30012024-LT-01.qxd 1/30/2024 12:42 AM Page 1 c m y b Ludhiana tribune NEW DEOs GURINDERJIT, LALITA ASSUME CHARGE 11 COUPLES TIE NUPTIAL KNOT AT MASS WEDDING AMELIA WINS FIVE TITLES IN BADMINTON TOURNAMENT DEO (Secondary) Gurinderjit Kaur and DEO (Elementary) Lalita Arora join their respective offices. P2 Eleven couples belonging to underprivileged families tie the nuptial knot during a function. P2 Amelia Bhakoo, a student of Class VII, bags five titles in Ludhiana District Badminton Tournament. P2 » » FORECAST MAINLY CLEAR SKY MAX 20°C | MIN 11°C YESTERDAY MAX 20.2°C | MIN 7.2°C SUNSET TUESDAY 5.55 PM SUNRISE WEDNESDAY 7:15 AM » TUESDAY | 30 JANUARY 2024 | LUDHIANA INBRIEF MAN ROBBED OF PHONE, ATM CARD Ludhiana: Five unidentified persons targeted a man in Ram Nagar and snatched his mobile phone by pointing a sharp weapon on his neck. They micreants also snatched his ATM card. Complainant Arun Kumar of Neel Kanth Colony said the suspects were riding two motorcycles and targeted him while he was going home from Ram Nagar at night. A case under Sections 379-B (2) and 34 of the Indian Penal Code was registered at the Jamalpur police station on Sunday. TNS CAR STOLEN FROM OUTSIDE HOUSE Ludhiana: A car was stolen from outside a house in Basant Vihar. The police have booked an unidentified person for the theft following a complaint by Neeraj Malhotra who stated that the car was parked outside his house. A case under Section 379 of the Indian Penal Code has been registered at the Jodhewal police station on Sunday. TNS kidnap, rob 8-year-old girl run over by Two carjackersat gunpoint F’pur woman truck on Jalandhar bypass Dump 47-yr-old before fleeing with her car, ~13K, jewellery Tribune News Service Her younger brother critically injured in mishap; driver flees spot Tribune News Service Ludhiana, January 29 A speeding truck crushed two siblings standing with their mother to cross the Jalandhar bypass here today. While one of them, an eight-year-old girl, did not survive, her younger brother sustained serious injuries. Their mother also suffered injuries. The truck driver escaped from the spot following the incident, leaving the vehicle behind. Bystanders rushed the injured children to a hospital. The police have initiated an investigation and impounded the truck. According to information, Pooja and her husband Chandan worked at a cold storage facility and resided there. She, along with her children Riya and Yash, was going towards the Cops at the accident site on the Jalandhar bypass in Ludhiana. SIBLINGS, MOTHER WERE WAITING TO CROSS ROAD ■ Pooja, along with her daughter Riya and son Yash, was waiting to cross the Jalandhar bypass near Jassian cut. ■ A speeding truck coming from Delhi side crushed woman's daughter to death on the spot and injured her son. Pooja too sustained injuries. ■ The truck driver escaped from the spot following the incident, leaving the vehicle behind. ■ The boy was admitted to a hospital in a critical condition. ■ The police have initiated an investigation and impounded the truck. Karabara side when a speeding truck coming from the Delhi side crushed her daughter to death and seriously injured her son. Pooja fell due to the impact of the incident, which took place near Jassian cut. The girl succumbed to her injuries on the spot, while the boy was admitted to the hospital for treatment. The condition of the injured child is reported to be critical. The girl’s body was sent for a postmortem examination. A case has been registered against the unidentified driver of the truck at the Salem Tabri police station. It is worth mentioning here that a number of fatal mishaps have occurred near the Jalandhar bypass and Jassian cut in the past, but requisite measures are yet to be taken to avert such incidents. Ludhiana, January 29 Two miscreants abducted a 47-year-old woman, a resident of Ferozepur who had come to the city to attend a function, and robbed her of her car, cash and jewelry at gunpoint on the Malerkotla road here on Sunday night. In her complaint to the police, Sonia Ahuja, the victim, stated that she, along with her son, had come to the city to attend the engagement function of a relative. When they reached near the Gill Road canal bridge around 9:15 pm on Sunday, her son Abhinav Ahuja (20) stopped the car and went to a nearby market to buy a ‘shagun’ envelope, leaving the key inside the car. She was sitting in the front seat. All of sudden, two unidentified men came from nowhere. One of them sat in VICTIM CAME TO CITY TO ATTEND FUNCTION ■ Complainant Sonia Ahuja stated that she and her 20-year-old son had come to the city in a car to attend the engagement function of a relative. ■ Near Gill Road canal