27102026-ATR-01.qxd 26-10-2026 23:19 Page 1 c m y b Amritsar tribune FORECAST PARTLY CLOUDY EVENTS PLANNED FOR 650TH BIRTH ANNIV OF GURU RAVIDAS SESSION ON FUTURE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP PAINTER JOGEN CHOWDHURY PASSES AWAY IN KOLKATA The SGPC will organise seminars and kirtan darbars to mark the 650th birth anniversary of Bhagat Ravidas. P2 Dutch expert talks about real-world challenges and market needs at Guru Nanak Dev University. P3 Eminent painter Jogen Chowdhury (87) dies after a prolonged battle with blood cancer in Kolkata. P4 » » MAX 28°C | MIN 15°C YESTERDAY MAX 28°C | MIN 16°C SUNSET TUESDAY 5.39 PM SUNRISE WEDNESDAY 6:34 AM » TUESDAY | 27 OCTOBER 2026 | AMRITSAR Gunshots fired at gym hours after ‘extortion’ voice note; three booked Pawan K Jaiswar Tribune News Service Amritsar, October 26 On Sunday night, a gym owner reportedly receives a voice note from a foreign-based gangster demanding money. On Monday morning, two motorcycle-borne assailants allegedly open fire at his gym in Mehta. Soon after, the police register a case against foreign-based gangster Karan Bath and two unidentified shooters. In his complaint to the police, Jagdeep Singh, owner of JD Red Gym, said on Sunday night, he received a voice message. The sender, who allegedly identified himself as Karan Bath, demanded money from him, he added. On Monday around 5.11 am, two masked men riding a motorcycle fired gunshots before fleeing the spot. As the police recovered three empty cartridges from the A CCTV grab shows the accused opening fire at a gym in Mehta, Amritsar, on Monday. GOT VITAL CLUES, WILL TRACK DOWN ACCUSED SOON, SAY POLICE ■ Jagdeep Singh, owner of at JD Red Gym, told the police that he received a voice message on Sunday night. scene, the subsequent firing is being investigated as a suspected extortion attempt. The CCTV grab procured by the police shows two masked men arriving on a ■ The sender, who allegedly identified himself as Karan Bath,demanded money from him, Jagdeep added. motorcycle and firing at the gym. The Amritsar Rural police have registered a case against foreign-based gangster Karan Bath and two ■The police said they had gathered vital clues about the suspects and a technical investigation was underway. unidentified shooters under Sections 109 (attempt to murder) and other relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Arms Act, said SSP Kan- walpreet Singh Chahal. SSP Chahal said the police had gathered vital clues about the suspects and a technical investigation was underway to identify and arrest them. They were working on all angles, including extortion, he added. Apart from the CCTV footage, efforts were on to establish the sequence of events, the SSP said. In the past too, the police have taken several measures to check such incidents and also acted swiftly, the official said. Also, an eye is being kept on vehicles without number plates as those could be used by criminals to evade identification, the SSP said. The incident has once again brought the focus back on how the foreignbased gangsters are running their extortion rackets using their foot soldiers to intimidate local residents and business owners. Arms cache seized; 2 juveniles among 4 held; Pak link to fore Pawan K Jaiswar Tribune News Service Amritsar, October 26 The Amritsar police have busted two alleged cross-border arms supply networks with the arrest of four persons, including two juveniles. They have also recovered 16 pistols, apart from seven live cartridges and a scooter in separate cases. Preliminary investigation revealed that the accused were allegedly in contact with Pakistan-based handlers, who supplied weapons through drones. The weapons were to be supplied to criminal elements through an organised distribution network, DGP Gaurav Yadav said on Monday. In another case, the Cantonment police arrested a juvenile and recovered six pistols, seven live cartridges and a scooter from his possession. The seized weapons included two 9mm Glock pistols, three .30-bore pistols of different makes and a countrymade .32-bore pistol. Continuing with the drive, the Gate Hakima police The police brief the media about the case in Amritsar. VISHAL KUMAR arrested Anmol Singh, alias Mohla (19), a resident of Naushera Dhalla village in Tarn Taran district, and a juvenile leading to the recovery of five .30-bore pistols from them. During