15012024-ATR-01.qxd 1/15/2024 12:33 AM Page 1 c m y b Amritsar tribune FORECAST PARTLY CLOUDY RESIDENTS BRAVE BITING COLD TO VISIT SHILP SAMAGAM EXHIBITION JASON MOMOA MANAGED TO GO UNRECOGNISED IN MIDDLE EAST KARAN SHARMA TALKS ABOUT BEING A PART OF UDAARIYAN Visitors braved the biting cold winter to throng the Shilp Samagam exhibition over the weekend in holy city. P2 HollywoodstarJasonMomoawasthrilledto havegoneunrecognisedwheninJordanashe was‘covering’upduringfilmingofDune.P3 Karan Sharma, who has joined the cast of Dreamiyata’s Udaariyan, says he loves the storyline of the show. P4 » » » MAX 11°C | MIN 3°C YESTERDAY MAX 11°C | MIN 6°C SUNSET MONDAY 5.44 PM SUNRISE TUESDAY 7:19 AM MONDAY | 15 JANUARY 2024 | AMRITSAR Three booked for duping woman of ~35L Amritsar, January 14 The Kamboh police have booked three persons, including two women, for allegedly duping Narinder Kaur, a resident of Pandori Lubana village, on the pretext of sending her son to the USA. In her complaint, she alleged that the suspects took Rs 35 lakh from her, but they neither sent her son Lovepreet Singh abroad nor returned the money. Those arrested were identified as Sukhpal Singh and his wife Baljinder Kaur, residents of Ramgarh in Kapurthala district, and Kulwant Kaur, a resident of Kale Bagrian village in Kapurthala district. The complainant said Kulwant Kaur was her relative and through her she met the other two suspects who assured to send Lovepreet to the USA. A case was registered following a probe conducted by an SP-rank official of the rural police. The complaint was lodged in May last year. — TNS Sewer water on Brahm Buta road irks devotees on way to holy shrine Charanjit Singh Teja Tribune News Service Amritsar, January 14 On the festival of Maghi, when thousands of devotees were visiting the Golden Temple to take a dip in the holy sarovar, stinking water from a broken sewer line at the Brahm Buta Bazaar accumulated on the main road that leads to shrine. Devotees have been forced to wade through sewer water accumulated on the road since Saturday. The residents laid bricks and stones in the water so that pedestrian could cross the road without any difficulty. However, while crossing the water, visitors often lost their balance and slipped into sewer water. Vehicles passing through the road splashed water on clothes of pedestrians. Two- Water accumulated on the Brahm Buta road near the Golden Temple in Amritsar. PHOTO: VISHAL KUMAR wheeler riders lost balance of their vehicles as they failed to notice the slope of the road due to accumulation of water and fell into it. Some visitors at the Golden Temple, who stayed in nearby hotels, parked their cars on the road last night. The area residents said a firm Maghi celebrations hired for the civil works dug up right portion of the road on Friday. Some sewer lines and water supply pipes got damaged during digging which led to accumulation of water. The residents and hoteliers demanded that the municipal corporation (MC) should repair broken lines on time. “It is main road which connects Sultanwind Gate to Darbar Sahib. Thousands of devotees come here to pay obeisance on the Maghi festival and weekends. Despite tall claims of the MC, the condition of road is pathetic, but traffic is crossing the stretch without any major hurdle. Now, the water accumulation on road is inconveniencing devotees,” said Sukhdev Singh, a local resident. “As it is weekend, no one from the MC will come to repair the damaged sewerage. The civic body will address the issue on Monday,” said Harjit Singh, an e-rickshaw driver who regularly commutes on the same road. Withdrawal of ~2,000 denomination notes hits winter sale, say traders Amritsar, January 14 Even as the RBI, the country’s central bank, authorised post offices to accept Rs 2,000 currency notes, woollen traders and industrialists are of the opinion that the slump in their trade in this peak of winter is due to the removal of this currency note from the market. Piara Lal Seth, a manufacturer of woollen materials, said, “Women are major buyers for textile industry. At this peak of winter, usually demand for woollen apparels, including suits, shawls, tweeds, blazers and other varieties, is generated after the pre-season sale. However this time, there is no sale leaving the woollen manufacturers shocked.” In industry, they feel that those women, who saved money by concealing it from their family members for shopping during winter, had to expose apparels is generated after pre-season sale. However this time, there has been no sale. ❞ Piara Lal Seth, MANUFACTURER OF WOOLLENS their savings in the form of Rs 2,000 currency notes. The family members invested money on other heads, they said. Vijay Malhotra, another woollen trader, said, “The priority of families in contemporary society has changed drastically. People prefer to invest in swanky cars and eating out. Investing in woollen apparels does not figure on the priority list.” He said