30072022-LT-01.qxd 7/29/2022 11:57 PM Page 1 c m y b Ludhiana TRIBUNE PARENTS WARY AMID RISE IN HFMD, CHICKENPOX CASES Cases of hand, foot & mouth disease & chickenpox have been reported in kids, mostly pre-primary students. FORECAST GENERALLY CLOUDY 3-day remand for ex-LIT chairman’s personal assistant Ludhiana, July 29 The Vigilance Bureau today produced Sandeep Sharma, personal assistant (PA) of the former of the Ludhiana Improvement Trust (LIT) Chairman, Raman Balasubramaniam, in court, which remanded him in three days police custody. The Vigilance registered a criminal case against ex-LIT Chairman, its Executive Officer Kuljit Kaur, SDO Ankit Narang, sales clerk Parveen Kumar, clerk Gagandeep and PA Sandeep Sharma, yesterday. The Vigilance is probing allotment of plots to unauthorised persons after receiving bribe. Sources said a look out circular had been issued against former LIT Chairman, but there was no official confirmation in this regard. — TNS POWER SHUTDOWN LUDHIANA 10 am to 12 pm: Bharat Nagar, Jawahar Nagar, Gulmor Hotel, Sandeep Nagar, Harpal Nagar, Military Camp, Sita Nagar, Bus Stand and Sham Nagar. 10 am to 5 pm: Jagirpur village, Jagirpur Road, Vardhman Nagar Bajra Road, Bajra, Jaspal Colony, Gehlewal, Krishna Colony, Indra Colony, Rahon Road, Baldev Nagar and Jujar Nagar. 10 am to 6 pm: Industrial Area-A, Ghora Road upto Link Road and surrounding area. PAGE 2 SWAPAN SETT GRACES THE STAGE OF SUPERSTAR SINGER 2 PAGE 3 Superstar Singer 2 will host Swapan Sett, a painter, sculptor and violinist who helped his wife tide over cancer with his talent. MAX 29°C | MIN 25°C | YESTERDAY MAX 30°C | MIN 26°C SUNSET SATURDAY 7:23 PM Move after complaint lodged by Jhande village farmer Tribune News Service Ludhiana, July 29 The Home Affairs and Justice Department, Punjab, has taken a strict note of the alleged violation of its orders by the Ludhiana Commissionerate. The department has now written to the Punjab DGP to get an inquiry conducted against Ludhiana Police Commissioner (CP) Dr Kaustubh Sharma from a senior IPS DDR REGISTERED AGAINST COMPLAINANT On June 4, 2022, the police had registered a DDR under Section 107/150 CrPc against Jhande village farmer and his brother Manjinder Singh in a land dispute despite clear orders of the Principal Secretary that the Ludhiana police would not initiate any action against the complainant, who was the real owner of the alleged controversial land. officer. The department has also directed the DGP to submit a probe report with necessary recommendations in this connection. Notably, on June 30, 2022, on the basis of complaint lodged by farmer Jatinder Singh to Home Affairs and Justice Department, the Principal Secretary, Punjab, had marked a probe against the Ludhiana CP He had . also shot a letter to the DGP to inquire into allegations levelled by the complainant against the CP and submit a report in this regard. Principal Secretary had also mentioned that the Ludhiana police would not initiate action against Jatinder taking into consideration the orders dated May 25, 2021, which declared him the real owner of the land. This order had come as the farmer had alleged that on Continued on page 2 PAGE 4 Rapper Drake paid a tribute to late Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala by wearing a T-shirt with his name. SUNRISE SUNDAY 5:42 AM DGP told to probe violation of Principal Secy orders by CP Nikhil Bhardwaj RAPPER DRAKE DONS T-SHIRT WITH MOOSEWALA’S NAME SATURDAY | 30 JULY 2022 | LUDHIANA Waterlogging on Chandigarh Road after rain irks residents Tribune News Service Ludhiana, July 29 A day after officials of the Municipal Corporation (MC) made a newly laid storm water drain operational, there was waterlogging once again on the stretch leading from Police Colony Chowk to Vardhman Chowk on Chandigarh Road here on Friday. Residents have slammed the MC for failing to resolve the overflowing sewer and waterlogging problems on the road. On Thursday, MC officials had claimed that a storm water drain was made opera- Water accumulated on Chandigarh Road after rain in Ludhiana. tional to resolve the waterlogging problem on a road leading form Police Colony Chowk to Vardhman Chowk. A Sector 39 resident Premjeet Singh said the MCs claim washed away after a short spell of rain today, leaving the public to face inconvenience. He said sewers were overflowing near his house while Continued on page 2 Retired govt employee Guard shoots self inside bank Smuggler held with alleges ~20 lakh fraud 52-kg poppy husk Tribune News Service Tribune News Service Ludhiana, July 29 A retired employee of the Animal Husbandry Department has alleged the he has been defraud of Rs 20 lakh. He lodged a complaint with the Police Commissioner in which he mentioned names of some suspects involved in the fraud. Complainant Charan Singh of Meharban village alleged that he retired from the Animal Husbandry Department in May 2021 as a Class IV employee. He received Rs 20 lakh retirement fund from the department, said Charan. “I have an account in a private bank located in Bajra village. Recently, my entire retirement fund disappeared Continued on page 2 Ludhiana, July 29 A 37-year-old Bhupinder Singh of Shimlapuri, who was working as security guard at Kotak Mahindra Bank, situated near Park Plaza Hotel, on the Ferozepur road, ended his life by shooting himself late this evening. He used a double barrel rifle and pumped bullets into his throat. Bhupinder, c m y b who joined the bank as a security guard around two Bhupinder Singh. FILE months back, was reportedly in some tension due to which he took the extreme step. On Friday evening, the guard went to washroom in the bank and after locking the door from inside, shot himself. Some employees were also present in the bank at the time of the incident. They didn’t heard the firing sound because the washroom was located at the backside of the bank. It was only when one of the bank employees went to the washroom and knocked on the door, but nobody answered. Continued on page 2 Ludhiana, July 29 The CIA-2 wing of the city police today arrested a smuggler and recovered 52 kg of poppy husk from his possession. The accused has been identified as Nirbhay Singh (49), resident of Majara village, Sahnewal. The CIA in-charge, Inspector Beant Juneja, said a police party was patrolling Sua Road where on suspicion a truck (registration No. PB10ES9904) was stopped for checking. During search, a bag containing 52 kg of poppy husk was recovered from the truck, he added. Juneja said after recovering poppy husk, driver was taken into custody. Driver would be produced in court to seek his police remand so that during his questioning, drug supply could be busted, he added. — TNS