcha Tobha, Hoshiarpur, and recovered and recovered 65 grams and 45 grams of intoxicant from them, respectively. The Garhshankar police recovered 160 grams of narcotic substance from Gaurav Kumar, a resident of Denowal, while the Tanda police recovered 65 grams of narcotic substance from Maano, a resident of Chandigarh Colony, Tanda. Separate cases were registered. During this operation, the Tanda police also arrested a fugitive, Niramal Singh, alias Raju, a resident of Khakhan village, who was wanted in three cases registered at the Tanda police station under the NDPS Act. As many as 65 grams of narcotic substance was also recovered from him. — OC 288 suspicious persons frisked at 16 hotspots in Nawanshahr Jalandhar, January 8 Thieves struck at two jewellery shops in the Gadaipur locality in the wee hours of Monday and decamped with gold jewellery worth ~50.8 lakh. Owners of both shops Amit Jewellers and Shri Nath Jewellers - came to know about the incident in the morning. The suspects first broke open the shutter and entered the shops after smashing glass doors. In the CCTV footage, eight suspects could be seen entering Amit Jewellers around 1 am. Six of them had covered their faces with mask, said the police, who were collect- ing evidences from the spot. The suspects tried to break open lockers inside the shops, but could not succeed. They later brought the lockers outside the shops and opened these with the help of sharp weapons. After taking out the jewellery, they threw the lockers in a canal flowing along the locality. Amit, owner of Amit Jewellers, said the suspects took away silver and gold ornaments worth ~50 lakh from the shop. Desh Bandhu, owner of Shri Nath Jewellers, said “The suspects took away gold earrings and nose pins worth ~80,000 from the shop,” he said. — TNS Hoshiarpur, January 8 On the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, Minister for Water Supply and Sanitation, Bram Shanker Jimpa visited the Talwara Surface Water Project last evening. The project will provide clean drinking water to 197 villages of Talwara, Hajipur, Bhunga and Dasuya blocks. The project is scheduled to be completed by next year. It is pertinent to mention that through this project, a pipeline of about 231 km length is to be laid from Shah Canal Barrage. Jimpa said that the total cost of the project is Rs 258.73 crore. After the completion of the project, the drinking water problem of the people of Kandi area is expected to get resolved. Jimpa also issued directions for timely completion of the project and instructed that the work should be of high quality. According to the minister, the government led by Chief Minister Mann, is working with dedication towards making the state ‘Rangla Punjab’. For this purpose, all necessary facilities should be prioritised for villages. He said that the villages in which the groundwater is not fit for drinking are being connected with canal water projects. MLA Karambir Singh Ghumman, Superintending Engineer Vijay Kumar, Executive Engineer Anuj Sharma and other officials and employees of the department were present on the occasion. Parvinder Kaur, who took charge as the president of the NRI Sabha, with Punjab NRI Affairs Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal, Deputy Speaker of Punjab Vidhan Sabha Jai Krishan Singh Rauri and MP Sushil Kumar Rinku in Jalandhar on Monday. PHOTO: MALKIAT SINGH Govt committed to resolving issues of NRIs, says Dhaliwal Of 610 land dispute plaints, 595 resolved Tribune News Service Middle-aged man found dead Tribune News Service Nawanshahr, January 8 The body of a middle-aged man was found at a sugar mill here yesterday. According to reports, the deceased has been identified as Dharampal (50), a resident of Bhangal village, who was working as a painter. He was c m y b missing for the past four days and his family members had lodged a missing report with the police in this regard. The family members said Dharampal was mentally unstable when he left the house. “He was restless for the past few days,” said the wife of the deceased. Employees of the sugar mill called the police after noticing the body. A relative of the deceased identified the body. As per information, the body was in a poor condition. The police said the exact cause of the death would be known after the postmortem examination. Jalandhar, January 8 Punjab NRI Affairs Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal today said the state government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann was committed to resolving issues of the NRI community while providing them clean and transparent administration here in Punjab. The minister was interacting with mediapersons during the installation ceremony of new- ly-elected NRI Sabha president Parvinder Kaur Banga. He stated that the Punjab Government had already organised five “NRI Milnis” in the state wherein a total of 610 property-related complaints were received from NRIs. Of this, 595 complaints had already been settled by the government. Only a few were pending due to litigation in the court. The minister stated that the state government was Continued on page 2