12072022-ATR-01.qxd 12-07-2022 00:25 Page 1 c m y b Amritsar TRIBUNE PARENTING CAN BE DEMANDING, SAYS ROCKETRY STAR MADHAVAN PAGE 2 Rocketrystar R Madhavan says parenting can be extremely demanding, especially if you have a 16-year-old rising champion. FORECAST GENERALLY CLOUDY SKY INBRIEF SEVEN HELD WITH 66 GM HEROIN Tarn Taran: The police arrested seven persons with 66 gm of heroin on Sunday in continuity with the statewide move launched against drugs by the state police. The Goindwal Sahib police arrested Gurpal Singh and Barkat Singh of Mundapind with 33 gm heroin. They were caught when they were on the way to deliver the drugs. In another case, the Goindwal Sahib police arrested Angrej Singh of Gujarpura village with 25 gm heroin. Meanwhile, the Patti City police arrested Ravi Singh, Naresh, Harwinder Singh and Karambir Singh of Patti town and recovered eight grams of heroin from their possession. OC 5,200 LITRES OF LAHAN SEIZED Tarn Taran: At least 400 gm of heroin, a revolver, four cartridges and 5,200 litres of lahan were seized during a search operation launched by a joint team of the Excise Department and the police at Kot Dharam Chand Kalan on Monday. Excise Inspector Jatinder Singh said the recoveries were made from an abandoned place near a village pond. Of the total seized lahan, 2,100 litres was found from the house of five accused, namely, Harwinder Singh Preet, Nirmal Singh, Prem Singh, Harpreet Singh and Narinderpal Singh. Harwinder and Nirmal were arrested, while the remaining three absconded from the spot. OC 2 WHEELS OF PASSION: CELEBS WHO WENT ON BIKE TRIPS ASHISH, NANDINI ULTIMATE CHAMPIONS OF MTV ROADIES Artiste Ratna Pathak Shah, Sadhguru and actor Shahid Kapoor recently went on bike trips across cities. MAX 34°C | MIN 28°C | YESTERDAY MAX 35°C | MIN 28°C SUNSET TUESDAY 7:37 PM Neha Saini Tribune News Service Amritsar, July 11 Hardik Sharma topped the district in the first edition of JEE-Main, the results of which were declared today, with 99.96 percentile. Gaurang Gupta finished a close second with 99.9388 percentile and Anmol Deep Singh Dhillon a closer third with 99.93811 percentile. This year’s JEE-Main results saw many students scoring a perfect 100 percentile and the city too had many students scoring above 99 percentile. Nimish Sehgal, a student of Aakash Institute at Amritsar, secured 99.5 percentile, while Arshita Chattha also scored 99.5 percentile in session one of the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main, 2022, much to the elation of his parents and the entire staff of the institute. Hardik, who got the top rank, said he used to study for about 10 to 12 hours. However, the result has exceeded his expectation. An IIT-Bombay aspirant, Hardik wants to become a computer science engineer. His areas of interest are web page development, mathematics, coding and cybercrime tracking. His father Balwinder Kumar is a government school teacher and mother Dr Saroj Bala is working as an Assistant Professor in Batala SR Bawa College. Gaurang, who hails from a Tribune News Service Dinesh Bassi’s remand extended by two days residential plots to various persons. The files of allotment of these plots were found missing from the trust office, they said. A vigilance spokesman said as per the initial probe, Bassi had issued tenders for development works worth Rs 300 crore to Rs 400 crore during his tenure as PAGE 4 After several weeks of challenges, the grand finale of MTV Roadies crowned not just one but two winners. SUNRISE WEDNESDAY 5:34 AM Hardik tops dist in JEE-Main session 1 1 TUESDAY | 12 JULY 2022 | AMRITSAR Rural police get custody of Jaggu Bhagwanpuria PK Jaiswar Tribune News Service 99.96 PERCENTILE Hardik Sharma with his parents Nimish Sehgal AN IIT-BOMBAY ASPIRANT WANTS TO BECOME COMPUTER SCIENCE ENGINEER An IIT-Bombay aspirant, Hardik Sharma wants to become a computer science engineer. His areas of interest are web page development, mathematics, coding and cybercrime tracking. His father Balwinder Kumar is a 2 99.5 government school teacher and mother Dr Saroj Bala is working as an Assistant Professor in Batala SR Bawa College. “I used to study for 10 to 12 hours daily. However, the result has exceeded my expectation,” he said. PERCENTILE 3 Gaurang Gupta Arshita Chattha 99.9388 99.5 PERCENTILE PERCENTILE HAILS FROM DOC FAMILY ka Gupta is also a doctor. Anmol Deep, who scored a close third, too wants to pursue computer engineering. The second session of JEEMain is scheduled from July 21 to 30. After both sessions of JEE (Main) examination, the ranks of the candidates will be released taking into consideration the best of the two NTA scores in accordance with the policy already made. Gaurang, who hails from a family of doctors, aspires