investigation, the police arrested their alleged associate, Hardeep Singh, alias Shiv (18), a resident of Chella village in Tarn Taran district, and recovered five more pistols, including a 9mm Glock. The total recovery included three Glock pistols, nine .30-bore pistols, one Chinesemade .30-bore pistol, one XShot .30-bore pistol, one PX-5 Storm .30-bore pistol and one country-made .32-bore pistol, said Police Commissioner Harmanbir Singh Gill. Both Anmol and Hardeep were unemployed and had no previous criminal record, he added. They came in contact with the Pakistan-based smugglers through social media and lured to pick up and further deliver the drug and weapon consignments for handsome returns, though they got nothing till now. The police are investigating the suspected role of the foreign-based handler and the wider network involved in the supply of weapons. MURDER OVER SCOOTER PARKING MC faces heat as hoardings dot city walls amid poll hullabaloo Hideout traced, will nab accused soon: Cops Charanjit Sjngh Teja Tribune News Service A hoarding on a flyover. Amritsar, October 26 Ahead of the Assembly elections, campaigning has picked up, so has defacement. At every nook and corner, one can see hoardings of political parties. Be it walls, gates or pillars of flyovers, those eyeing tickets are leaving nothing to chance. Sadly, the Municipal Corporation is yet to take note of the unauthorised publicity. On the Batala road, at least four aspirants, including the sit- ting MLA Jeevan Jyot Kaur, seeking the Aam Aadmi Party ticket have put up their posters. “For addresses, locals refer to pillar numbers, which now have been covered by illegal posters,” said Baljeet Singh, a resident. Similarly, the pillars of elevated road too have been covered with posters by ticket aspirants. Locals say leaders of the ruling party are defacing the city and nobody is acting against them. The rampant use of public infrastructure for political promotion raises questions about the rule enforcement by the MC against unauthorised advertisements. The apparent lack of action by the civic body also leaves one wondering if rules are being enforced uniformly, particularly when the publicity involves aspirants from the ruling party. The residents say the civic body is responsible for maintainingthecity’spublicspacesandregulating advertisements, adding thattheuncheckedpublicitycampaign had brought its enforcement mechanism under scrutiny. Pawan K Jaiswar Tribune News Service Amritsar, October 26 Even as a manhunt has been launched to nab the three accused, who allegedly shot 28-year-old Amit Sabharwal in the Anand Avenue area located on the Chabal road here on Friday night, the police said the accused were hiding in a neighbouring state and teams had been dispatched to nab them. “We have vital clues about their location and they will be arrested soon,” said Police Commissioner Harmanbir licensed pistol to commit the Singh Gill. crime, the process Following prelimfor the cancellainary probe and tion of his arms statement of the licence has been victim’s father initiated. Sunil Sabharwal, Sunil Sabharwthe police have al told the police booked three broththat the accused ers Sunny Shah, fired around six Amit Sabharwal Abhi Shah and Hrirounds at his son, tik Shah, who lives hitting him twice in the neighbourhood in the in the head and once each in same locality on the charges of the waist and thigh that murder and Arms Act. As the claimed his life. The incident accused, Abhi Shah, used a occurred outside his house. Amit, along with his friend Rahul, had just arrived at the house around 11.30 pm after having dinner outside. The dispute arose over moving a scooter aside. He said his son who worked in the marketing field had no personal enmity with anyone. The accused were in a car. They started honking and asked to move the scooter aside. The accused later pulled out a pistol and opened fire, leaving him critically wounded. PARKASH PURB OF SRI GURU RAM DAS 1.68 kg heroin bust: Four land in police net; arms too seized Deep in devotion, devotees remember the divine CharanjitSingh Teja Tribune News Service Tribune News Service Amritsar, October 26 The Amritsar rural police have recovered around 1.68 kg of heroin, two pistols, including a .30-bore weapon, and three live cartridges in three separate cases registered on October 25. Four arrests have so far been made in this