13032023-JTR-01.qxd 3/12/2023 11:32 PM Page 1 c m y b Jalandhar tribune OPEN HOUSE: CREATE CONDUCIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR INDUSTRY ACTOR AMITABH BACHCHAN ON WAY TO RECOVERY 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 Recently, Amitabh Bachchan had suffered a rib injury on the sets of Project K in Hyderabad. P3 Kareena Kapoor Khan has shared news about the return of What Women Want on social media. P4 » » FORECAST CLEAR SKY MAX 32°C | MIN 15°C YESTERDAY MAX 31°C | MIN 15°C SUNSET MONDAY 6.29 PM SUNRISE TUESDAY 6:34 AM » MONDAY | 13 MARCH 2023 | JALANDHAR Banga man live-streams suicide on FB; wife booked Tribune News Service WAS UPSET AT FAILED MARRIAGE Jalandhar, March 12 A 30-year-old man, identified as Amrik Ram, a native of Banga, allegedly died by suicide while live-casting on Facebook, citing his failed love marriage the reason behind taking this extreme step. The incident came to light late Saturday night after Amrik fell ill at the Jalandhar bus stand. He was rushed to the Civil Hospital by some passersby, where he breathed his last. As per the police, Amrik consumed some poisonous substance during his Facebook live. They said the family members of the deceased had no idea how he reached Jalandhar and from where he took the bus. “He was sit- INBRIEF MAN HELD FOR RAPE ATTEMPT Hoshiarpur: The Sadar police arrested a man on the charge of attempting a minor by entering her house forcibly. The victim complained to the police that on March 10 she was alone at her house. During this, Pawan Kumar, a resident of Salwara village, forcibly entered her house. She told that the accused allegedly started indecent acts with her. When she opposed, the accused tore her clothes with the intention of raping her. The victim told the police that on hearing her cries neighbours came to her house and pulled her out of the accused’s clutches. Although the accused was overpowered by the people, but he dodged them and ran away. The police, after registering a case against him under Sections 452, 376 and 511 of the IPC, arrested him. OC 2 PEDDLERS HELD IN NAWANSHAHR Nawanshahr: The police on Sunday arrested a person from Sadar Nawanshahr block and seized 10-gm heroin from his possession. In another case, ASI Amarjeet Kaur arrested Ajay Kumar with 100-gm charas. In both the cases, FIRs under Section 21, 61 and 85 of the NDPS Act were registered against the accused. TNS As per the police, Amrik consumed some poisonous substance during his Facebook live. He cited his failed love marriage the reason behind taking this extreme step. ting in the bus when he started vomiting. Seeing his ailing health, the passersby took him to the Civil Hospital, where he died during treatment,” they added. Meanwhile, in his Facebook live, Amrik had accused his wife Anju, a resident of Jaitewali village in Jalandhar, for his death. He said he got married to Anju some two years ago but after marriage, the latter started harassing him. Amrik’s family members, who came to the city today to take his body, said their son was in depression. They blamed his wife and her parents for their son’s death, saying they were mentally harassing him and were threatening to implicate him in false cases. Division Number 6 SHO Sukhdev Singh said on the basis of the live video and complaint received from the deceased family members, they had registered an abetment to suicide case against Anju. He said a police team would be sent to the victim’s native village to gather more information in the case, and accordingly action would be taken. Depressed, man ends life Nawanshahr, March 12 A 33-year-old man allegedly committed suicide in Nawanshahr on Saturday by consuming an intoxicant. Deceased Gurpreet Singh of Nawanshahr was reportedly depressed. His mother Baljinder Kaur, in a complaint to the police, alleged his son was mentally tortured by his wife Jaspreet Kaur and another person, Krishan Lal. A case under Section 306 (abetment to suicide) was registered against the accused. Investigation Officer Surinder Kumar said the accused were arrested after the FIR was lodged. — TNS Body of newborn found in dump Tribune News Service Nawanshahr, March 12 A body of a newborn baby was found near a garbage dump in Rahon, Nawanshahr. The incident was reported on Saturday morning when the residents noticed the body wrapped in a piece of cloth. The police were then informed about the incident. A case has been registered against an unknown person under Section 315 of