14032023-ATR-01.qxd 3/13/2023 11:24 PM Page 1 c m y b Amritsar tribune FORECAST PARTLY CLOUDY GOLD BISCUITS WORTH ~86L SEIZED AT AIRPORT NAATU NAATU WINS OSCAR FOR BEST ORIGINAL SONG TV ACTRESS KAVITA KAUSHIK HITS BACK AT TROLLS Customs officials at airport seized 13 gold biscuits from a passenger arrived from Sharjah. P2 The song from movie RRR becomes first Indian track to win Oscar in the Best Original Song category. P3 F.I.R-fame Kavita is as bold in real life as on screen. The actress recently hit back at trolls on Twitter. P4 » » » MAX 31°C | MIN 15°C YESTERDAY MAX 30°C | MIN 15°C SUNSET TUESDAY 6.37 PM SUNRISE WEDNESDAY 6:41 AM TUESDAY | 14 MARCH 2023 | AMRITSAR INBRIEF WORLD GLAUCOMA WEEK BEGINS Amritsar: The district Health Department organised a meeting with ophthalmic officers posted in various health institutions with a purpose to implement the National Program for the Control of Blindness (NPCB) more efficiently. In the meeting, Assistant Civil Surgeon-cum-Nodal Officer for NPCB Dr Rajinder Pal Kaur said World Glaucoma Week began in the district on Sunday and would continue till March 18. Dr Kaur said screening camps for eye diseases would be organised at various places in the district. TNS Canada-based man, kin pose as Man dies of ‘drug overdose’ gangster’s aides, threaten resident Tribune News Service Tribune News Service Amritsar, March 13 The police have booked a Canada-based person and his brother here for allegedly threatening a local resident by posing as a gangster’s aides and getting a case withdrawn over management of a temple in Ramdass area. The accused have been identified as Arvinder Singh of Canada and his brother Gurpartap Singh of Ramdass. Ask victim to withdraw case registered over temple management Rajiv Kumar, a resident of Ramdass, told the police that a week ago, his wife Anju Baba received a phone call and the caller identified himself as a friend of gangster Goldy Brar and asked her to convince him for withdrawing the case of Thakurdwara Temple. He also threatened to kill him within 15 days if he didn’t withdraw the case. Frightened after the call, his wife called him and told him about the incident. He said when he heard the recording of the call, he got MAN ARRESTED WITH WEAPON Our Correspondent Tarn Taran, March 13 Panic gripped the local Bath Avenue area on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday when two motorcycle-borne persons fired twice in the air in their first visit. The masked miscreants came to the area twice — once around 11 pm and then around 2 am. During their second visit, the armed men fired five shots at the main gate of the residence of Daljit Singh Lalpura, TWO CELLPHONES SEIZED IN JAIL The main gate of the bungalow of Daljit Singh Lalpura. PHOTO: GURBAXPURI Amritsar: The Mohkampura police have arrested a snatcher identified as Sahildeep Singh of Harike Pattan in Tarn Taran and recovered a mobile phone which was snatched by him in December last year. He was allegedly a part of a robbers’ gang, which used to loot people. They had snatched the phone from Ashish Kumar of Dharmpura area. He had told the police that six unidentified motorcycle-borne persons had snatched three mobile phones from him and his friends on December 9. The police said raids were on to arrest his five accomplices. TNS He said on Saturday, the Jandiala police found a body in Jandiala Guru area which they had kept in the Civil MASKED MISCREANTS CAME TO AREA TWICE ■ The masked miscreants came to the area twice — once around 11 pm and then around 2 am. During their second visit, the armed men fired five shots at the main gate of the residence of Daljit Singh Lalpura ■ The whole incident was captured on CCTVs installed at some residents’ houses in the avenue. Inspector Harpreet Singh, SHO, Tarn Taran (City), and other police officials visited the spot and collected information an NRI son of late Prem Singh Lalpura (an Akali leader). The whole incident was captured on CCTVs installed at some residents’ houses in the avenue. Inspector Harpreet Singh, SHO, Tarn Taran (City), and other police officials visited the spot and collected detailed information of the incident. The SHO said the footage of CCTVs was being examined thoroughly. A CCTV footage showed one of the two armed persons carrying a pistol in his hand and in the first visit they only fired in the air and then fired five shots at the gate of the residence of Daljit Singh Lalpura. Though some of the residents had licensed