25072022-CT-01.qxd 7/25/2022 1:02 AM Page 1 c m y b Chandigarh TRIBUNE MONDAY | 25 JULY 2022 | CHANDIGARH FOUR NABBED ON CHARGE OF CARJACKING IN AMBALA PAGE 2 The CIA-1 unit of the Ambala police arrests four suspects in connection with a carjacking case, recovers SUV. FORECAST PARTLY CLOUDY MAX 35°C | MIN 27°C | YESTERDAY MAX 35.6°C | MIN 26.7°C SUNSET MONDAY 7:21 PM 38 29 MOHALI 56 401-500 301-400 201-300 101-200 51-100 0-50 SEVERE VERY POOR POOR MODERATE SATISFACTORY GOOD INBRIEF MISSING MAN’S BODY FOUND Chandigarh: The UT police have registered a murder case after the body of a 33-year-old Dadu Majra resident was found near Togan village in Mohali district. The victim has been identified as Mandeep Singh, alias Laddi. His mother, Balbir Kaur, said on July 14, Mandeep left home along with Yash, but didn’t return. She alleged that Yash had murdered her son. Sources said the police detained Yash and were interrogating him. TNS TWO WOMEN HELD FOR THEFT Chandigarh: The police on Sunday arrested two women on the charge of stealing computers and batteries of cleaning machines from the Command Hospital here. The accused, identified as Geeta and Meeto, are residents of Bapu Dham Colony, Sector 26, here. The police said a complaint had been received from the Command Hospital authorities about a theft on July 23. The police said the two women, who were carrying the stolen items in bags, were arrested in Sector 6. They were produced before the court which remanded them in judicial custody. TNS Residents say waterlogging renders an underpass useless during rains, suggest alternatives like carpool, cycling. SUNRISE TUESDAY 5:38 AM TWITTER/THETRIBUNECHD FACEBOOK/CHANDIGARHTRIBUNE Three students from YPS, Mohali, shine in non-med, commerce, medical AIR QUALITY INDEX PANCHKULA PAGE 2 City girl tops ISC results in tricity P’KULA MOHALI POSITIVE 95,667 46,192 98,238 RECOVERED 93,768 45,474 96,449 NEW CASES 145 51 57 ACTIVE 734 302 630 CHANGE 60 42 2 DEATHS 1,165 416 1,159 NEW 0 0 0 CHANDIGARH MOVE NOT IN RIGHT DIRECTION, STRENGTHEN PUBLIC TRANSPORT The preliminary exam of Haryana Civil Services (Executive) and Allied Services held smoothly in P’kula dist. TRICITY COVID REPORT CHD PAGE 2 HCS PRELIMS EXAM HELD SMOOTHLY IN P’KULA DIST The suspects in police custody at Mohali on Sunday. TRIBUNE PHOTO: VICKY 3 nailed for smuggling opium in ambulance Had smuggled 10-kg opium each 10 times Tribune News Service CRIME FILE Mohali, July 24 This seems to be straight out of a Bollywood potboiler — Members of an interstate gang smuggling 8-kg opium in a pillow under the patient’s head in a speeding ambulance were caught by a police party at the Dappar toll plaza. The police said when they signalled the ambulance to stop last evening, the smugglers pretended to be heading towards a hospital. One of them was lying on a stretcher, posing as a patient. When the police noticed there were no oxygen cylinder and first aid kit in the ambulance, they thoroughly searched the vehicle. They found 8 kg of opium concealed inside the pillow placed under the ‘patient’s’ head. The gang members said they had smuggled about 10 kg of opium each 10 times using the same modus operandi, said the police. The suspects, identified as Rampur (UP) resident Ravi Srivastav (28), Nayagaon resident Harinder Sharma (47) ■ Brought drugs from Bareilly ■ All suspects local residents ■ Purchased second-hand vehicle ■ More revelations likely DRUG HAUL SINCE APRIL 1 About the drug recoveries in his range since April 1, 2022, Deputy Inspector General of Police, Ropar Range, Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said they had recovered a total of 2.41 kg of heroin, 20.42 kg of opium, 2.10 quintals of poppy husk, 200 grams of charas, 7.29 kg of ganja, 40,945 intoxicant injections, 8,70,590 intoxicant tablets besides ~8.08 lakh drug money. The police have registered 211 FIRs and arrested 307 suspects. The police also arrested 11 proclaimed offenders, he added. and Khudda Ali Sher resident Ankush (27), were arrested under the NDPS Act by the Lalru police yesterday. Mohali SSP Vivek S Soni said the suspects would be produced before the court and their police remand sought. “They were bringing the narcotics from Bareilly. There will be more revelations. The investigation is going on,” he said. Deputy Inspector General of Police, Ropar