13062022-JTR-01.qxd 6/12/2022 11:31 PM Page 1 c m y b Jalandhar TRIBUNE MC MUST ENHANCE BUDGETARY ALLOCATION FOR FIRE DEPT PAGE 2 SALMAN JOINS KAMAL HAASAN TO CELEBRATE VIKRAM SUCCESS Residents say authorities have learnt no lesson from past mistakes & security safeguards continue to be ignored. FORECAST MAINLY CLEAR SKY INBRIEF MAN CONSUMES POISON, DIES Hoshiarpur: Disturbed by the harassment of the relatives of a woman friend, a young man ended his life by consuming poisonous substance on Saturday. Surinder Kaur, wife of Rajinder Kumar of Lahli Kalan village, told the police that her son Hardeep Sidhu (27), alias Happy, had friendship with a girl of the village. About three months ago, the family members of the girl attacked her son and injured him seriously. Due to the mediation of some people, they had a compromise. But after this, the girl’s family used to threaten her son and mentally disturbe him by threatening him to kill due to which her son consumed some poisonous substance. He was taken to the Hoshiarpur Civil Hospital, where he died. The police has started investigations. OC THREE ARRESTED WITH INTOXICANTS Hoshiarpur: The district police have arrested three smugglers, including a woman, and seized intoxicants from different places during last 24 hours. Model Town police arrested a smuggler and seized 8 gram of heroin from him during a naka in the area. Mehtiana police seized 20 gram of narcotic substance from a woman named Neelam Kaur, alias Soma, a resident of Harta village. Also, Bullowal’s police have arrested Gurpreet Singh, alias Raju, a resident Alowal and seized 20 gram of intoxicants from him. Separate cases under the NDPS Act have been registered . OC ONE BOOKED FOR ABDUCTING MINOR Hoshiarpur: Garhshankar police have registered a case against Jaspreet Singh, alias Jassi, a resident of Laliyan village, for allegedly luring a minor girl on the pretext of marriage. According to the information, a resident of Garhshankar has lodged a complaint with the police. He told the police that his minor daughter was lured away on the pretext of getting married by Jaspreet Singh. The police have registered a case and started search for the girl. OC MAN KILLED IN ROAD ACCIDENT Hoshiarpur: A man was killed in an accident after being hit by an unidentified vehicle on Saturday. Tanda police have registered a case against an unidentified driver. Gurpreet Lal, a resident of Ohadpur village, told the police that his son was coming on a two wheeler when an unidentified vehicle hit him near the village. Due to which his son Surjit Singh was severely injured and later he died. OC COVID: NO FRESH CASE IN DISTRICT Jalandhar: No new case of Covid was reported in Jalandhar on Sunday. The tally remained at 78,420. A total of 76,823 persons have recovered from the disease while the number of active cases in Jalandhar is 18. The district toll also remained same at 1,578. Meanwhile, two new cases were reported in Kapurthala on Sunday. The district tally increased to 23,912. The new cases in Kapurthala include a 45-year-old man of Begowal and a 57-yearold man of Kapurthala city. TNS PAGE 3 GOING PLACES: HINA KHAN TO PROMOTE ABU DHABI TOURISM Chiranjeevi hosted a get-together at his residence on June 11 to celebrate success of Kamal Haasan’s Vikram. MAX 43°C | MIN 28°C | YESTERDAY MAX 44°C | MIN 28°C SUNSET MONDAY 7:32 PM PAGE 4 Hina Khan is now an internationally recognised personality, not only for her fashion choices, but also for her projects. SUNRISE TUESDAY 5:22 AM MONDAY | 13 JUNE 2022 | JALANDHAR Despite police assurances, crime graph heads north Youths open fire on two bizmen near Sodal road; many firing incidents reported in the district in recent past Avneet Kaur Tribune News Service Jalandhar, June 12 Tall claims of the police regarding stepping up vigil and tightening the noose around criminals appear to have hardly any impact as the crime graph has been rising steadily in the district. Around six to seven incidents of firing have taken place in the district in the recent past. Besides cases of murder, attack, suicide, theft and snatching are becoming common and being reported on a daily basis. The residents said earlier snatchers used to target people in deserted places but now they seem to have become more ‘confident’. “They easily take away gold earrings or chains from women standing outside their houses in posh localities or even if they are in crowded markets,” said Kamaljot, a teacher in a private school here. She said the law and order situation is grim everywhere in Punjab. “Sandeep Ambian murder, Moosewala murder, killing of an NRI in Amritsar on LAW AND ORDER COLLAPSING IN CITY A number of snatching, firing, robbery and carjacking incidents have taken place in the past few months. The accused in the majority of these cases are yet to be traced by the police. The people are living in constant fear as the miscreants are roaming around without any fear of law. Law and order has completely collapsed not only in Jalandhar, but across the state. The government should do something to improve this situation and the accused must be put behind bars. Sandeep Yadav, A BIZMAN ❝ Police personnel investigate the firing incident near the Sodal road on Saturday night in Jalandhar. TRIBUNE PHOTO RECENT CASES ■ Just three weeks ago, gunshots were fired on Congress leader Deepak outside his house in Shiv Nagar at Basti Danishmanda. He alleged that over 20 persons attacked him and two masked miscreants opened fire on him Sunday and snatching incidents have instilled fear among the residents,” she added. On Saturday late night, another firing incident was reported Torn pages of Gutka foundinNawanshahr Jalandhar, June 12 Torn pages of Gutka Sahib were found from a vacant plot near Mehli bypass at Mehli village in Nawanshahr on Saturday. The incident came to light after a Phagwara resident spotted the pages and raised an alarm. He also informed the local police, following which the village residents, members of Sikh organisations and others gathered there. Talking to Jalandhar Tribune, Behram SHO Gurdial Singh said Sukhwant Singh of Phagwara informed the police about the incident. He said a case against an Members of the Mehli village gurdwara unknown person committee brief cops about the incident. had been registered and CCTVs installed on all roads