the IPC. Mahinderpal, the vice-president of the Rahon Municipal Council, in his statement to the police said that at around 7.15 am, while he was on his way to the temple, he noticed In high spirits the body. He says people then started to gather on the spot. No arrest has been made in the case yet and police are scrutinising footage from the CCTV cameras in the area. “We are also asking midwives who help deliver the babies (about it). An investigation is under way,” said the investigating officer. Runners from different age groups during the 14th CT Half Marathon in Jalandhar on Sunday. TRIBUNE PHOTO REPORT ON P2 Nawanshahr residents give 2-day ultimatum to admn over ash issue Tribune News Service Nawanshahr, March 12 Irked over the dilly-dallying by the district administration and the power plant management to resolve the problem of the emanating ash, the Lok Sangharsh Manch has now decided to visit the power plant premises on March 14. Divulging details, Jasbir Deep, convenor, Lok Sang- ANGUISHED AT DILLY-DALLYING BY OFFICIALS harsh Manch, said a meeting was held in this regard today at Gurdwara Manji Sahib. Representatives of various political, social, religious and trade organisations were present on the occasion. He said they visited the power plant premises earlier this week too, and were promised by the management that the work would be completed in the next two or three days. “Therefore, we have decided to visit the power plant on March 14 to take stock of the repair work. If the work isn’t completed by then or within a week, we will then meet the Nawanshahr, DC,” he added. The members also accused the district administration of adopting an indifferent approach towards the errant management of the co-generation power plant, saying that the DC had assured that the work would be completed by February 28, but still nothing had been done. They said they would announce their future course of action on March 14. 5 booked for cheating 3 Kartapur police nab peddler, of ~32L in Hoshiarpur trace many theft cases to him Our Correspondent Hoshiarpur, March 12 The district police have booked five persons, including a couple and a father-son duo, for cheating three persons of Rs 32.67 lakh in three cases. According to information, Kulwinder Kaur, a resident of Khakhan village, told the police that Madan Gir of Ranjit Singh, New Delhi, had allegedly cheated her of Rs 8.67 lakh by promising to give her a plot in Delhi. In another case, Raje Das lodged a complaint with the Tanda police that travel agent Ashok Kumar and his wife Santosh Kumari, residents of Harsi Pind, had cheated him of Rs 8.50 lakh on the pretext of sending him abroad. He said after taking the said amount from him, the accused neither sent him abroad nor returned his money. The police have started further action after registering the cases. In a separate case, Gurmeet Singh, a resident of Gera village, had lodged a complaint with the Hajipur police that they had promised to send his son to the US, Jung Bahadur and his father took Rs 15,50,000 from him. But after this, the accused neither sent his son abroad nor returned his money. On the basis of the complaint, the police have started the investigation after registration of a case against the duo. Jalandhar, March 12 A man caught with intoxicating tablets was found to be the thief behind numerous theft cases in the Kartapur area. Half a dozen theft cases were pulled off in the Kartarpur area by the nabbed thief who said he was carrying out thefts to his addiction to drugs. The police said on March 11, during a patrol, Balwinder Singh of Malna Mohalla in Kartarpur was arrested with 70 intoxicating tablets. A case under Sections 22, 61 and 85 of the NDPS Act was registered against him at the Kartarpur police station. During questioning, Balwinder He confessed to having committed many thefts in the Kar- Accused with Kartarpur cops. tarpur area. He admitted that he was involved in several cases involving the theft of currency notes, DVRs, batteries, invertors from Bhalla Dairy, a former councillor’s shop, Shiv Mandir and a hardware shop in Kartarpur. Besides intoxicants, cops recovered 23 garlands of ~20 currency note and 12 garlands of Rs 10. The police said there were two previous cases against him registered in Kartarpur. He revealed to the police that he gained access from roofs and terraces of the shops and establishments to avoid CCTV surveillance and had been selling stolen goods to scrap dealers. — TNS The snatchers