Range, Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said he would take up this issue with the authorities concerned. “The accused had purchased a second-hand Ambulance and started using it for smuggling drugs,” he said. Bhullar said he had also asked all SSPs in the range to hold a meeting with the representatives of all hospitals and NGOs in their respective districts and get a list of ambulances assigned to them. He also suggested using a special beacon atop ambulances which could signify whether there was a patient in the ambulance or not. Chandigarh, July 24 City girl Amrit Singh has topped the tricity in the ISC Class XII examinations by securing 98.5 per cent marks in the humanities stream. The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations announced the results today. Amrit, a Sector 19 resident, who passed out from Strawberry Fields High School, Sector 26, said, “It was a consistent effort. I did not take tuitions and prepared for the examination throughout the year. One of the most important things was attending classes regularly even though those were online. I studied a lot from the Internet and had gone through sample papers as well.” Her family had been her constant support and she drew the inspiration from her brother, who is a software consultant. She is a musician and played piano during the exams to distress. “Just put in the effort and learn to be more independent in your studies. You will definitely see results,” says the 17-year-old student. Her mother Hemani Sarin Singh is a lawyer at the Punjab and Haryana High Court and father Vikramjeet Singh a journalist. Mahek Vijayvergia of Strawberry Fields High School has topped in the science stream with 97 per cent marks. The daughter of Dr Rajesh Vijayvergia, a cardiologist at the PGI, and Dr Anupam Vijayvergia, a faculty members of Punjab University, Mahek takes great inspiration from her parents as their guidance significantly helped her overcome the difficulty of the board exams. She had a unique blend of subjects, which include physics, biology, economics, mathematics and English. She credits regularity and consistency as defining pillars of her exam strategy. A few weeks before her exams, she dedicated 7-8 hours to her Sector 45-D ground turns into Mandrownsinchoe dumping site, no check by UT tigation, the police ruled out any foul play. “Eyewitnesses Chandigarh, July 24 said the victim went towards A man reportedly drowned the choe but didn’t return,” in the Sukhna choe, near said a police official. The Kishangarh, this body was shifted to the morning. He has been mortuary of the Govidentified as Vicky ernment Multi-SpecialGosain, aged about 35 ity Hospital (GMSH), years, of New Indira Sector 16. While the Colony, Mani Majra. autopsy will be conVICKY The police said the ducted tomorrow, the incident took place around 10 Sector 3 police started am. A visitor informed the inquest proceedings. police about the incident and The victim’s sister said her a team rushed to the spot. It brother was a divorcee and took about two hours to locate resided with her. He used to the body and pull it out. put up games’ stalls at fairs After the preliminary inves- ogranised in villages. NON-MEDICAL AAFREEN KAUR HUMANITIES AMRIT SINGH SCIENCE MAHEK VIJAYVERGIA 97% 98.5% SUCCESS MANTRA: Learn to be more independent in studies COMMERCE SHUBHREET KAUR 96.75% 97% SUCCESS MANTRA: Consistency defining pillar of her exam strategy MEDICAL AKANKSHA MALGE 95.75% studies. She explained listening to music and freestyle dancing helped her cope with stress situations. She is also fond of playing badminton and have participated in inter-school competitions. She is an avid fan of Nobel Prize-winning economist Abhijit Banerjee and aspires to devise economical, mathematical and medical tools for improvement in health services for the marginalised. She plans to pursue her further studies in the US. Students of Yadavindra Public School, Mohali, Aafreen Kaur (97 per cent), PATIALA GIRLS JOINT INDIA 2ND TOPPER P2 JASMINE YUVNOOR 99.5% 99.5% Shubhreet Kaur (96.75 per cent) and Akanksha Malge (95.75 per cent) have topped in non-medical, commerce and medical, respectively. Aafreen wishes to become an aeronautical engineer and pursue higher studies abroad. She shared that she studied with full concentration and did not take too