09052022-LT-01.qxd 08-05-2022 23:56 Page 1 c m y b Ludhiana TRIBUNE JATANA, HTC HOCKEY CENTRES LOG WINS IN SUB-JUNIOR SECTION Jatana Hockey Centre and HTC Hockey Centre of Rampur recorded victories in Olympian Prithipal Singh hockey fest. FORECAST MAINLY CLEAR SKY INBRIEF 12-YR-OLD RAPES 4-YEAR-OLD GIRL Ludhiana: The Sadar police on Saturday registered a case against a 12-year-old boy on the charges of raping a fouryear-old girl at Phullanwal. The accused was taken into custody by the police. Investigating officer ASI Gurpreet Singh said the accused was living in the same vehra (a common place where migrants live) at Phullanwal and he is also a cousin of the victim girl. On Saturday when girl was alone in her room, the accused went there and took her to some abandoned place in the village where he raped her. After raping the girl, the accused left her in the vehra. Later when the girl’s mother came, she was shocked to see that the girl was bleeding profusely from private parts. The girl’s mother said the boy had taken the girl along with him on the pretext of buying a toy for her. TNS MAN BOOKED FOR RAPING GIRL IN 2020 Ludhiana: The Dakha police on Saturday registered a rape case against a man, Aman Mittal, alias Aman William, resident of Kotakpura. The rape had taken place in December 2020. Case registration was delayed by police on some pretext. On Saturday the police again recorded the statement of the girl in which she mentioned that on December 12, 2020, Aman had sexually assaulted her. Aman had also clicked her objectionable photographs, which he had threatened to make viral on social media if she files a rape complaint. The accused is yet to be arrested. TNS 3 BOOKED FOR MURDER BID Ludhiana: The Tibba police on Sunday registered a case of attempt to murder against three persons who fired shots at two motorcycleborne persons after minor arguments at Shashtri Nagar, Tibba, on Saturday night. An elderly person standing on the road suffered a bullet injury on his leg and was hospitalised. The accused have been identified as Jatinder Jindi, Laddi, Dang and some unknown persons. They are yet to be arrested by the police. Karan Sharma in a complaint to the police said on Satuday night he and his friend were returning home on a motorcycle. When they reached Shashtri Nagar, three persons paralleled their car (PB10BK1971) with our motorcycle and started arguments. They brandished weapons. The moment locality people gathered, the accused left their car on the road and fled. “When we reached near our house in New Shashtri Nagar, the three accused along with some unknown persons in two cars again came and fired at us but fortunately we didn’t suffer any bullet injury. An elderly man standing on the road suffered a bullet injury,” alleged the complainant. The police recovered six live cartridges from the spot. Inspector Randhir Singh said raids are being conducted to nab the accused. TNS PAGE 2 KAMAL HAASAN GRACES STAGE OF KAPIL SHARMA’S SHOW PAGE 3 ACTRESS DISHA PATANI JOINS PRABHAS-STARRER PROJECT- K Kamal Haasan was in Mumbai recently to promote his upcoming film Vikram on the sets of Kapil Sharma’s show. MAX 42°C | MIN 26°C | YESTERDAY MAX 39°C | MIN 23°C SUNSET MONDAY 7:10 PM PAGE 4 Disha Patani, who made her Telugu film debut in Varun Tej-starrer Loafer, has joined Prabhas and Deepika’s Project K. SUNRISE TUESDAY 5:35 AM MONDAY | 9 MAY 2022 | LUDHIANA Servants steal 40-tola gold, ~4.35L from retd AIG’s house Tribune News Service Ludhiana, May 8 Nepalese servants targeted the house of retired Assistant Inspector General (AIG) of Police Kamaljit Singh Dhillon living in the city’s posh locality BRS Nagar Block G. The servants, after serving food laced with sedatives to the Indo-Pak war widow Bakshish Kaur (87), mother of the retired AIG, committed theft. The AIG’s son Sohraab was also offered poisonous Maggi but he didn’t consume it. Talking to The Tribune on Sunday, retired AIG Kamaljit Singh Dhillon said, “On Tuesday he along with wife had gone out of station, while his mother and son were at home. About two weeks back, our old Nepalese servant Suresh (18) went to Nepal and he asked his known persons, also from Nepal, Karan and his wife Geeta, to work at the house till he comes back. A few days back, another couple and a man claiming to be the relatives of Karan, also started living at our house. All were told to bring their ID Nepalese servant Karan Broken locks of a room at the house of the retired AIG at BRS Nagar in Ludhiana. TRIBUNE PHOTO proofs and they had promised that they would provide the same in few days.” “On Friday night, a servant served