24032023-JTR-01.qxd 3/24/2023 12:07 AM Page 1 c m y b Jalandhar tribune CAPTURING THE BEAUTY OF NATURE IN ITS MYRIAD HUES SRK REVEALS HE DOES NOT SHAMPOO HIS HAIR REGULARLY CRICKETER SHIKHAR DHAWAN SEEN AS A COP GNDU is the place to visit if one wants to get mesmerised by variety of flowers which come up on trees. P2 Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has revealed that he does not wash his hair regularly. P3 Rumours are rife that cricket player Shikhar Dhawan is set to play the role of a cop in Kundali Bhagya. P4 » » » FORECAST PARTLY CLOUDY MAX 20°C | MIN 15°C YESTERDAY MAX 26°C | MIN 13°C SUNSET FRIDAY 6.41 PM SUNRISE SATURDAY 6:25 AM FRIDAY | 24 MARCH 2023 | JALANDHAR INBRIEF MAN BOOKED FOR RAPE, BLACKMAIL Jalandhar: On a complaint lodged by a woman from village Pandori, the Satnampura police have registered a case under Section 376, 328 and 506, IPC, against a Bhargo Camp resident, Sanjay Kumar, on the charge of raping and blackmailing the complainant. The victim told the police that she along with the accused, a friend, went to Law Gate, Phagwara, where the accused gave her coke laced with intoxicants and then clicked her objectionable photos. When she regained her consciousness, the accused showed her the photos and raped her by threatening to make these photos viral. No arrest has been made so far. OC WOMAN RAPED IN BANGA Nawanshahr: A married woman was allegedly raped in Banga on Wednesday. The accused has been identified as Anil. As per the FIR, the woman had gone to her parent’s place on March 3, where the incident happened. She was going to the market at around 8 in the evening when the accused grabbed her, took her inside his home and raped her. A case has been registered under Sections 376, 354, 323, 342 and 506 of the IPC. TNS Teachers protest NEP, Schools of Eminence Tribune News Service Amazon, Cloudtail told to pay ~15K compensation DEFICIENCY IN SERVICE Avneet Kaur Tribune News Service Jalandhar, March 23 The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission directed e-commerce giant Amazon and Cloudtail Pvt Ltd to refund Rs 64,999 (price of an LED tv) and directed it to pay a compensation of Rs 15,000 for unfair trade practices. Dr Ajaydeep Singh, a resident of Defence Colony, approached the commission after Amazon and Cloudtail failed to refund the amount of the LED despite repeated complaints. In the complaint, Singh said he ordered a 43-inch Sony Bravia TV from Amazon on September 30, 2019 for Rs 64,999. He said the LED he received was not in accordance with the ordered specifications and turned out to be 38-inch only. Besides, the LED was to be delivered with free OAKTER Smart Home Kit offer, which was to be delivered free of cost, but he never received that. He said despite having complained to Amazon that he hasn’t received a 43-inch LED, and had initiated a return request, but he didn’t get any resolution from its customer care and delivery teams. “Being unsatisfied with the mischief played by both Amazon and Cloudtail, I asked for replacement of the LED immediately at the time of delivery. I called the customer care helpline number of Amazon, at the time of delivery, and asked them to take back their product. But Amazon executives refused to take back the LED. This was a clear violation of Amazon’s promise of a free open box delivery policy, which according to Amazon website is a policy in which Open Box Inspection is a delivery service, wherein, the delivery associate will open the purchased item for your inspection at the time of the delivery to ensure you receive what you have ordered,” said Ajaydeep. He added that after receiving no response from both the parties, he was forced to take a legal action and filed a complaint in the consumer forum. Meanwhile, Amazon in its reply claimed that any liability arising out of the wrong product was that of the seller of the product. It said that the complainant was not its consumer, thus, it did not have the locus standi to file the complaint, while Cloudtail, in its reply said that