post offices were accepting Rs 2,000 notes to be submitted along with forms. The money in exchange was credited in bank accounts. — TNS 3 members of fake immigration racket held PK Jaiswar Tribune News Service Devotees in large numbers pay obeisance at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on Sunday. PHOTO: SUNIL KUMAR Amritsar, January 14 The investigation into a looting incident at a hotel two weeks ago has led to the arrest of three members of a fake immigration racket. They had allegedly planned and arranged shooters for the robbery at the hotel. The hotel manager, Manroop Singh, was shot at and injured in the incident on December 27 when he had tried to stop miscreants from fleeing after committing the crime. The suspects had looted Rs 16.50 lakh from two victims identified as Randeep Kumar of Faridkot and Rohit of Uttarakhand, who were staying in the hotel, locat- ❝ The three suspects were running an immigration racket for sending gullible youth to foreign shores in search of greener pastures. Varinder Singh Khosa, ACP, NORTH ed on the Majitha road. Varinder Singh Khosa, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), North, said during probe, the police arrested Harpreet Singh of Nanglli Bhatha, Gurpreet Singh of Delhi and Neha, alias Malkeet Kaur, of Padri village. “They were running an immigration racket for sending gullible youth to foreign shores in search of greener pastures,” Khosa said. Earlier, the police had arrested Ravinder Singh, ❞ alias Ricku, of Kot Khera village in Tarsikka, who had accompanied the three shooters to the hotel, and a middleman Parminder Katiyal from the Nakodar area. Randeep and Rohit had come to city on the instructions of Dubai-based Jatinder Singh, an accomplice of the immigration racket members. He wanted to see the cash before sending tickets and visa for the two youth who were known to the victims going to Australia. The deal Passengers protest cancellation of Delhi flight 8-kg heroin, 2 pistols seized in rural belt Tribune News Service Amritsar, January 14 After much delay, the cancellation of Air India AmritsarDelhi flight led to protest by passengers against the airline for giving them misinformation about the departure time of the flight from Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport. The flight from New DelhiAmritsar too did not take-off due to adverse weather conditions. Dense fog throughout the day affected the Amritsar-Delhi air route. First, Air India announced that flight No. AI 461/462 had been delayed. When passengers reached the Amritsar airport late, the airlines announced the cancellation of flight before boarding of passengers. This agitated passengers who alleged that the airline had given them wrong informa- ❝At this peak of winter, demand for woollen it was announced ❝Initially,Delhi would take offthat Air India flight from Amritsar to around two hours late at 10 am. The passengers reached the airport on time. But, when they were about to board the plane, the airline announced that the Delhi-Amritsar-Delhi flight has been cancelled. A passenger ❞ tion regarding the flight’s timing and cancellation. “Initially, it was announced that Air India flight from Amritsar to Delhi would take off around two hours late at 10 am. The passengers reached the airport on time. But, when they were about to board the plane, the airline announced that the DelhiAmritsar-Delhi flight has been cancelled. The airline should have announced the cancellation of flight at least two hours before boarding. Passengers don’t have the option to board any other flight. There are at least 10 passengers, who have connecting flights to the UK and the US. Now, they will miss their further flights,” said one of the passengers. According to information, fog in the region has reduced visibility to 25 metres. The weather in Delhi is also not good. Amritsar-bound passengers are reportedly suffering in Delhi. Air India cancelled two flights from Delhi to Amritsar arriving at 3:30 pm and 10:10 pm today. Some other flights on the route were reportedly delayed. Prime suspect in Jandiala Guru double murder case held Amritsar, January 14 Acting on a tip-off, the Amritsar (Rural) police recovered 8 kg of heroin in two separate incidents here on Sunday. Satinder Singh, SSP , Amritsar (Rural), said the police got specific information that Jagdeep Singh, alias Hira, a resident of Kakkar Kalan, now residing in Rania border village, was involved in cross border drug trafficking. He had taken agricultural land near the International Border on contract basis and was smuggling the contraband on his tractor. The informer told the police that he had recently sneaked contraband into the Indian territory through a drone. Following this, a raid was conducted to nab Hira who slipped away from the spot. During search, the police recovered 5 kg of heroin. The police also impounded his trac- A drug peddler in custody of the Jandiala police on Sunday. tor. A