food, laced with sedatives, to my mother, who after consuming it fell unconscious in her room. The servant also offered same food to my son but he fortunately had ordered dinner from some restaurant, so he didn’t have it. After my son slept, the accused broke open the lock of my room and then a store room from where they decamped with Rs 4.35 lakh, 40-tola gold worth Rs 24 lakh, two mobile phones, some dresses and four branded watches,” said Dhillon. The stolen valuables include two gold sets of his NRI daughter living in the UK, added Dhillon. “As per the CCTV footage captured in the cameras installed in the house opposite to our house, the thieves were seen fleeing with valuables at around 1 am on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday,” Dhillon said. “Next morning, when his mother regained consciousness and son woke up, they were shocked to see the ransacked house and servants missing. The thieves had also locked the main gate and took keys along. Dhillon said at 9 am on Saturday he called the SHO of the Sarabha Nagar police station and the police came at 11 am. The retired AIG said a case of theft was yesterday registered against Karan and Geeta. Now phone numbers of Suresh, and his relative Kishan, who supplies Nepalese servants, have been switched off. “Although our old servant is trustworthy but his role and connivance with the accused couple cannot be ruled out,” asserted Dhillon. A youth gets vaccinated against Covid in Ludhiana. PHOTO: INDERJEET VERMA Seven test positive in dist Tribune News Service Ludhiana, May 8 Seven fresh Covid cases were reported, while there was no death due to the disease in the district today. A total of 1,09,888 persons have tested positive for the virus since March 2020, while 2,280 persons from the district have succumbed to the virus till now. The recovery rate of Tailor booked for sacrilege bid at Sarabha village gurdwara Mahesh Sharma Raikot, May 8 The Jodhan police have arrested a youth of Chaminda village for allegedly attempting to commit sacrilege at Gurdwara Nanak Darbar Sadda Patti at Sarabha village on Saturday night. The police have also recovered a Verna car used by the youth in committing crime and some sacred books, besides a sharpedged weapon (kirach) lying in the vehicle. Though the exact reason behind the blasphemous act of the youth, identified as Satnam Singh, alias Konty, resident of Chaminda village, is yet to be ascertained, the investigating team has ruled out involvement of any agency or disruptive forces in the incident. Preliminary investigation revealed that Satnam Singh had been mentally upset for a long time and used to physically assault members of his family, including his mother and sister. The DSP, Dakha, Jatinderjit Singh informed that the Jodhan police, led by SHO Davinder Kumar, had nabbed Satnam Singh when he was trying to leave the area during twilight on Sunday. Perusal of an FIR registered under Sections 295 and 511 of the IPC at the Jodhan police station on Sunday morning revealed Satnam Singh in police custody at Jodhan. that Konty, a tailor of Chaminda village, had entered the ‘dewan hal’l at about 7.25 pm on Saturday and later attempted to commit sacrilege. However Granthi Balbir Singh of Dango village and his assistant Gurdev Singh of Rajpur village in Mohali district prevented him from reaching Guru Granth Sahib. Satnam Singh was alleged to have rummaged through items lying in the ‘dewan hall’, including small swords (Siri Sahib) and utensils used for distributing parsad. Ruling out the possibility of involvement of some anti-national agencies or disruptive forces in the incident, DSP Jatinder Singh said preliminary investigations had revealed that the accused had been mentally upset for a long time. “Though the investigating team is yet to ascertain the exact trigger behind the blasphemous act of the accused, preliminary investigations revealed that the accused had got a CT scan of his brain done from a private hospital at Ludhiana on Saturday, which showed some deviations from the normal. Earlier too he was reported to have manhandled members of his family, including mother and sister, multiple times,” said Jatinder Singh. Financial instability due to changed lifestyle and heavy borrowings, followed by alleged drug addiction were cited to be other reasons behind unusual behaviour of the accused. COVID-19 FIGURES SAMPLES POSITIVE ACTIVE DEATHS 35,27,501 1,09,888 22 2 2,280 For info Contact: 0161-2444193 & 4622276 Covid-19 patients was 97.90 per cent today. There were 22 active cases in the district and 21 patients were asked to isolate Cyber criminals