23122025-LT-01.qxd 12/23/2025 1:00 AM Page 1 c m y b Ludhiana tribune A DAY OF CHRISTMAS JOY FOR SPECIALLY ABLED CHILDREN DRISHYAM 3 SET TO RELEASE IN CINEMAS ON OCT 2, 2026 ACTOR SAMANTHA RUTH PRABHU FACES CROWD CHAOS The Nirdosh School, an institute for mentally challenged students, holds Christmas celebrations for pupils. P3 Ajay Devgn returns as Vijay Salgaonkar, alongside Tabu, Shriya Saran and Rajat Kapoor in the film. P4 Videos show actor struggling to make her way through crowd as her security attempted to escort her to vehicle. P4 » » » FORECAST PARTLY CLOUDY MAX 19°C | MIN 7°C YESTERDAY MAX 18°C | MIN 7°C SUNSET TUESDAY 5.28 PM SUNRISE WEDNESDAY 7:16 AM TUESDAY | 23 DECEMBER 2025 | LUDHIANA Kin create ruckus as woman’s body Minor girl’s death: Case filed against driver in fatal mishap goes missing from private hospital 299 challans for underage driving issued this year so far Allege theft of vital organs, case registered against staff, management Nikhil Bhardwaj Tribune News Service Ludhiana, December 22 Ruckus created at a private hospital in Sarabha Nagar after a family came to collect the body of a woman was shocked to know that the body was missing from the hospital’s mortuary. The family suspected that the body might be negligently handed over to some other family by hospital staff. They also alleged organ theft. Afterwards, the deceased’s family members sat on a protest inside the hospital. They said the woman’s body was handed over to someone else and the hospital was not disclosing to whom the same was given. The woman was admitted to the hospital a few days ago and she died during treatment. Since sons of the deceased had to come from abroad and the last rites had to be performed after their arrival, the body was kept in the mortuary. Cops conduct a probe at a private hospital in Sarabha Nagar in Ludhiana on Monday. ASHWANI DHIMAN Deceased’s husband Jaswant Singh, a resident of Guru Ram Das Nagar, Moga, told mediapersons that his wife, Jasvir Kaur (73), was suffering from liver disease. When her health deteriorated, he admitted her to a nearby hospital, from where she was referred to a private hospital in Ludhiana. “On December 10, my wife was admitted to Orison Super Specialty Hospital in Sarabha Nagar, here. After nine days of treatment at the hospital, Jasvir Kaur’s condition worsened and she died on December 19. Afterwards, we requested the hospital to keep the body at its mortuary as my sons are coming from abroad. After my sons Balbir and Jarnail reached the city from Canada, we came to collect the body on Monday. However, when the hospital handed over the body to us, we were shocked to see that it was not her body. The body was of another woman, Manju (72). The hospital handed over my wife’s body to some other people who also reportedly performed her last rites,” he said. “We suspect the hospital might have taken out vital organs from the body. Thorough investigation is needed in the matter and strict action should be taken against the institution,” she said. Meanwhile, the hospital doctor while talking to mediapersons said the management was investigating the matter. SHO, Sarabha Nagar, inspector Aditya Sharma, said the police initiated a probe and a case was registered against hospital staff and administration on the charges of theft, criminal breach of trust under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Shivani Bhakoo Tribune News Service Ludhiana, December 22 In the fatal accident occurred near the Verka booth on the Ferozepur road here on the intervening night of December 20 and 21 in which a 16year-old student, a resident of Omaxe on Pakhowal Road, lost her life, the Sarabha Nagar police have registered an FIR against the driver and the owner of the Maruti Baleno vehicle. The SHO, Sarabha Nagar, Aditya Sharma, in an interaction with the media on Sunday said five minors were travelling in the car when It collided with a Toyota Innova. He confirmed that there were three girls and two boys, adding that further statements would be recorded once the children were in a position to talk. On Monday, the Sarabha Nagar police registered an FIR against the person who was driving the car and the owner of the vehicle. ADCP Rupinder Singh told The Tribune that since no parents were ready to provide statements in connection with the accident, the police, considering the gravity of the matter, registered an FIR against the driver. He said driver’s details would be ascertained once the children were able to give statements. All minors were students of a local