leading towards the plot and other areas, were being scanned. Meanwhile, the locals expressed their resentment against increasing sacrilege incidents across the state. They said Sikhs across the state should unite and raise their voice against such incidents. They also sought speedy police action against the accused. — TNS ■ Similar firing incident was ■ A firing incident was also reported in Gopal Nagar in the mid of April in which nearly 10 to 12 youths tried to kill a man. The three main accused involved in this firing incident are yet to be arrested by the police reported at Mohalla Satran in Basti Sheikh in the recent past. Two residents of Basti Sheikh clashed over an old rivalry and three bullets were fired, while no one was hurt near Sodal road. As per information, gunshots were fired on Saurav and Gaurav, who were returning home after closing their shop around 12 midnight. Aided school teachers sans salary for past four months ■ A firing incident was ■ Ashwani Kumar (50), reported near Dolphin hotel. The accused in the case was arrested on the spot ■ An employee of Cantonment Board was attacked by over 10 men with sharp-edged weapons at Dussehra Ground. Two youths — Sunny and Sheru — who had been booked by the police before too in a case related to assaulting a migrant and waving a a carpenter by profession, was killed by his sister-in-law over property dispute at his house in Basti Sheikh Adda on May 9. The victim was attacked with a brick weapon on him, stopped the car of Saurav and Gaurav near Ramlila ground and started threatening them. When Saurav and Gaurav ❞ tried to leave the spot, the accused opened fire on them and the bullet hit the trunk of their car. They then immediately fled from the spot. Meanwhile, on hearing the sound of the gunshots, the locals informed the police. The in-charge of CIA Staff-1 Sukhjit Singh, SHO of police Division No. 8 and among other cops reached the spot and took control over the situation. They said CCTV cameras installed in the area are being scrutinised and other evidence is being gathered. They said it seems to be a case of personal enmity. “The statements of both the youths have been recorded and the police teams are conducting raids at different locations to arrest them,” police officials said. DCP (Investigation) Jaskaranjit Singh Teja said the city police have recently arrested the gangster Pancham Noor and his gang members for their involvement in the Gopal Nagar firing incident. "The accused of Basti Danishmanda incident, too, have been nabbed by the police. Even last night's firing incident was nothing major but the police are leaving no stone unturned to nab the culprits. The car used by them has already been recovered by the police,” he added. No rain, no gain Tribune News Service Jalandhar, June 12 Teachers of aided schools haven’t received their salaries for the past four months. During a meeting held to discuss the deteriorating state of aided schools and regarding holding meetings with the government on the issue, teachers said they had been left ignored by successive governments. The meeting of the Aided School Employees’ Association was held under Punjab Core Committee president Baldev Singh. It was also reiterated during the meeting that teachers had met state government ministers, MLAs and officials regarding their issues and aired their grievances but got nothing more than assurances. continued on page 2 Street vendors display their colourful stock of umbrellas on a roadside in Jalandhar on Sunday. TRIBUNE PHOTO: SARABJIT SINGH ‘Desilting Gidderpindi bridge in 20 days a race against time’ 2019 floods saw losses up to ~1,200 crore and destroyed crop on 30,000-acre land across 150 villages Aparna Banerji FARMERS LEND HELPING HAND Tribune News Service Jalandhar, June 12 Following a visit of the Water Resources Department Secretary to the Gidderpindi bridge on the Sutlej on Saturday, the villages in the area have called for do-gooders to pitch in with wholehearted support for the desilting work under the bridge. They say their prime need is diesel. As per environmentalist Balbir Singh Seechewal, villagers are mobilising their resources for the “kar sewa” and the government had provided clearance for the same. The environmentalist also raised concern over the limited time period saying that it’s a race against time to clean the area under the bridge in mere 20 days. Work to remove silt and sand from the legs/pillars of ■ In the past two years, massive mobilisation of farmers ensured tonnes of soil being picked up from under the bridge with the help of hundreds of tippers and tractor-trailers ■ On a single day, 100 to 150 vehicles were pressed into service for the same. Many villages also collected lakhs of rupees to raise the bundhs and desilt the bridge. ■ Khalsa Aid provided 1.5 lakh litres of fuel for operating these vehicles. Many NRIs also pitched in. Seechewal, who led the "kar sewa", provided with vehicles, tippers and machines etc. for the work. Seechewal said recently, the Kapurthala DC also provided with monetary help of ~1 lakh ■ The work to remove silt and sand from the legs/pillars of the bridge (locally called khui) received a fillip yesterday as Water Resources Department (Mines and Geology) Secretary Krishan Kumar visited the site and ordered the cleaning of the silt before the monsoon the bridge (locally called khui) received a fillip yester- day as Water Resources Department (Mines and c m y b Geology) Secretary Krishan Kumar visited the site and ordered the cleaning of the silt before the monsoon. The bridge caused mass destruction in the 2019 floods in adjoining areas, which saw losses up to ~1,200 crore and destroyed crop on 30,000-acre land across 150 villages. Dozens of the area villages have been indulging in the “kar sewa” since 2020 to prevent such mass devastation. Seechewal mobilised machinery and Khalsa Aid pitched in with finances on the villagers’ call to avoid 2019-like situation. Cheered by the secretary’s visit, villagers said while they were looking forward to government’s support, the work needs massive transport and resources mobilisation. Seechewal said: “We are thankful for the Water Resources Department Secretary’s visit. It’s an uphill task to be completed in 20 days, but 45 tractor-trailers have already been press into service.”