bridge, her son stopped the car and went to a nearby market to buy a 'shagun' envelope. ■ All of sudden, two unidentified men came there. One of them sat in the driver's seat, while the other sat in the rear seat and pointed a pistol at her. ■ The car was then driven at a high speed towards Gill village and then to Amargarh. ■ They snatched Rs 13,000 and jewellery from her before throwing her out of the car and fleeing with the vehicle. Carcass plant in city Civic body to hire expert to address traffic woes to resume operations Floats tender; technical bids to be opened on Feb 16; selected agency to offer services for 1 year Harshraj Singh Tribune News Service Ludhiana, January 29 The Municipal Corporation (MC) plans to resume operations of its carcass utilisation plant in Rasulpur Patti village near Noorpur Bet. Recently, a Congress leader had allegedly locked the plant in the presence of several persons. The MC is now planning to make the plant operational again. MC Commissioner Sandeep Rishi has written a letter to the Deputy Commissioner, seeking necessary support to carry out the required action. The plant, which was constructed at a cost of around Rs 7.98 crore, was supposed to be inaugurated in July 2021, but faced opposition from residents. However, on January 15 this year, the MC, with the support of administration and police officials, managed to make the plant operational. An official stated that a politician, along with supporters, had recently locked the plant. “The MC Commissioner has now written to the DC. The plant will be made operational again within this week,” the official said. The carcass utilisation plant was built at a cost of ~7.98 crore. Ludhiana, January 29 In the face of significant challenges related to traffic congestion and road safety in the city, the local municipal corporation (MC) intends to enlist the services of a road traffic expert (RTE) agency to provide consultancy on road design and resolution of traffic-related issues. The initiative aims at alleviating the traffic issues prevalent on the city roads. The MC has initiated the bidding process by floating tenders for the job. At present, long traffic jams are a common occurrence on various city roads. In addition, there are identified black spots where multiple fatal accidents have took place in the past. Notably, the civic body had been planning to hire an expert for a long period. According to the conditions laid in the tender, the RTE agency will offer technical assistance to the civic body in key areas such as junction design and improvement, traffic flow management, road safety audit and evaluation of existing traffic and SMUGGLING OF POPPY HUSK Police name transporter in FIR Our Correspondent Mandi Ahmedgarh, January 29 The Dehlon police have added the name of a driverturned-transporter in the FIR registered in a drug case. The suspect was identified as Mukesh Kumar of Masinghan village. Earlier, the police had booked Hoshiar Singh Soni of Jodhan village and Jammu Singh of Ghungrana in the case registered on Saturday. Jammu was arrested yesterday, while the other two are at large. An investigation team, led by SHO Varinder Singh and Subhash Kataria, found that Hoshiar Singh, Jammu Singh and Mukesh THE AGENCY’S ROLE Tribune News Service MC chief writes to DC, seeks support to restart unit Kumar had been involved in smuggling of narcotics by hiding these under trade goods transported from neighboring states. Poppy husk in a huge quantity was brought in a truck (PB11AQ-9185) on Saturday and it was to be supplied among local dealers at a deserted spot on the road leading to Ghungrana Dry Port on the outskirts of Lehra village in this district. Following a tip-off, the police conducted a raid at the Dry Port road, but the suspects managed to flee. Jammu Singh was later arrested with the truck. In all, 50 bags of poppy husk, each weighing 20 kg, were recovered. The police are yet to nab the kingpin Soni and Mukesh Kumar and seize other vehicles used in crime. The police have also initiated a process to identify the movable and immovable assets purchased by the suspects with the money earned from the illicit trade so that necessary action can be taken for forfeiting those properties. “We have already started collecting information about movable and immovable assets made by the suspects during the past decade and will take legal course to forfeit those purchased with illegal income earned through illicit trade or drug peddling,” said Kataria. the driver’s seat, while the other took the back seat. The man who occupied the rear seat pointed a pistol at her and threatened to shoot her dead. She alleged that the miscreant then drove the car at a high speed towards Gill village and then further to Amargarh. She stated that the robbers snatched Rs 13,000 and jewellery from her before throwing her out of the car around 10:20 pm. They then sped away in her car. The car documents were kept in the vehicle, she added. A case under Sections 365, 379-B, 384, 506 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 25 and 27 of the Arms Act was registered against the unidentified robbers at the Sadar police station today. The police have started an investigation into the incident. They are scanning CCTVs installed in the area to trace the accused. 