reputed school. It is not an isolated case of underage driving. In another incident, which was reportedly not highlighted as the underage driver was the son of a policeman, a teenager lost his life. In the mishap, which occurred near Doraha on the night intervening November 11 and 12, a teenaged boy, a student of Nankana Sahib Public School, breathed his last. The vehicle was being driven by an underage driver and seven boys were travelling in it during the mishap. Talking to The Tribune, principal of Nankana Sahib Public School, Harmit Kaur Waraich, placed the responsibility squarely on parents who provide vehicles to their teenaged children. In many cases, she said, parents were not even aware that their children sneak out late at night. “The parents of the boy, who was killed in the accident, visited the school and appealed to students during the morning assembly not to drive vehicles till they are legally permitted to do so. The parents broke down and said they had already lost their only son and did not want any other parents to lose their children,” he said. Underage driving continues Despite stringent action against underage drivers, the practice continues unabated in the city. In the past almost one year, 299 challans were issued for underage driving by the Ludhiana police. Besides, 11,162 challans were issued to motorists without valid driving licences. A total of 4,353 challans were also issued against drunk drivers during the same period. ACP (traffic) Jatin Bansal said: “To prevent fatal mishaps, we are regularly holding thematic drives with special focus on life threatening violations such as overspeeding, underage driving and drunk driving. It also aims at promoting road safety behaviour among residents.” Woman succumbs to injuries, Ex-sarpanch among 4 nabbed for trucker’s murder husband booked for murder Suspects robbed victim before killing him; kingpin injured in retaliatory firing by police Mahesh Sharma Tribune News Service Ludhiana, December 22 Two days after a couple attacked each other with knives suffering serious injuries in the stomach, the woman succumbed to her injuries during treatment at a hospital. The police now registered a case of murder against the deceased’s husband. Deceased’s daughter Rinki in a statement to the police stated that his mother Guddi, aged around 34, had married thrice, and the third marriage was with a person named Manoj Kumar about four years ago. “My mother did not have any children with my stepfather Manoj Kumar, due Couple attacked each other with knives, suffered critical injuries to which they used to fight among themselves and the man even used to suspect character of his mother. Many a times, he had also threatened to kill her,” alleged deceased’s daughter. On December 20, she and her sisters Sagni and Ragni came to know that their stepfather beaten up their mother and even attacked her with a shape knife. During the scuffle, the suspect also got injured as their mother also attacked him with a knife in self-defence, the complainant said, adding that as both of them had suffered serious injuries, they were admitted to the Civil Hospital for treatment. On Sunday during treatment, her mother succumbed to her injuries. The deceased’s daughter said the suspect was also undergoing treatment at a hospital as he had also suffered serious injuries in the fight. Investigating officer, SHO, Haibowal police station, inspector Varinderpal Singh Uppal, said Manoj would be arrested after being discharged from the hospital. Malerkotla, December 22 The police claimed to have arrested four miscreants who had allegedly killed the driver of a truck by throwing him on the road after committing a robbery at Sangala village on the Malerkotla-Dhuri highway on Wednesday. Kingpin of the gang Gurpreet Singh Kala of Chananwal village in Barnala district was injured during a retaliatory firing by the police after the miscreant had fired at policemen with a weapon, which was recovered on his instance on Monday. Other arrested suspects included former sarpanch Buta Singh, Pardeep Singh of Chrik village in Moga, now a resident of Chananwal village in Barnala, and Pritpal Police officials address the media regarding the truck driver’s murder, in Malerkotla. Singh. The police are yet to arrest another accomplice of the suspects, Aman, of Fatehgarh Chhanna. Though the police are yet to ascertain antecedents of other suspects, preliminary investigations revealed that Kala, Buta and Pardeep were already involved in multiple cases of similar nature. SSP Gagan