make fake FB profile of MLA, demand money Tribune News Service Ludhiana, May 8 Cyber criminals created a fake Facebook account in the name of Aam Aadmi MLA from Khanna Tarunpreet Singh Sondh and demanded money from a person. After the MLA came to know about it he immediately asked the Khanna police to get his fake profile blocked and identify the culprit. As per the MLA, some criminals have recently created his Facebook profile and copied his photo from his original profile. The criminals sent messages to some of his friends and relatives and demanded money from them. Legislators give credit for their success to mothers MOTHER’S DAY Mahesh Sharma Mandi Ahmedgarh/Payal, May 8 Bedrock principles, morality, vision and ability to build consensus, widely considered as fundamental qualities of a statesman, were imbibed from their mothers, said legislators of the region on occasion of World Mother’s Day on Sunday. Jiwan Singh Sangowal, AAP legislator from the Gill Assembly segment, said one should never forget contributions made by his or her mother and sacrifices made by her in his or her success. “I feel most indebted to my mother late Bhajan Kaur, who left no stone unturned in making me self-reliant, humble and compassionate, besides inculcating morality and wider vision in me,” said Sangowal. Sangowal was among other leaders who acknowledged their respect for (Clockwise from left) Legislators Manvinder Singh Giaspura, Jaswant Singh Gajjanmajra, Jiwan Singh Sangowal and Ashok Pappi Prashar post their pics with their mothers on social media. their mothers through social media today. Jaswant Singh Gajjanmajra, Amargarh legislator, too started his day by paying tributes to his mother on Sunday and claimed that he had imbibed moral c m y b values and traits of being charitable, persistence and perseverance from his late mother. “Whenever I recol- lect my own journey of life from bicycle to Mercedes, I find the hands of my mother buttressing my endeav- themselves at their homes by the Health Department. At present one Covid patient is admitted to hospital in Ludhiana. Till date, a total of 35,27,501 samples for Covid test have been taken, of which 34,02,852 were found negative. Samples of 3,905 suspected patients were sent for testing today, the results of which are expected shortly. our,” said Gajjanmajra. Ashok Pappi Prashar, legislator from Ludhiana, is so dedicated to his mother Raksha Devi, that he keeps all his commitments second to her desire. “Like any other Indian son I have greatest respect for my mother, Raksha Devi, who sacrificed all her desires for facilitating our esteemed position in society. I can forgo any fortune of this universe for a single smile of hers,” said Prashar. Payal legislator Manvinder Singh Giaspura, an engineer who had kicked off his job on the Hond Chillar episode, said, “My mother is my world and I can find no words to explain her contribution in my life that has seen many ups and downs in my journey in service of society.” Giaspura said his mother Jinder Kaur had also taught him fundamentals of Sikhism that preached universal fraternity, respect for women and preserving the environment. “The criminals sent a message to one of my close person and asked him to send Rs 30,000 immediately on Google Pay. Alleged fraudster told the person that he requires fund due to some urgency. After the recipient got suspicious he alerted me and the matter was on Friday sent to the Khanna police for investigation “added the MLA. The MLA also shared the information on his FB page and asked the people to stay alert as he has not been sending messages or demanding money from anyone. The Khanna police has launched a probe to identify the culprits and the police is yet to register a case. Youth ends life, ex-girlfriend booked Ludhiana, May 8 A 22-year-old youth, Manish Kumar, committed suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling girder at his residence in Chawni Mohalla. His body was found hanging in his room on Sunday morning. The deceased was a salesman in a hosiery shop. He left behind a suicide note in which he held his ex-girlfriend Palak and Palak’s boyfriend responsible for his death. On the basis of the suicide note, the Police Division 4 registered a case of abetment to suicide against Palak and her friend. The accused are yet to be arrested. The police said Manish’s affair with Palak was more than five years’ old. A few days back when he saw Palak with another boy, he warned her to leave her new friend. When Palak informed her boyfriend about the threat issued by Manish, her boyfriend started intimidating Manish. — TNS