13032023-ATR-01.qxd 3/12/2023 11:35 PM Page 1 c m y b Amritsar tribune OPEN HOUSE: CREATE CONDUCIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR INDUSTRY ACTOR AMITABH BACHCHAN ON WAY TO RECOVERY Recently, Amitabh Bachchan had suffered a rib injury on the sets of Project K in Hyderabad. P3 GENERALLY CLOUDY MAX 32°C | MIN 16°C YESTERDAY MAX 31°C | MIN 15°C KAREENA KAPOOR KHAN’S TALK SHOW TO RETURN Maintain law and order, extend tax incentives and reduce red tape for big players to enter state, say residents. P2 FORECAST Kareena Kapoor Khan has shared news about the return of What Women Want on social media. P4 » » SUNSET MONDAY 6.36 PM SUNRISE TUESDAY 6:42 AM » MONDAY | 13 MARCH 2023 | AMRITSAR INBRIEF THREE SNATCHERS HELD IN 2 CASES Amritsar: The city police nabbed three snatchers in two different cases on Saturday. Those arrested were identified as Mangal Singh of Bal Kalan village, Ranjit Singh of the Akalgarh Dhapian area and Laadi of Roriwala village. Mangal and Ranjit were held when they were escaping after snatching a mobile phone. Similarly, Laadi and his partner snatched a mobile phone on Friday night and the former was arrested following a probe. Raids are being conducted to his aid. TNS ONE NABBED FOR BURGLING HOUSE Amritsar: The sadar police nabbed Kanwaljit Singh of Aman Avenue for allegedly burgling the house of his brother Paramjit Singh. Paramjit told the police that he, along with his family, had gone to Manikaran Sahib on March 6 and when they returned on March 9 he found the wardrobe opened and Rs 1.75 lakh and two gold rings stolen. He suspected that his brother Kanwaljit had been involved in the theft. The police during a probe recovered Rs 53,000 and two rings from his possession. TNS Sexual assault victim Sangrur youth dies of ‘drug overdose’ succumbs to injuries Tribune News Service Attempted to kill self | Police add abetment to suicide charge Tribune News Service Amritsar, March 12 Days after a girl had attempted to kill herself after alleged harassment by a youth in Ajnala, she succumbed to her injuries at a hospital on Saturday. The police have added a section of abetment to suicide in the FIR while no arrest was made till now. Earlier, the police had booked Kuldeep Singh of Dabbar Basti village in the case. However, later following a preliminary probe, the police nominated two more persons. They were identified as Sukhdev Singh and Shanu of the same village. Assistant Sub-Inspector Rattan Singh, investigating officer, said the accused had been absconding. Perturbed over sexual harassment by the accused, the victim allegedly attempted to end her life on February 26. A relative of the deceased had told the police that he was a tailor while his niece, the victim, also used to work in a TWO MORE PERSONS NOMINATED ■ Earlier, the police had booked Kuldeep Singh of Dabbar Basti village in the case. However, later following a preliminary probe, the police nominated two more persons ■ The police had registered a case under Sections 354, 354-A, 354D and 506 of the IPC in this regard. Now, Section 306 of the IPC has been added in the case and the police nominated two accomplices of the accused, Sukhdev and Shanu, in the FIR boutique. He said the victim had told him that she was being stalked and harassed Delhi man dies of electrocution Tribune News Service Amritsar, March 12 Chanpreet Singh, a resident of Delhi, was electrocuted to death in a hotel near a shopping mall on Batala Road here three days ago. However, the incident came to light when his contractor, who brought him here, took his body back to Delhi without informing the local police. They buried his body to revive him after a “tantric” asked them to do so. However, some people informed the Delhi Police about the incident. They took the body into custody and also informed the Amritsar police. A police team went to Delhi and following a complaint CONTRACTOR BURIES HIS BODY The incident came to light when his contractor, who brought him to the city, took his body back to Delhi without informing the local police. They buried his body to revive him after a “tantric” asked them to do so. However, some people informed the police. by the deceased’s elder brother Jaspreet Singh, the police booked the contractor, Ajit Singh of Tilak Nagar, and his son for causing death by negligence and destroying evidence. No arrest has been made so far. Assistant Sub Inspector Shiv Kumar, the investigating officer, said Ajit brought the victim for some work to a hotel near Celebration Shopping Mall on Batala Road on March 7, where he died due to electrocution on March 9. However, the accused did not inform the local police and took his body in an ambulance to Delhi. He said as per the family, they buried his body for reviving him. He said people informed the Delhi Police, who took the body into custody. The Amritsar police got his post-mortem conducted at Delhi and a case under Sections 304-A and 201 of the IPC was registered against Ajit and his son. Further probe was on and raids were being conducted to nab the suspects. by the accused for the past several days. She told him that the accused Kuldeep Singh was pressurising her for making physical relations with him. He said following this, he warned him not to harass the victim. However, he did not desist from his acts. He alleged due to this, the victim was upset as the accused used to use abusive language against her whenever she opposed his advances. He said on February 26, his niece did not come to the boutique. He said in the evening, she told his wife that she