Ajit Singh said the Amargarh police had received information about the recovery of a body on the outskirts of Sangala village on Malerkotla-Dhuri Road on December 17, following which the police had initiated a probe into the sequence of events, leading to the recovery of the body. Investigation by police officials, supervised by SP (I) Sat Pal and CIA in-charge Harjinder Singh, revealed that some unidentified miscreants had intercepted the truck and killed its driver, later identified as Amrik Singh of Saharanpur, by tying his limbs and throwing him from the truck on the road. Amrik had been working as a driver on a truck owned by Nirmal Singh of Phillaur town under Jalandhar for over six months. Initially, a blind murder and robbery case was solved with persistent, scientific and technical investigations conducted under the supervision of SSP Gagan Ajit Singh and all suspects were identified and later arrested from different places on Sunday evening. It was on Monday, that police personnel, led by Amargarh SHO Daljit Singh, were taking the kingpin Gurpreet Singh Kala, to a spot where he had concealed a weapon after committing the crime. But instead of handing over the gun to the police, Kala tried to escape by firing against the policemen. He received a bullet injury on foot in a retaliatory firing by the SHO. Another case was registered against Kala under Sections 109, 132, 221, 324 (4) of the BNS and 25, 54, 59 of the Arms Act. ‘Drunk man’ rams BMW into divider GLADA razes three illegal colonies, recommends FIR against developers Tribune News Service Ludhiana, December 22 A speeding BMW car collided with a divider on the elevated bridge on the Ferozepur road here on Monday morning. The driver lost control over the vehicle and rammed it into the divider. Abuses people trying to help him Sources said the driver had reportedly previously hit another car on the road before hitting the divider. The vehicle is bearing a Uttar Pradesh registration number. A video of the suspect after the accident also went viral, which shows that when passers-by were trying to help the driver, he started abusing them. Angry over his attitude, they tried to thrash him but police officials present at the scene saved him. Labourers working on the bridge after hearing a loud sound rushed for help and The car that hit a divider on an elevated bridge in Ludhiana. safely rescued the driver from the car. The labourers said the driver seemed to be in an inebriated state and he even began abusing them despite they rushed to help him. Later, they informed the Police Division 8. Kulwinder Singh Jassa, who was engaged in the work of painting the bridge, said he saw the vehicle coming at a high speed. It first hit the footpath divider and then landed on the road. The driver appeared to be intoxicated. When people tried to help him, he abused them. Other people stopped their vehicles to help the driver but he abused them. When police officials came, he even argued with them. “The car was being driven at such a high speed that if it had hit the side divider, it could have fallen off the bridge. The car’s front wheel was even detached,” he said. The police said action was being taken against the driver. c m y b Ludhiana, December 22 On the directions of Housing and Urban Development Minister Hardeep Singh Mundian and GLADA Chief Administrator Sandeep Kumar, the enforcement team of the GLADA regulatory wing demolished three unauthorised colonies on Monday at Kanija village here. When developers did not stop the illegal construction works despite receiving notices, a special team on Friday carried out the demolition drive, which went unopposed. GLADA has also recommended filing of FIRs against them. A spokesperson said zero tolerance was being adopted against unauthorised and unplanned development with a special focus on illegal colonies. He said a special drive had also been launched to take punitive action against those who were fleecing innocent resi- An illegal colony being demolished at Kanija village in Ludhiana on Monday. dents under the garb of offering cheaper plots in unauthorised colonies, which lacked statutory sanction and compliance with the government norms. Chief Administrator Sandeep Kumar appealed to the public not to purchase property/ plots/ buildings in unauthorised colonies as GLADA would not provide any facility such as water supply, sewerage and electricity connections. The list of approved and regularised colonies, along with their sanctioned maps, is available on the official website of GLADA. — TNS