to become an engineer. An IIT Delhi aspirant, he wants to get a perfect 100 percentile in his second attempt. His mother Daisy Gupta and father Ashish Gupta are both doctors and elder sister is also a doctor. family of doctors, aspires to become an engineer. An IIT Delhi, aspirant, Gupta, who is a 99.93811 PERCENTILE Anmoldeep Singh with his family Anmoldeep Singh Dhillon, who scored a close third, too wants to pursue computer engineering. student of Spring Dale School, wants to get a perfect 100 percentile in his second attempt. AIT ex-chief’s arrest: Vigilance finds irregularities in allotment of tenders Amritsar, July 11 The Punjab Vigilance Bureau, while investigating into the alleged irregularities by former Amritsar Improvement Trust (AIT) chairman Dinesh Bassi in allotment of residential plots, found a number of anomalies in the allocation of tenders for development works in the city and Verka milk booths. Bassi was produced in the local court after expiry of his police remand. The court further extended his remand by two days. Vigilance officials pointed out that during probe several evidences came to light which pointed towards alleged connivance of officers or employees of the AIT in allotment of commercial and PAGE 3 chairman. During probe, the vigilance found many irregularities, requiring a thorough inquiry. He said further investigations may unearth a multicrore scam in the trust. “Names of various construction firms and contractors have also cropped up,” he added. He said as per preliminary investigation, Bassi had undertaken development work of the Community Hall, New Amritsar, Ram Talai Mandir, GT Road, Amritsar, Valla Stadium at Verka, seven acres park at New Amritsar, an underbridge at Jorha Phatak, truck stand scheme and a smart government school at Chheharta from 2019 to 2021. The records of these works were being procured to investigate irregularities thoroughly. The spokesperson added that around 37 firms were enlisted by Bassi and they were registered as contractors against government norms without obtaining required documents from these firms. These contractors were allotted tenders/works worth crores by Bassi, allegedly by abusing his position. “Bassi had allegedly allotted various commercial/residential plots to his close associates in an illegal manner. Their allocation was carried out in violation of government norms. Besides, files of some commercial/residential plots went missing from sale branch of the trust,” the spokesman said, adding that the vigilance had sought the record from the trust office for thorough investigation. His mother Daisy Gupta and father Ashish Gupta are both doctors and elder sister Anush- Amritsar, July 11 The Baba Bakala court today sent alleged gangster Jaggu Bhagwanpuria to six-day police remand in connection with firing at a police party and freeing another “gangster” Shubham Singh from police custody in 2017. He was brought on transit remand from Mansa. The Punjab Police had brought him on production warrant from Delhi in connection with the murder of Punjabi singer and Congress leader Sidhu Moosewala. After expiry of police remand, he was produced in the Mansa court from where the Amritsar rural police brought him in transit remand. Senior Superintendent of Police, Amritsar Rural, Swarndeep Singh said the police got his police custody in a five-year-old case registered with the Beas police here. In the case, alleged gangster Shubham Singh, an accomplice of Bhagwanpuria, was freed by armed persons when they had boarded a bus to Amritsar. Sukhjinder Singh, ASI, was shot in the leg. He was heading a police team escorting the “gangster” to the Amritsar courts from the Kapurthala jail for a hearing. They were travelling in a Punjab Roadways bus. At Rayya, six Caught unawares SIX-DAY REMAND ■ The police got his custody in connection with firing at a police party and freeing another gangster Shubham Singh from the police custody in 2017 ■ Shubham Singh, an accomplice of Jaggu Bhagwanpuria, was freed by armed persons when he was being taken to the Amritsar courts from the Kapurthala jail for a hearing armed gangsters boarded the bus and threatened to kill passengers if Shubham was not released. The ASI and constables Sajjan Singh and Kuldeep Singh resisted, but the gunmen shot the ASI in the leg and fled with the prisoner in a car parked nearby. A case under Sections 307, 224, 225, 353, 186, 148 and 149 of the IPC and Section 25 of the Arms Act was registered with Beas police station in this regard. Besides Shubham, the police had booked another criminal Sahil, a resident of Tarn Taran, and their unknown accomplices in the case. Minority panel team visits Central Jail A horse cart-puller gets drenched as heavy rain lashes