free product was offered on website and complainant was to select in order to avail the same. It said that the complainant did not select the offer at the time of check out on the website, thus, it was not delivered to him. About receiving a 38-inch LED, Cloudtail said, “The complainant has used the product. Therefore, it cannot be replaced nor the amount can be refunded as it is the fault of the complainant and not of the opposite parties.” After hearing the arguments, the commission noted that the complainant had been cheated by both the parties. Besides, despite repeated mails and calls at the customer care, it failed to resolve the issue. Thus, it amounts to deficiency in service. Therefore, it directed both Amazon and Cloudtail to refund the amount of LED i.e., Rs 64,999 with six per cent interest from the date of purchase to the complainant along with Rs 15,000 as compensation. Miscreants extorted ~25 lakh from another Nakodar bizman Aparna Banerji Jalandhar, March 23 The Democratic Teachers’ Front (DTF), Punjab, organised a state-level awareness seminar at Desh Bhagat Yadgar Hall on Thursday to protest the New Education Policy-2020 (NEP) and ‘Schools of Excellence’ scheme. The seminar was led by its state president Vikram Dev Singh and general secretary Mukesh Kumar. A protest march was also taken out from Desh Bhagat Yadgar Hall to Press Club Chowk, where members of the DTF along , with other teachers, sent a ‘letter’ to Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann through the district administration, raising questions over its pilot project ‘Schools of Eminence’. Tribune News Service Jalandhar, March 23 Seven persons have been arrested for extorting Rs 25 lakh from a Nakodar-based businessman. Of these seven, five have been brought on a production warrant from jail as they were previously too convicted in the Timmy Chawla and constable Mandeep Singh double murder case. A case under Sections 386, 120-B, 506, 507, 148 and 149 of the IPC was registered at the Nakodar police station against seven persons for extorting money. The two newly arrested members are — Sarovar Singh and Tarsem Singh. Jalandhar SSP Swarandeep Singh said, “Amandeep Purewal is in US and was The accused in police custody in Jalandhar. TRIBUNE PHOTO negotiating gang activities from there. The five previous accused made phone calls during their hearing in courts. The misuse of mobiles from jails also can't be ruled out.” Aman, along with his aide Sarwan Singh, resident of Binder Kalan, Moga, made extortion demands of Rs 40 lakh from a Nakodar-based businessman, Iqbal Singh, a few days ago and extorted Rs 25 lakh from him. A case was registered at the Nakodar city police station on March 22. The ransom amount was given by Aman to Tarsem Singh, alias Sethi, a resident of Kapurthala. The police raided Sethi's house and arrested him and recovered Rs 25 lakh from him. 6 days on, cops still clueless on Amritpal Tribune News Service Jalandhar, March 23 Six days after the operation to nab him began from Harike and traversed through the hinterland in Doaba, pro-Khalistan activist Amritpal Singh has managed to escape to Haryana. Keeping the police on their toes for the past six days, he eluded the cops at every step and have left the police with a trail of arrests, vehicle recoveries and FIRs across Jalandhar, yet no trace of him. In Doaba, at least five FIRs were lodged against Amritpal or his associates barring the NSA case. The arrests While Amritpal’s Chacha (uncle) Harjeet Singh and driver Harpreet Singh surrendered to Amritsar police and were arrested by them on Monday, Harjeet Singh was booked under NSA and also for threatening a village sarpanch at Udhowal. On Wednesday, four more people who aided Amritpal’s escape from the Nangal Ambian village village in Jalandhar, were arrested. The four men arrested from Shahkot include Manpreet Singh alias Manna, Gurdeep Singh alias Deepa, Gurbhej Singh alias Bheja and Harpreet Singh alias Happy. Manpreet, Harpreet is a resident of Kotla Naudh Singh in