much pressure. Shubhreet is preparing to become an Army officer, while Akanksha is gearing up for the grind to become a doctor. About the success mantra, Shubhreet said she chose topics that needed focus and she maintained contact with teachers to take constant guidance. Akanksha took mock tests frequently, solved previous years question papers, revised topics. — TNS Remembering bravehearts Tribune News Service Residents complain of illegal activities at the spot Tribune News Service Chandigarh, July 24 With the authorities concerned turning a blind eye to the problem of illegal dumping of waste, the ground in front of Burail at Sector 45-D has become a site for dumping construction and demolition (C&D) waste and other garbage. Local residents said besides the dumping of waste, a large number of private vehicles and buses were illegally parked in the ground. There were also reports of illegal activities such as drinking in the open and flesh trade going on at the place, they said. The local councillor, Gurpreet Singh, said, “The piece of land belongs to the UT Administration. They have not bothered about taking notice of this place fast turning into a Dadu Majra-like dumping ground. I met the UT Administrator in this regard. He assured me of taking action, but nothing has happened so far.” The councillor said, “The local residents are inconvenienced due to the illegal The heaps of construction debris and garbage at the ground in Sector 45, Chandigarh, on Sunday. TRIBUNE PHOTO: PRADEEP TEWARI ‘HAND IT OVER TO MC’ ❝Ifitthe administration cannot take care of its land, it should hand over to the MC for maintenance. ❞ Dhakoli school principal hits minor student over fee, booked Tribune News Service Gurpreet Singh, COUNCILLOR activities going on at the ground and they keep complaining to him. Things have come to such a pass that some persons use the ground to mix concrete and sell it from there. They also park their mixer machines at the ground. “It is such a big nexus. It needs to be found if officers are hand in glove with people carrying out illegal activities at this place.” Many open grounds under the UT Administration are crying for attention. “If the administration cannot take care of its land, it should hand it over to the MC for maintenance,” suggested the councillor. Ex-servicemen pay homage to the martyrs of the 1999 war to commemorate Kargil Vijay Diwas at the Major Sandeep Shankla Memorial in Sector 2, Panchkula, on Sunday. RAVI KUMAR P2 Zirakpur, July 24 The police have booked the principal of a school at Dhakoli on the charge of beating up a nine-year-old student for not paying the monthly fee. On a statement of the child’s mother, the police booked a private school principal in MS Enclave, Dhakoli. c m y b The victim’s mother alleged that the student had gone to the principal to submit the fee, but the latter beat him up and pushed him to the floor. The child suffered a head injury and an abrasion on the arm. The principal denied the allegations and claimed that the child had come to her with a note. “The child was admitted to the school in April, but he has not paid the fee since then. The parents have not even submitted the child’s transfer certificate. The child is being taught in the school just like other students,” she said. Dhakoli SHO Hardeep Singh said, “The matter is being investigated. They are awaiting the medical report of the child. A case has been registered on a complaint filed by the child’s mother.” 145 more infected in Chandigarh Panchkula logs 51 fresh cases CHANDIGARH: PANCHKULA: The city witnessed 145 fresh Covid cases on Sunday, taking the active caseload to 734. While there was no fresh fatality, 85 patients recovered from the disease. The virus has claimed 1,165 lives in the city so far. — TNS Fresh 51 cases of Covid surfaced in the district during the past 24 hours, taking the number of positive cases to 46.192. No death due to the virus was reported till Sunday evening. There were 302 active cases in the district. — TNS 57 more test +ve in Mohali MOHALI: The district witnessed 57 Covid cases in the past 24 hours, taking the number of positive cases to 98,238. While 59 patients were cured of the disease, no death due to the virus was reported till Sunday evening. There are 630 active cases with the death toll of 1,159 in the district. — TNS