weapons, they did not venture to confront the miscreants. Daljit Singh Lalpura did not respond to the mobile calls nor was he available at his home. SHO Harpreet Singh said the police were investigating the incident. Medical college seeks probe into student suicide case Travel agent opens fire PK Jaiswar Tribune News Service 1 NABBED WITH STOLEN PHONE Five booked on charge of murder, destroying evidence Gunshots fired at house of late SAD leader’s son Amritsar: The Maqboolpura police have arrested Pawandeep Singh of Maqboolpura locality for allegedly possessing a country-made weapon. The police confiscated a pistol along with a live round of .315 bore from him. A case under the Arms Act has been registered against him. TNS Amritsar: Amritsar Central Jail authorities confiscated two cellphones along with a SIM card from a washroom during a search operation. A case under the Prisons Act was has been registered against unidentified prisoners in this connection. TNS suspicious that it was Arvinder Singh’s voice. He told the police that from 2013 to 2016, he was the president of the temple and he along with Kulwant Kumar and Sunil Kumar had filed a civil suit against Arvinder, Gurpartap and Surinder Kaur who had allegedly grabbed temple’s land. He said the case was currently in a court. The police have registered a case under Sections 66 and 67 of the IT Act and Sections 506 and 120-B of the IPC. Amritsar, March 13 The Chatiwind police have booked five persons on charges of murder and destruction of evidence after a youth allegedly died of drug overdose and later his body was found dumped in Jandiala area on Saturday. Subeg Singh, father of the deceased Tarlochan Singh (30), told the police that Tarlochan was hooked to drugs. He said on Friday, his son had gone to the house of Jugraj Singh of Rakh Jhite village and did not return home. He said they looked for him but failed to fine him. Hospital. He said he identified his son and lodged a complaint with the police against the accused. Besides Jugraj Singh, others who were booked in the case include Nirvail Singh, Karan and Sabi, all residents of Rakh Jhite village and Inder Singh of Khabbe Rajputa. Subeg alleged that all accused were present at Jugraj’s house where they gave him drugs that led to his death. They later dumped his body in Jandiala, he alleged. The police have registered a case under Sections 302 and 201 of the IPC, while no arrest had been made so far. Amritsar, March 13 Resentment brew among members of the Sri Guru Ram Das (SGRD) Medical College management and students after the suicide of a woman student Pamposh in the college hostel four days ago and the reported arrest of another student in connection with the case. Condemning the ‘onesided action’ of the police, they demanded an impartial investigation by a senior IPS officer or a judicial probe into the incident. The college management accused the police of taking action in haste and under pressure from different organisations. “The police should act after verifying the facts. It failed to File photo of student Pamposh with the SGRD college Principal; and (right) students stage protest. take the statements of students even after giving time on different occasions. Pamposh was under psychiatric treatment for the past two years. She was suffering from mental stress and depression due to her family circumstances,” said Dr AP Singh, Dean, SGRD Medical College. He said the college handed over her medical history to the police after the incident. Angered over the arrest of a fellow student Prabhnehmat, he said the police had assured not to arrest anyone till the investigation is complete. Dr AP Singh alleged that the student was called for recording her statement and she was arrested. He denied the allegations by the victim’s mother that they had approached the college authorities complaining about caste discrimination. Jagdev Singh, a relative of a student, said there were around 450 students belonging to the SC/ST category and never had such complaint come wherein they were subjected to caste slurs. He questioned as to why the family did not inform the college authorities when she did not pick up their phone. “If the college was not cognisant of their complaint, they could have approached the police or the SC/ST Commission at that time, but no such complaint was ever made by the deceased student or by her mother,” he pointed out. continued on page 2 at client over money Our Correspondent Tarn Taran, March 