01012023-LT-01.qxd 12/31/2022 11:28 PM Page 1 c m y b Ludhiana TRIBUNE MAN ARRESTED FOR BID TO ABDUCT TWO-YEAR-OLD GIRL PAGE 2 A man who tried to kidnap a 2-yr-old girl at Bhamian Kalan was caught by people and the infant was recovered safely. FORECAST PARTLY CLOUDY MITHAI ACTOR AASHISH GETS A WARM WELCOME BACK HOME Through his social media post, the actor can be seen getting a warm welcome from the people of Khatauli. MAX 17°C | MIN 6°C | YESTERDAY MAX 19°C | MIN 9°C SUNSET SUNDAY 5:35 PM SUNRISE MONDAY 7:24 AM SUNDAY | 1 JANUARY 2023 | LUDHIANA a private hospital where doctors declared him brought dead. As the deceased is reported to have left a suicide note in which he had admitted that he took the extreme step on his own, the city police have initiated inquest proceedings under Section 174 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC). The body would be handed over to his family after conducting the autopsy at the Malerkotla subdivision level hospital on Sunday. As per the suicide note, the deceased was upset over his illness and his wife’s health, who had also been bedridden for a long time. Ludhiana, December 31 A man was found dead under mysterious circumstances in the forest area of Kadian in Ludhiana. It seems that the decomposed body was lying there for the past few days. Residents of the area noticed foul smell and later, they found a man lying dead following which they raised an alarm. Ladhowal SHO Jagdev Singh, along with police officials, reached the spot. He said a rope was also found near the body which signalled that either the man had committed suicide or he was murdered. The body was sent for autopsy and the cause of death would be known after the arrival of the report. Children in a jubilant mood on New Year's Eve in Ludhiana. TRIBUNE PHOTO: HIMANSHU MAHAJAN Mandi Ahmedgarh, Dec 31 An ex-serviceman of Guru Nanak Nagar on Pohir Road here allegedly died by suicide by shooting himself with his licensed revolver on Saturday. The deceased, identified as Manider Singh Lalli (48), was staying with his wife. Both of them were reportedly suffering from some chronic illness for a long time. The only son of the couple is staying in another country. After hearing the sound of gunshot in the afternoon, neighbours entered the house and took Lalli to CONSTRUCTION OF ROB APPROACHES UNDER MSSING LINK-2 PROJECT GLADA gets nod to get fresh design prepared Harshraj Singh ASHWANI DHIMAN Tribune News Service TENDERS YET TO BE FLOATED Construction of the railway portion of railway overbridge over the Ludhiana-Dhuri rail tracks near Gill village is already underway while GLADA is yet to float tenders to build the ROB approaches. got approval from the state government to get the fresh design prepared from RITES. The project work is to be done with the funds provided by the state government. continued on page 2 c m y b PAGE 3 While using the word ‘sick’ to praise it, she wrote, “RRR is a sick movie and no one can tell me otherwise.” Man’s body found in forest area Our Correspondent was required for GLADA to take consultancy from RITES, Gurugram, for the construction of the ROB approaches. GLADA’s Executive Engineer Sandeep Kumar said the GLADA had NATHALIE EMMANUEL TWEETS HER REACTIONS ON RRR 48-yr-old ex-serviceman shoots himself dead Enter 2023 in style Ludhiana, December 31 Though the work to construct the railway portion of the railway overbridge (ROB) over the Ludhiana-Dhuri rail tracks near Gill village here has already been going on for the past months, the Greater Ludhiana Area Development Authority (GLADA) is yet to float tenders to construct approaches for the ROB. The ROB is part of the Missing Link-2 project of GLADA. According to an official of GLADA, the railway authorities had made a change in the project design due to which it PAGE 3 Tribune News Service Gym trainer nabbed with 65 gm of heroin Tribune News Service Ludhiana, December 31 The crime branch of the Ludhiana police today arrested a man and seized 65 gm of heroin from his possession. The suspect is a trainer at a gym in the city. He has been identified as Abhishek Shahi, alias Abhi (25), of New Raju Colony. DCP (Crime) Varinder Singh Brar, ADCP (Crime) Rupinder Sran and CIA inspector Beant Juneja issued a statement in this regard on Saturday. As per the ADCP (Crime), a tip-off was received that the suspect, a gym trainer, was into the notorious trade of heroin smuggling. Accordingly, the police laid a naka on 33 Feet Road and intercepted the motorcyclist for checking. During frisking, 65 gm of heroin, a digital weighing machine and a small polythene were seized from him, Sran said. CIA in-charge inspector Beant Juneja said Abhishek was friend of Paras Khatri, who was hacked to death by a group of armed people at Bhamian Kalan on October 21, 2022. Then, the former had a fortunate escape from the spot. Juneja said now, his police remand would be sought from the court for further interrogation.