8 jail inmates caught with phones booked Tribune News Service ■ The road traffic expert (RTE) People stuck in a traffic jam near Fountain Chowk in Ludhiana on Monday. PHOTO: ASHWANI DHIMAN agency will offer technical assistance to the civic body in key areas such as junction design and improvement, traffic flow management, road safety audit and evaluation of existing traffic and road safety proposals. ■ It will conduct road design assessment for the MC and assist it in adhering to the latest industry standards, adopting advanced city road construction technologies, incorporating green road concepts and utilising recyclable materials. ■ The agency will collaborate with the MC in implementing traffic management measures. It will also identify and propose mitigation measures for black spots within the MC limit. road safety proposals. The agency will also conduct road design assessment for the buildings and roads (B&R) wing of the MC. It will also guide and assist the civic body in adhering to the latest industry standards, adopting advanced city road construction technologies, incorporating green highway/road concepts, utilising recyclable materials in road construc- towards promoting the “Right to Walk” initiative to enhance the safety of vulnerable road users, including pedestrians and cyclists, on all MC roads. The technical bids to procure the services of the RTE agency will be opened on February 16. The MC has allocated a budget of Rs 18 lakh for the hiring of the RTE agency for a duration of one year. tion and meeting traffic safety benchmarks. The agency will also play a vital role in collecting and analysing traffic data to help the civic body take decisions related to transportation planning and road safety. The corporation will bear the additional expenses for conducting surveys and provide the manpower for such an exercise. Furthermore, the agency Mystery shrouds man’s death, body found in plot will collaborate with the MC in implementing traffic management measures such as traffic calming, road safety enhancements, junction improvements for decongestion and overall improvement in road safety and traffic flow. It will identify and propose mitigation measures for black spots within the MC limit. The agency and the civic body will jointly work Ludhiana, January 29 The police have booked eight jail inmates who were found in possession of mobile phones recently. Jail officials had filed two complaints after the recovery of eight mobile phones during checking of the jail premises on December 31 and January 9. Two cases under Section 52-A of the Prisons Act have been registered at the Division No. 7 police station. In the first case, the suspects were identified as Bharat, Jatinder Kumar, Ranjit Singh and Rohit. They were caught with phones on January 9. The suspects in the other case were Harvinder Singh, Shubham Kirpal, Ishpinder Singh, and Gulshan Singh Gosha. They were found in possession of phones on December 31. Basking in winter sun External injury spotted on head Tribune News Service Ludhiana, January 29 An unidentified young man was found dead under mysterious circumstances in a vacant plot near Bharat Nagar Chowk here today. Passersby saw the body and informed the police. Cops from the Division No. 8 police station reached the spot and started an investigation. The man had an external head injury though the exact cause of the death is yet to be ascertained. A bottle of liquor was found near the body. It is suspected that the man c m y b might have been killed by somebody and the body was disposed of in the plot. The police said the cause of death would be ascertained once the autopsy was done. A cop said the man might have fallen due to alcohol intoxication and sustained an injury in the head. Inspector Vijay Kumar, SHO of the Division No. 8 police station, stated that no belonging was found on the victim that could reveal his identity. The body will be kept in the mortuary of a city hospital for the next 72 hours for the purpose of identification. Students soak up the sun in Ludhiana on Monday. TRIBUNE PHOTO: HIMANSHU MAHAJAN