Amritsar on Monday. PHOTO: VISHAL KUMAR Amritsar, July 11 A two-member delegation of the Punjab State Minority Commission today visited the Amritsar Central jail here and held a meeting with the jail authorities. They distributed sweets among prisoners to celebrate Eid al-Adha. The delegation was headed by Lal Hussain and Subash Boba. They interacted with the Muslim prisoners and undertrials and wished them. They also met the church committee of the Central jail which informed them about the problems they were facing in the jail. They also directed the jail authorities to make arrangements for a mosque for Muslim prisoners. The delegation assured the inmates of taking up the issues of those who are languishing in jail in false cases. — TNS Lawyers protest ‘VVIP treatment’ to Bishnoi 4 die in road mishaps Tribune News Service Farmers hold a protest in Tarn Taran on Monday. PHOTO: GURBAXPURI Power theft case:Farmers begin indefinite dharna Tarn Taran, July 11 On the first day of indefinite ‘pakka morcha’ staged by the local district unit of the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee, Punjab, in front of the local Sadar police sta- tion, a large number of farmers, including women, participated in it here today. The union is protesting against the registration of a criminal case by Sadar police Continued on Page 2 Amritsar, July 11 The legal fraternity and judicial officials were miffed over denying them entry into the court complex with gangster Lawrence Bishnoi being produced in the court following the expiry of his police remand. The court complex was turned into a fortress and a heavy police force was deputed to facilitate his production. As hearing in the case got delayed, the police did not allow lawyers and even judicial officials and litigants from entering the premises till the time Bishnoi was in the court complex. Even cops who were seeking entry into the complex to join their duties were seen arguing with policemen. The Amritsar Bar Associa- Judicial employees and lawyers faced a tough time as cops closed the entrance gates of the court in Amritsar on Monday. PHOTO: VISHAL KUMAR tion held a protest against the Punjab Police. They wrote to the Punjab and Haryana HC’s inspecting judge alleging that many law officers remained stuck outside the court as entry was denied into the complex by the cops. They alleged that VVIP treatment was being extended to c m y b the criminal due to which court work got disrupted. Vipin Dhand, president of the Amritsar Bar Association, said all gates were sealed and lawyers were not allowed to enter the complex for their work. “Owing to strictness adopted by the police, the work of the local court remained hampered for a couple of hours. People, including litigants, faced harassment at the hands of the police who did not allow them to enter the court,” said Vipin Dhand. He added that the association had written to the high court’s inspecting judge questioning why the gangster was being given the VVIP treatment. Parminder Singh Bhandal, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law and Order), said the police had made appropriate arrangements in the court due to security reasons. He said they had planned for his early hearing, but due to certain legal issues, it got delayed. He said no such problems were faced by lawyers and judicial officials as he himself let them entered the complex. Even the route was diverted for entering the court complex. Tribune News Service Amritsar, July 11 Four persons died, while one was injured in road mishaps in the Khalchian police station area here late last evening. Two persons were killed on the spot when a truck collided with a car near Butari village on the Amritsar-Jalandhar highway last evening. A car occupant got injured in the mishap. The deceased were identified as Sanjinder Singh and Jobanpreet Singh, both residents of Tarn Taran. The injured, Rajandeep Singh, was rushed to Baba Bakala Civil Hospital. According to the police, the car collided with a truck. The truck driver escaped from the spot with the vehicle. In another incident, Cha- ranjit Singh of Pheruman village lost his life when he was run over by a bus. The incident took place when the victim was on the way to Khalchian from Pheruman on a motorcycle. Similarly, a scooter-borne person identified as Harpreet Singh died when his scooter was hit by an unidentified vehicle on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday. The victim had gone to attend a birthday party. According to the police, he was apparently drunk and lost his balance after hitting an unidentified vehicle. The incident occurred on the Loharaka road. The police have registered three separate cases and further investigations were in progress.