case under different sections of the NDPS Act was registered against him. In a major breakthrough, the rural police arrested prime suspect of the Jandiala Guru double murder identified as Sahil, a resident of Jandiala. He was right hand of notorious gangster Harpreet Singh, alias Happy Jatt. The police recovered 3 kg of heroin, besides .45 bore pistol with four live cartridges and a .32 bore pistol with five live bullets from his possession. The pistols were used in the double murder. The SSP Amritsar (Rural) said the police had already arrested Rahul and Gagandeep Singh, alias Gagan Haddi, involved in the double murder. He said probe was on to identify their criminal links. More arrests could likely be made during further course of investigation, he added. Amritpal Singh, alias Sajan, and his uncle Kulwant Singh, a former junior engineer, were shot dead by unknown armed assailants in Jandiala Guru on October 29, 2023. A gang rivalry was stated to be the reason behind the murders. The incident led to demonstrations over poor law and order situation, especially in the Jandiala area which witnessed back to back murder incidents. — TNS was settled for Rs 24 lakh after which the two youth reached Delhi for boarding their flight. Jatinder sent his brother Ravinder Singh and three other persons for checking the amount that Randeep and Rohit had. First, they checked and counted money. Later, the suspects looted Rs 16.50 lakh from the victims and locked them inside a hotel room. Khosa said it was Harpreet and Gurpreet who later decided to rob the money instead of taking the ‘headache’ of sending two youth to Australia. Harpreet allegedly arranged shooters for committing the crime. Later, the unknown shooters decamped with all the money. School watchman booked for theft Our Correspondent Tarn Taran, January 14 A watchman of the Government Middle School, Akbarpura, has been booked for stealing some items from the school during the winter break. On the complaint of school headmaster Harjinder Singh, a case was registered under Sections 380 and 457 of the Indina Penal Code at the Kacha Pakka police station against Balraj Singh, school watchman, and his friend Manjit Singh, a resident of Chuslewar village. The headmaster said the suspect during winter break stole two LEDs, one stabiliser, two batteries and one CPU from the school. The police have recovered some stolen items from Manjit Singh, while watchman Balraj Singh is on the run. ‘Overcharging’ at airportparkingdrawsflak Peddler evading arrest for one month nabbed with illegal weapon Tribune News Service Amritsar, January 14 The issue of overcharging at the parking lot of Sri Guru Ram Das Jee international Airport in Amritsar keeps cropping up time and again. This time, some activists of the FlyAmritsar Initiative and Amritsar Vikas Manch have initiated an online cam- paign to make visitors aware about the actual rate list and report it to the higher authorities in case of overcharging. The activists tagged the parking slips as proof of overcharging to the Union Minister for Civil Aviation and the Airports Authority of India (AAI). In the slips shared by the activists, overcharging is clearly visible. The activists also motivate visitors to complain to the AAI about the overcharging at the parking. In a recent tweet from the page of Amritsar Vikas Manch, the activists tagged Union Minister for Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia and AAI officials saying that “despite regular complaints, the parking contractors Continued on page 2 Amritsar, January 14 The Gharinda police have arrested a drug peddler identified as Gurwinder Singh, aka Lalla Suniara, a resident of Lahorimal village, and recovered an illegal pistol from his possession. His name cropped up during interrogation of Gurpreet Singh, a resident of Ucha Killa, Harsha Chhinna village, c m y b and Mandeep Singh, a resident of Maude village. They were arrested last month with 500 gm and 300 gm of heroin, respectively. Gurinderpal Singh Nagra, DSP Attari sub-division, said , Gurpreet Singh was held with contraband on December 2, 2023. He was arrested at a naka in Rorawala village. The police had seized a ledger, par- The suspect in custody of the Gharinda police. TRIBUNE PHOTO cel packing material and a mobile phone from him at that time. His interrogation led to the arrest of Mandeep Singh, who worked as a peon at the government school in Maude village. The police seized 300 gm contraband from him. Investigations revealed that Gurpreet used to smuggle contraband from across the border fence while Mandeep worked as his courier. Lalla Suniara was their supplier who supplied drugs in Lahorimal village. He was evading arrest for the past one month. The DSP said Suniara would be produced in a court and brought on police remand for further interrogation. More seizures were likely to be made during further probe, he added. — TNS
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