04062022-LT-01.qxd 04-06-2022 00:32 Page 1 c m y b Ludhiana TRIBUNE NFHS-5 SURVEY: PRESCHOOLS A HIT AMONG RURAL KIDS IN DIST PAGE 2 More kids are going to preschools in the villages than the urban areas in Ludhiana, a national survey revealed. FORECAST MAINLY CLEAR SKY INBRIEF KHANNA RESIDENT DUPED OF ~2.7 L Ludhiana: A man posing as an NRI duped a Khanna resident of Rs 2.70 lakh. The Khanna police yesterday registered a case of fraud against the unknown person. Varinder Kumar of New Khanna city in a complaint to the police said on June 2, he received a phone call. The caller introduced himself as Gurpreet Singh, son of his good friend Gurcharan Singh. “The caller told me that he has reached the USA and he wants me to deposit Rs 2.70 lakh in the account of the ticketing agent. Considering the caller as son of my friend, I deposited the money in the account number provided by him. Later, I was shocked to know that Gurpreet has not gone to the USA,” the complainant said. Investigating officer ASI Charanjit Singh said after registering a case against the suspect, efforts were on to identify the caller. TNS GANG OF THIEVES BUSTED, 2 NABBED Ludhiana: The CIA wing of the city police on Friday busted a gang of thieves and arrested two of its members. The suspects have been identified as Gurmit Singh of Jagraon and Amandeep Singh of Bank Colony. A case has also been registered against the duo. DCP (investigation) Varinder Singh Brar said the suspects were running a gang of thieves and they had committed several thefts in the past in the city. On Friday, the CIA team, led by inspector Rajesh Kumar, had got a tip-off that the gang members were roaming in the city. Following which, a naka was laid and they were nabbed. The DCP said the police also recovered five cell phones and one motorcycle from them. Now, police remand of the suspects would be sought for so that in further probe more members of the gang could be arrested and more recovery of stolen valaubles could be made. TNS POWER SHUTDOWN LUDHIANA 10am to 3pm: Sarabha Nagar A, B, C,D Blocks and Kipps Market. 11am to 2 pm: Moti Bagh Colony, Anand Vihar, Phulanwal, Basant Vatika, Vikramaditya Colony and Vadhera Colony. WINNING SHOW IS ‘ROMANCE KI JEET’ FOR VICKY AND ANKITA ‘WOMEN CAN NOW TALK ABOUT TABOO SUBJECTS IN CINEMA’ TV’s one of the most loved couples, Ankita Lokhande and Vicky Jain, has won Star Plus’ show Smart Jodi. MAX 41°C | MIN 25°C | YESTERDAY MAX 43°C | MIN 25°C SUNSET SATURDAY 7:26 PM PAGE 4 Nushrratt Bharuccha will be essaying the role of condom seller in the upcoming movie Janhit Mein Jaari. SUNRISE SUNDAY 5:23 AM SATURDAY | 4 JUNE 2022 | LUDHIANA Three nabbed by CIA for carjacking, kidnapping Tribune News Service Ludhiana, June 3 The CIA-1 wing of the Ludhiana Commissionerate today succeeded in nabbing three persons involved in a carjacking, kidnapping and robbery incident occurred on April 12 night this year. DCP (Investigation) Varinder Singh Brar, ADCP (Crime) Jagatpreet Singh, CIA in-charge Inspector Rajesh Kumar addressed a press conference in this regard. On April 12 night, six robbers had kidnapped a woman, Deepa, and her father-in-law Nirdosh (63) from outside a restaurant in Upkar Nagar and took away their car and gold ornaments after throwing them out. The next day the car was recovered from Balaji Colony. The DCP said an investigation in the case was being conducted by the crime wing in a scientific and technical way, which led to the identification of the suspects involved in the crime. Acting on a tip-off, the suspects were arrested by the police. The suspects have been identified as Karan Kumar, CP Kaustubh Sharma, DC Surabhi Malik, MC Commissioner Shena Aggarwal, along with others, take part in a cycle rally to mark World Bicycle Day in Ludhiana on Friday. TRIBUNE PHOTO: HIMANSHU MAHAJAN Police officials address mediapersons in Ludhiana on Friday. TRIBUNE PHOTO INCIDENT OCCURRED ON THE NIGHT OF APRIL 12 er the looted gold ornaments. On April 12 night, six robbers had kidnapped a woman, Deepa, and her father-in-law Nirdosh (63) from outside a restaurant in Upkar Nagar and took away their car and gold ornaments after throwing them out. The next day the car was recovered from Balaji Colony. Two suspects held on April 20 in another case alias Varun, of New Puneet Nagar, Parmod Kumar, alias Deep, of Sahbana village and Chetan Sahdev of the Tibba road area. Chetan is brother-in-law of Parmod. Brar said during questioning, the accused confessed that three of their aides, Dhananjay, No new Covid case Ludhiana, June 3 No fresh Covid case and no death due to the disease was reported in the district on Friday. A total of 1,09,951 persons have tested positive for the virus since March 2020 while 2,280 persons from the district have succumbed to the virus so far. The recovery rate of Covid19 patients was 97.91 per cent on Friday and there were 13 active cases in the district. The patients were told to isolate themselves at their homes by the Health Department. At