Hoshiarpur; Gurbhej is a resident of Faridkot and Gurdeep is a resident of Nakodar. As per the police, these four people provided the Splendour and Bullet motorcycles (recovered today) in which Amritpal escaped. Two more people were arrested for providing him with a Platina bike to escape they include Gaurav Gora, resident of Nakodar and Sukhdeep Singh, resident of Shahkot. Cases against Amritpal, his aides ■ The first FIR in Doaba against Amritpal and his associates was at Mehatpur for rash driving and posession of illegal weapons. ■ A second case was registered against Amritpal’s uncle Harjeet Singh, driver Harpreet Singh and Amritpal himself, on a complaint of Udhowal village sarpanch Manpreet Singh who alleged Harjeet and Harpreet forcefully stayed at his house by holding him hostage. ■ Shahkot police registered a third FIR on March 21 against four persons for aiding Amritpal’s escape. ■ A fourth FIR was registered in Shahkot against Amritpal and four others (Gurbhej Singh, Papalpreet Singh, Bikram Singh and Shatrana Singh) on the complaint of granthi Ranjit Singh. ■ The fifth FIR was registered against three persons on the complaint of Gurbhinder Singh who alleged they took away his bike on gunpoint. Cars, bikes used to flee ■ On day one (March 18), the police recovered three cars, including an Endeavour and a Fortuner, used in Amritpal’s cavalcade. ■ Next day, the police recovered the black ISUZU vehcile used by him abandoned at Salema village. ■ On March 20, Amritpal’s Mercedes (HR-72-1818) was recovered. ■ On March 21, the Brezza registered in the name of Pappal Preet, used by Amritpal, was recovered. ■ On March 22, the Platina motorbike used by Amritpal was found abandoned at Darapur ■ Today, Splendour and Bullet motorbikes used by him to make good his escape were recovered. c m y b Husband booked on seeking dowry Phagwara, March 23 On a complaint lodged by a woman Manjit Kumari of village Panchhat, the Rawalpindi police have registered a case under Section 498A of the IPC against her husband Prem Paul for harassing the complainant for dowry. The victim was residing with her parents in village Panchhat. Manjit Kumari told the police that she was married to Prem Paul in 2017, but her husband went to the US in 2019 after she delivered a girl child. She alleged that her in-laws were torturing her physically and mentally to bring more dowry. No arrest has been made so far. — OC Immortal martyr PHOTO: MALKIAT SINGH People from Karnataka pays tributes to Bhagat Singh on his martyrdom day at Khatkar Kalan. Cong leaders make a beeline for deras LOK SABHA BYPOLL Ashok Kaura Nakodar, March 23 Leader of Opposition in Punjab Assembly Pratap Singh Bajwa and Congress candidate for Jalandhar Lok Sabha bypoll Karamjit Kaur Chaudhary along with several present and former MLAs besides senior party leaders visited various deras on Thursday to pay obeisance. They sought blessings at Dera Baba Murad Shah, Dera Baba Lal Badshah and Gurudwara Sri Malri Sahib Nakodar, Sant Baba Niranjan Dass at Dera Sachkhand Ballan, Sant Baba Nirmal Das at Dera Sant Baba Pritam Das Ji (Baba Jaure) and Sant Baba Pargat Nath at Bhagwan Valmiki Yog Ashram (Rahimpur). They were accompanied by Congress Legislature Party (CLP) Deputy Leader Raj Kumar Chabbewal, Jalandhar North MLA Avtar Singh Junior, Adampur MLA Sukhwinder Singh Kotli, Phillaur MLA Vikramjit Singh Chaudhary, former MLAs Kanwaljit Singh Lally and Chaudhary Surinder Singh, and Nakodar constituency incharge Navjot Dahiya. LoP Partap Singh Bajwa said the Congress party and Chaudhary family had been associated with Dera Sachkhand Ballan for decades and it was none other than Master Gurbanta Singh who had laid the foundation stone of Sant Hari Dass Satsang Hall at Ballan in 1976. At Dera Sachkhand Ballan, the leaders discussed with Sant Baba Niranjan Dass the establishment of the state-of-the-art Sri Guru Ravidass Bani Adhiyan (Research) Centre at a cost of Rs 50 crore. The leaders also raised the long-pending issue of naming Adampur airport after Guru Ravidass.