in the custody of Jalandhar police. TRIBUNE PHOTO 2 snatchers arrested Jalandhar, March 12 Acting on a complaint related to snatching by two bikeborne persons at Partabpura village, the police arrested two persons, identified as Karan and Arjun, residents of Rurk Kalan village and recovered one datar, motorbike and Rs 800 from them. A case was registered under Sections 379-B and 34 of the IPC at the Bilga police station in Jalandhar. During investigation, the arrested duo revealed that they had carried out loot and snatchings from Jajjan Kalan village to Mehsampur Road and Phillaur, around eightnine months ago. Two theft cases were registered against them at the Gorya police station in Jalandhar. — TNS Free assistive devices given to 475 needy persons Glaucoma week begins, but no Tribune News Service MPs SEECHEWAL, HARBHAJAN CONTRIBUTE FROM MPLADS FOR NOBLE CAUSE Jalandhar, March 12 MP Balbir Singh Seechewal today distributed free-of-cost assistive devices among as many as 475 differently-abled people here at a distribution camp organised by the district administration in collaboration with the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, ALIMCO, Mohali, and the Department of Social Security and Women and Child Development. In a one-of-its-kind mega camp to extend aid to diffrently-abled persons, as many as 925 assistive aids and appliances, including motorised tricycles, tricycles, folding wheel chairs, crutches, walking sticks, rolletors, hearing aids, smart canes, artificial limbs and calipers, were distributed among the needy. Differently-abled people with the devices given to them at a distribution camp in Jalandhar. Seechewal said these assistive aids and appliances would facilitate the differently abled to carry out their routine chores smoothly. He added the state government stood by them and his doors are open round the clock for such a noble cause. He also mentioned that more camps would be planned in future to provide free-of-cost aid to needy people. He appealed for more registrtations in these camps so that necessary assistance c m y b could be given to them. Deputy Commissioner Jaspreet Singh said a total 925 assistive aids and appliances had been distributed during the camp. He thanked MPs Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal and Harbhajan Singh for giving financial aid under MPLADS to hold the camp. Zorawar Singh, a resident of Anihar village, who received a motorised tricycle, and Sonia from Kot Ramdass, said the new equipment would help with their smoother mobility. Additional Deputy Commissioner Varinderpal Singh Bajwa welcomed the dignitaries on their arrival at the camp. District Planning Board Chairman Amritpal Singh, Punjab State Container and Warehousing Corporation Chairperson Rajwinder Kaur Thiara were also present in the camp. tonometer at Phagwara hospital Ashok Kaura Phagwara, March 12 The Health Department is observing ‘World Glaucoma Week’ from March 12 to March 18. As part of this campaign, free glaucoma checkup camps will be organised in all district and sub-divisional hospitals and government medical colleges to identify people suffering from the disease, so that they can be treated in a timely manner. However, the eye department in the Phagwara Civil Hospital has no tonometer, a device to check the eye pressure of glaucoma patients. Eye surgeon Anita Dadra said she had already submitted the requirements before the authorities concerned. The 140-bed Civil Hospital, which includes the 30-bed Mother-Child Care Centre, has been grappling with a shortage of doctors and medical equipment for the past several months. SMO Dr Lehmber Ram said he has written to senior officials and demanded two computers with printers, an airconditioner for the waiting area, ten chairs for doctors, five ACs for the OPD, six stetho- scopes, 10 pulse oxymeters, six weighing machines, four ECG machines, five defibrillators, five fridges and 10 surgeon’s scissors, among other equipment. At present, the hospital does not have a chest specialist, cardiologist, oncologist, nephrologist, ENT specialist and urologist. The SMO admitted that 14 posts of Medical Officers and 40 posts of medical and para-medical staff are lying vacant. Most patients visiting the Civil Hospital are being referred either to private hospitals or to Jalandhar, Kapurthala or Ludhiana for treatment. The Civil Hospital has no sweeper and driver. Around 450 patients are being examined and treated daily at the Civil Hospital.