present, no Covid patient is admitted to any hospital in Ludhiana. Till date, a total of 36,04,321 samples have been taken, of which 34,79,601 were found negative. Samples of 2,782 suspected alias Deepu, of New Puneet Nagar, Bobby, alias Pandit, of Bhamian and Pankaj Sharma of Star colony, were also involved in the crime. The CIA in-charge said now, the police remand of the suspects would be demanded for further questioning to recov- Another inmate attacked in jail Tribune News Service A girl gets jabbed against Covid in Ludhiana. INDERJEET VERMA COVID-19 FIGURES SAMPLES POSITIVE ACTIVE 36,04,321 1,09,951 13 3 DEATHS 2,280 For any information related to Covid Contact: 0161-2444193 & 4622276 patients were sent for testing today, the results of which are expected shortly. — TNS Ludhiana, June 3 A day after several inmates attacked gangster Shubham Mota in the Central Jail here, another clash took place in the jail in which some inmates attacked a jail inmate, Gurvinder Singh, on Friday. Gurvinder suffered injuries in the attack but is stated to be out of danger. He is a convict in a murder case. This morning, he was attacked by some inmates, led by Mandeep Singh. Gurvinder was taken to a hospital and after getting treatment, he was shifted to the jail. Jail Superintendent Shivraj Singh said the clash was Continued on page 2 Panel issues warrant of attachment of land against project developer IREO WATERFRONTLatter has failed to refund ~3.73 cr to property buyer Kuldip Bhatia Ludhiana, June 3 Ireo Waterfront Private Limited, a Delhi-Gurgaonbased developer with a mega housing project, Ireo Waterfront, on Sidhwan Canal Road, here, is in for more trouble due to unfair trade practices and cheating property buyers. After attachment of bank accounts and orders for auction of part of its land for failure to refund money to two property buyers earlier, the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has issued warrant of attachment of another piece of land measuring around 21 acres located in Dakha village of the district. PAGE 3 Ireo Waterfront Private Limited, a developer, has been facing the music for unfair trade practices. FILE Orders for the attachment of land owned by Ireo Waterfront were made by commission on May 25, 2022, on the complaint filed by a property buyer, Sudha Dhir (Consumer Complaint No 682 of 2017). During the last hearing on May 25, the commission noted that the respondent (Ireo Waterfront) had failed to refund an amount of Rs 3,73,14,375 along with simple interest to the aggrieved consumer within four weeks as per orders made on September 16, 2021. In its earlier orders in favour of the complainant, the commission had ruled: “Let the warrant of attachment be issued for July 7, 2022. It should be issued in relation to the property, value of which is sufficient for the recovery of the decretal amount. Learned counsel for the DH (decree holder) is directed to furnish details of the movable and immovable properties of the company within four weeks and thereafter, warrant of attachment be issued.” The warrant of attachment of land has been sent to the office of the Deputy Commissioner here for compliance before the next date of hearing on July 7, 2022. c m y b Eight days after committing the carjacking and robbery incident, two of the suspects in the case, Bobby and Pankaj, had resorted to firing on the Tibba road on April 20 and the Tibba police had also nabbed them for opening fire but the police had failed to find out that the duo was also wanted in the carjacking case. At present, both of them are lodged in jail. Spreading message of saving environment, healthy living Ludhiana, June 3 A cycle rally, sponsored by the district administration in collaboration with bicycle enthusiasts, cycling clubs and NGOs, was taken out at Waterfront City here to celebrate ‘World Bicycle Day’. Nearly 500 cyclists took part in the rally and completed rides in different categories. The participants in the rally, including Deputy Commissioner Surabhi Malik, Commissioner of Police Kaustubh Sharma and MC Commissioner Shena Aggarwal, WORLD BICYCLE DAY exhorted the people to adopt bicycle, which would not only save the environment and curb air pollution but also help in adopting a healthy lifestyle. The rally comprised of a 5-km ride, organised by Hero Cycles, a 10-km ride by CityNeeds and a 17-km ride by Bike Studio in association with cycle clubs, Punjab Sports Department, Monday Riders Ludhiana, Voice of Asians, The Pedallers, The Cyclist, Ludhiana Pedallers, Khalsa College for Women and other NGOs and institutions. DC Surabhi Malik said the objective of the rally was to spread awareness about importance of creating safe islands for cycling throughout the city through systematic planning measures. MC Additional Commissioner Aditya Dachalwal, ADC (Khanna) Amarjit Bains, MC Jt Commissioner Ankur Mahindroo, SDMs Gursimran Singh Dhillon and Gurbir Singh Kohli and Zonal Commissioner Jasdev Singh Sekhon were among those others present. — OC