connection. The Ramdass police arrested three youths and recovered 52 gm of heroin, a .30-bore pistol, two mobile phones and a Bullet motorcycle without documents. The accused have been identified as Sunny and Dilmehak, both residents of the Nangal Sohal and Karan Masih of the Pachhia areas. According to the police, a team was patrolling near the drain bridge at Awan village when it noticed three youths riding a bike. On seeing the police, the latter turned the bike and took a kutcha road along the drain. They were apprehended after a chase. During search, 52 gm of heroin was recovered from Karan Masih’s pocket. The police also recovered a pistol bearing the marking ‘14 Shot Pistol Made in China Cal-30 Bore’, along with its magazine, from Dilmehak. Two mobile phones and the motorcycle, bearing regis- MOBILES, BIKE TAKEN INTO POSSESSION ■ The police also recovered a pistol bearing the marking ‘14 Shot Pistol Made in China Cal-30 Bore’, along with its magazine. ■ Two mobile phones were seized and a motorcycle, bearing registration number PB46-AB-1997, was also impounded. TARN TARAN RESIDENT HELD WITH 6 GM HEROIN ■ Tarn Taran: The police have arrested a person with 6 gm of heroin near the Punjab Children’s Academy (PCA) here. ■ The accused has been identified as Ajay, a resident of Tarn Taran. ■ In another crackdown, 4 gm of heroin from Lovepreet Singh, alias Love, a resident of Ramuwal, at Havelian village. ■ Cases have been registered against the accused. tration number PB46-AB1997, were also impounded. Meanwhile in another incident, the police recovered 1.59 kg of heroin from a field outside Kaunke village falling under the Gharinda police station here. The contraband was airdropped by a drone. The police said a source had informed them about a suspicious packet lying in the field. A team reached the spot and found a weighted polythene packet. On examination with a precursor chemicals detection kit, the substance was found to be heroin. Similarly, the police arrested Manbir Singh, alias Buttar, a resident of Bhikhiwind in Tarn Taran district, currently living in Shubham Colony near the Police Lines in Amritsar. The police said an ASIled team was patrolling near the drain bridge in Bhagupura when it noticed a man walking alone. On seeing the police, he tried to flee, but was arrested. During search, 40 gm of heroin, a country-made .32bore pistol, three live cartridges and Rs 1,500 in drug money were recovered. Amritsar, October 26 Flowers were showered on devotees taking out a nagar kirtan to mark the Parkash Purb of Sri Guru Ram Das, the founder of Amritsar. The procession, organised by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), passed through the historic streets of the city after a prayer at Akal Takht Sahib. The sacred Guru Granth Sahib was placed in a golden palanquin by Giani Amarjit Singh, head granthi of the Golden Temple. Giani Tek Singh, Jathedar of Takht Sri Damdama Sahib, performed the chaur sahib service. The procession moved along routes connecting the historic gates of the walled city, drawing a large numbers of devotees. Religious and social organisations welcomed the nagar kirtan at various places, while devotees honoured the Panj Pyaras and the flag-bearers with siropas. Langars were also organised along the route. The atmosphere was charged with devotional hymns. A shower of flower petals from a helicopter added to the religious fervour. Addressing the devotees, Giani Amarjit Singh extended greetings on the occasion, urging the Sikh community to follow the teachings of Guru Ram Das. He said every Sikh should remain c m y b Devotees take out a nagar kirtan to mark the Parkash Purb of Sri Guru Ram Das. Various events, including gatka and langar, were part of the grandeur celebration in Amritsar on Monday. PHOTOS: VISHAL KUMAR committed to the Guru’s teachings and lead life according to the principles of Gurmat. Giani Tek Singh also greeted the devotees and called upon them to follow the Sikh way of life, embracing both bani (the Guru’s teachings) and bana (the Sikh religious identity). Meanwhile, SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami extended greetings to devotees in India and abroad. He said the life of Guru Ram Das symbolised selfless service, devo- tion, humility, tolerance and compassion. Dhami added that the Guru dedicated his life to devotion, service and the welfare of humanity.