would end her life as she was upset over being harassed. He said she then attempted suicide. However, she was rushed to a hospital where she was under treatment. Earlier, the police had registered a case under Sections 354, 354-A, 354-D and 506 of the IPC in this regard. The police have now added Section 306 of the IPC in the case and nominated his two accomplices Sukhdev and Shanu in the FIR. Robbers’ gang busted, 3 held Tarn Taran, March 12 The police busted a fivemember gang of robbers near Patti town on Saturday. The police said here on Sunday that three members of the gang had been arrested with a revolver, three cartridges and a sharp-edged weapon, besides 120-gm heroin. The arrested robbers had been identified as Mandeep Singh Manni Katta of Patti, Paramjit Singh Pamma of Valtoha and Kaiptan Singh of Kambo village. Meanwhile, two accused Rana and Kasa managed to flee the spot. DSP Satnam Singh said the gang was planning to commit a robbery when a police party raided the spot. — OC Amritsar, March 12 A Sangrur youth identified as Sunny Mishal (25) allegedly died of drug overdose at a home stay near the Golden Temple here two days ago. The police are awaiting the autopsy report to ascertain the cause of death. Following a complaint by his father, the police have arrested one of his friends who was accompanying him at the hotel while another youth was absconding, said the police. A case was registered on the Two booked for culpable homicide charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder. Besides the arrested youth, Manpreet Singh of Bazigar Basti, Sangrur, the police have booked Rattan, alias Channi, of Ram Nagar Basti in Sangrur in the case. Investigating officer Assistant Sub-Inspector Sukhwinder Singh said the three youths had come to Amritsar and stayed here at a home stay near the Golden Temple. There, the victim’s health deteriorated allegedly due to drug overdose. Manpreet and Rattan took him back to Sangrur where he was rushed to the Civil Hospital. However, the doctors declared him brought dead. Shocked over the incident, deceased’s father Harbans Lal lodged a complaint with the Sangrur police in this connec- tion which registered a zero FIR. As the spot was in the area falling under Division B police station, the FIR was forwarded to them for further action. A team led by ASI Sukhwinder Singh went to Sangrur and after holding an initial probe, arrested Manpreet. He said a medical examination of Manpreet would be conducted, while raids were on to nab Rattan, who was absconding since the incident. He said the post-mortem was conducted at Sangrur Civil Hospital and autopsy report was awaited. 4 of family booked on rape charge The four accused in the custody of Bhikhiwind police on Sunday. PHOTO: GURBAXPURI Four accomplices of drug trafficker Harpreet nabbed Our Correspondent Tarn Taran, March 12 The Bhikhiwind police on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday arrested four of the five persons travelling in a vehicle (Thar), while the fifth person who escaped with the vehicle, has been identified as notorious drug trafficker Harpreet Singh Happy. Harpreet Singh is linked to drug trafficker sacked DSP Jagdish Singh Bhola. Bhikhiwind DSP Preetinder Singh said here on Sunday that the four accomplices of Harpreet Singh had been identified as Varinder Singh, Gursewak Singh of Makhi Kalan, Harsimran Singh of Maniala Jai Singh, and Jagroop Singh of Bhai Ladhu. He said they were signalled to stop at a naka erected at Sursing village. He said they were signalled to come out of the vehicle. Harpreet Singh who too came out of the vehicle managed to escape from the spot with the Thar to Bhikhiwind side when the police party was busy in dealing with his other accomplices. ASI Manjit Singh, who was heading the naka party, flashed the message of escaping to the nearby police station. A police party led by DSP Preetinder Singh installed a naka outside Bhikhwind to nab Harpreet Singh. When the naka party witnessed the Thar and signalled it to stop, Harpreet Singh by ignoring the barricades tried to crush the police party, but the policemen somehow managed to escape themselves. Earlier, during search of the arrested persons one pistol, one magazine and six cartridges were seized from Jagroop Singh of Bhai Ladhu. The police said raids were being conducted to nab Harpreet Singh. A case under Section 307,186 of the IPC and 25, 54 and 59 of the Arms Act had been registered against the accused. Amritsar, March 12 Four members of a family were booked by the local police on charges of rape and criminal conspiracy while no arrest has been made till now. Among those booked included Krishan, his father Sushil, mother Sushma and brother Kamal, all resident of Lohgarh area here. The police said that investigations were under progress while raids were on to nab the suspects. The complainant in her statement to Division D police station told that she had been in relation with Krishan since 2015. She said the accused had invited her to his home and introduced with his family members. She said that the accused had made physical relations with her despite her opposition a number of times. She alleged his family members used to be there in the home when Krishan made physical relations with her. She alleged they also used to say that they would make her their daughter-in-law. She told that on January 26, Krishan took her to a local hotel on Crystal Chowk and made physical relations with her. She said now they refused to marry on the pretext that she belonged to a reserve