13 A travel agent of Gill Waraich (Tarn Taran) village along with his associates opened fire on his client on Sunday when he came to the agent’s residence to take back his Rs 16 lakh as he had failed to send him abroad for which he had taken the amount from his client. The complainant, Malkit Singh of Badsar under the Dhanaula police station in Sangrur district, lodged a complaint with the Sadar police (Tarn Taran), that accused Manjinder Singh lured him on the pretext of sending him to Europe and took Rs 16 lakh, but after taking the money he started misbehaving with him and even did not send him abroad. Malkit Singh along with his car driver was on way back home when Manjinder Singh, his relative Kuldeep Singh Sahura (Amritsar) and four other unidentified armed persons chased him and fired at him. However, they managed to run away unhurt from the spot. Sub-Inspector Jaspal Singh of the Sadar police said the accused had been booked under Sections 307, 506, 148 and 149, IPC, and Sections 24, 27, 54 and 59 of the Arms Act. The accused managed to flee the spot soon after the incident. AAP activists protest demolition of temple wall near Shivala area Tribune News Service Personnel of the Punjab Police and paramilitary forces take out a flag march ahead of the G20 Summit in Amritsar. VISHAL KUMAR Ahead of G20 Summit, cops take out flag march Tribune News Service Amritsar, March 13 The police took out a flag march in different parts of the city on the second consecutive day in view of the G20 Summit scheduled to be held in Amritsar from March 15 to 20. The police personnel passed through Hall Gate, Rambagh, Bhandari bridge, Islamabad, near Guru Nanak Dev University and Khalsa College area. The police have been on high alert as high-profile dignitaries would be arriving in the city to take part in the summit. The summit is scheduled to be held in two phases — the Y-20 meeting from March 15 to 17 on education and L-20 meeting on March 19-20 on labour. Additional Deputy Commissioners of Police Dr Mehtab Singh and Prabhjot Singh Virk said the flag march was taken out in various subdivisions to ensure foolproof security. They said it would also inculcate a sense of security among the residents. Amritsar, March 13 Aam Aadmi Party activists staged a protest and submitted a memorandum to the Municipal Corporation Commissioner against demolishing the wall of a temple near Shivala. AAP activist Ankur Gupta said the Municipal Town Planning (MTP) wing of the MC had demolished the wall of Radha Krishna Temple on December 31, 2022 without any prior notice. Now, the building inspectors of the MC are again pressing the priest residing in the temple. Gupta claimed that the family of the priest had been residing there for several years and the MTP wing of the MC had been violating rules. “Without a notice or court order, demolishing the wall of the temple is an act of blasphemy. Today, we staged a protest and also submitted a memorandum to the MC Commissioner,” Gupta. The MC Commissioner assured the demonstrators to review the issue. AAP activists stage a protest against the demolition of a temple wall in Amritsar. PHOTO: VISHAL KUMAR c m y b Illegal structures being razed near Khalsa College in Amritsar on Monday. TRIBUNE PHOTO G20 cleanup: MC removes encroachments on GT Road Amritsar, March 13 Two days before the start of the G20 summit in the city, the estate wing of the Municipal Corporation demolished illegal encroachments on GT Road. A team of the wing demolished illegal structures outside shops and houses near Khalsa Collage and Putaligarh area. The MC had initiated a demolition drive on GT Road and other areas where international delegates would visit. Sever- al roads had been encroached by the residents and traders permanently. Meanwhile, the estate wing got the possession of two-acre agricultural land at a nearby dairy complex on Jhabbal Road. On June 18, 2021, the MC had removed an encroachment from the same land and installed its ownership board. A barbed wire was also installed to avoid further encroachment. But the place was occupied by some locals again. MC Commissioner Sandeep Rishi received a complaint in this regard. On the directions of MC Commissioner Estate Officer Dharminder Jeet Singh along with his team, horticulture wing officers and cops from Islamabad police station reached the spot. Two tractors plowed the fields and new demarcation poles were installed. The police have been deployed on the ground. — TNS