category. The police said investigations in the case were on. — TNS MLA misled public: Cooperative bank chief Not many takers for FOB outside rly station 6 years on, actor Khanna’s Charanjit Singh Teja Amritsar, March 12 Instead of using the foot over bridge (FOB) outside the railway station to cross the road, residents of the city prefer to jump over the central convergence to go to the other side which causes traffic to slow down resulting in frequent jams. Though the administration had earlier installed iron grills on the central verge to force people to use the FOB to check the frequently occurring traffic jams, the iron structure over a part of the stretch somehow went missing. At present, there are hardly any takers for the FOB which has become a resting place for the street urchins. The shopkeepers in the area stated that the frequency of traffic jams has affected their business and the grill should be fixed again. Apart from the traffic snarls caused by commuters crossing the road, three-wheelers in large numbers wait for passengers outside the gate which also helps to slow down the flow of traffic. Kultar Singh, a shopkeeper, said, “People risk their lives daily by crossing the road instead Tribune News Service Amritsar, March 12 A day after Amritsar (West) MLA Jasbir Singh Sandhu raised questions over election of the chairman of the Board of Directors of the Amritsar Central Cooperative Bank in the Punjab Assembly; Arinderbir Singh Walia, chairman, Amritsar Central Cooperative Bank, alleged that MLA Sandhu misled the Assembly and public about the elections of cooperative societies. Walia claimed that he was elected as the director on December 15, 2021, following due procedure. On April 8, 2022, he was elected as the chairman of the Amritsar Central Cooperative Bank. A complaint challenging his election was filed with the registrar, Cooperative Societies, in June 2022. The joint registrar conducted hearings in the case and on August 18, 2022, denied to disqualify him. “On the question raised by the MLA, the office of registrar, cooperative society, responded that no inquiry is pending against Walia. Moreover, in the alleged case of Refutes allegations made by legislator embezzlement at the East Mohan Nagar branch, a police case has been already registered against the guilty staff in 2019. The MLA is targeting me because of some personal reasons,” alleged Walia. He alleged that after being elected as the MLA, Sandhu called him and asked for a favour. “He asked me to pay Rs 95,000 to a printing firm from where he got flex and banners in election and I denied it. Then, he asked me to get a bank branch shifted to a building that belongs to him or his known person. We again denied it citing RBI rules. Now, the MLA levying false allegations against me,” said Walia. When contacted, MLA Sandhu refuted the allegations. “I have received many complaints against Walia. His corrupt practices are under scanner. He is levelling false allegations on me. I never demanded any favour from him,” he said. Residents prefer to jump over central convergence to go to other side wife gives ~3 lakh to rehab centre for power generator Ravi Dhaliwal Tribune News Service People cross the road through a gap in a divider; and (below) a huge traffic jam. PHOTOS: VISHAL KUMAR of using the foot over bridge. This over bridge was installed decades ago but it is being used rarely.” He said heavy footfall at the railway station and people crossing over the central verge throughout the day result in frequent traffic jams. Another local Sumit said the c m y b residents have a responsibility to use the facilities created for them. “There is a reason why this bridge has been constructed here. If people start using the FOB, the flow of traffic outside the railway station could be eased to a great extent.” Also, the civic authorities should assess the reasons for the reluctance to use the FOB, whether it is the height, convenience of the incline or adequate safety measures. Awareness drive for userfriendly civic amenities to promote the use of FOB may not be out of place. — TNS Gurdaspur, March 12 Kavita Khanna, wife of Bollywood star and Gurdaspur exMP Vinod Khanna, fulfilled a long standing promise made by her husband to the District Red Cross De-addiction Centre by donating Rs 3 lakh to it for buying a power generator. In 2017, when Khanna was into his fourth term as a parliamentarian, he had promised Romesh Mahajan, Project Director of the Centre, that he would donate funds for a generator from his MPLAD funds. However, a few weeks after the meeting, the MP fell ill and passed away after a prolonged battle with cancer. Kavita said she knew her husband had made a promise and hence wanted to fulfill it. The 30-bed de-addiction centre also has an OPD for addicts. Kavita handed over a cheque to Mahajan at a simple ceremony held at the centre today which, apart from the staff members, was also attended by youngsters undergoing rehabilitation. Kavita Khanna hands over a cheque in Gurdaspur. Mahajan said a generator was the need of the hour keeping in view the forthcoming summer and also due to the fact that long power cuts have become a common feature in the border district. “In summer, addicts need a cool atmosphere to deal with their withdrawal symptoms. I profusely thank the Khanna family for its benevolence,” he said. On her part, Kavita said she had just fulfilled her late husband’s promise. “I plan to involve the centre in a rehabilitation drive that I will be launching soon on behalf of the Art of Living,” she said.