14022024-JTR-01.qxd 2/14/2024 12:46 AM Page 1 c m y b Jalandhar tribune WRITER WHO DELVED INTO LABYRINTHS OF HUMAN MIND AKSHAY KUMAR’S SARFIRA TO RELEASE IN THEATRES ON JULY 12 A LOVE TRIANGLE UNFOLDS IN WAGLE KI DUNIYA Sahitya Akademi Award winner Sukhjit passed away on Monday at the age of 62 after a brief illness. P2 Actor Akshay Kumar’s upcoming Hindi adaptation of Soorarai Pottru has been titled Sarfira. P3 In upcoming episodes of Wagle Ki Duniya – Nayi Peedhi Naye Kissey, Karen makes a surprise comeback in Sakhi’s life.P4 » » » FORECAST MAINLY CLEAR SKY MAX 22°C | MIN 8°C YESTERDAY MAX 22°C | MIN 7°C SUNSET WEDNESDAY 6.09 PM SUNRISE THURSDAY 7:03 AM WEDNESDAY | 14 FEBRUARY 2024 | JALANDHAR INBRIEF MAN JAILED IN RAPE CASE Nakodar: Sarabjit Singh Dhaliwal, Additional District and Sessions Judge, Jalandhar, has sentenced a man to undergo 20 years of imprisonment for raping a minor. The court also imposed a fine of ~60,000 on the convict, identified as Yashpal, alias Jaspal, a resident of Bopa Rai Kalan village. A case under Section 376 (rape) of the IPC and sections of the POSCO Act was registered against him on May 2017. His two other accomplices were sentenced earlier. OC PO LANDS IN POLICE NET Shahkot: The police have arrested a proclaimed offender (PO), who has been absconding for the past 10 months. Investigating officer (IO) Buta Ram said the accused had been identified as Gurnam Singh, alias Gama, a resident of Toti village falling under the Sultanpur Lodhi police station. He was wanted in a case of drug peddling registered in 2019 and was declared a PO in April 2023. OC 1 BOOKED FOR CRIMINAL TRESPASS Nakodar: The Nakodar City police have booked a person on the charge of criminal trespass. Investigating officer (IO) Harinder Pal Singh said the suspect had been identified as Amarjit Singh, a resident of Mohalla Sher Pur, Nakodar. Raj Kumar, a resident of Amar Model Colony, Nakodar, complained to the police that the suspect forcibly demolished some part of his shop in Dakhani Gate and attempted to encroach upon it on the night of February 11. He also blocked entry to the shop by throwing garbage before the shutter. The IO said a case under Sections 447 (criminal trespass) and 511 (attempt to commit an offense punishable with life imprisonment) of the IPC had been registered against the suspect. OC Rachit, Manan shine in JEE (Main) Aakanksha N Bhardwaj RACHIT AGGARWAL Tribune News Service Jalandhar, February 13 Jalandhar students have performed well in Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Session 1, the results of which were declared today. Rachit Aggarwal, who was getting coaching at Aakash Institute, secured 98.855 percentile in the examination. A fan of Harry Potter and an avid book reader, Rachit, a student of Sanskriti KMV School, aspires to pursue computer engineering from an IIT. “I am thankful to my teachers from the institute for always helping with all content and material. We took the exams by reading the notes provided by Aim: Aspires to pursue computer engineering from an IIT Success mantra: Reading notes provided by teachers Percentile: 98.855 Parents: Mother a teacher and father a businessman Hobbies: Playing guitar, listening to music MANAN JAIN Aim: Wants to be a computer engineer Success mantra: Support from mother and focus on self-study Percentile: 99.859 Parents: Mother a lecturer in Government Polytechnic College Hobbies: Playing cricket in free time the teachers,” he said. Rachit’s mother is a teacher, who takes tuitions, while his father is a businessman. Hoshiarpur resident posing as gangster seeks extortion, held Had demanded ~2 crore from city industrialist on phone POOR CONDITION OF ‘SMART’ ROAD ernment Polytechnic College. “My mother has always supported me and she is the reason behind my result. I also focused on self-study,” he said. “Now, my focus will be on cracking JEE Advanced with a good rank,” he said. Manan likes to play cricket in his free time. Innocent Hearts students come out with flying colours The NTA score of students of Innocent Hearts, Green Model Town in JEE Main-1 examination was good. Daksh Gupta made the school proud by secured 98.94 in the examination. Jaskaran secured 95.72, Gurjot secured 95.64, Ananya secured 95.4 and Samarth secured of 94.38 percentile. Testing times TRIBUNE PHOTO: MALKIAT SINGH MC chief serves notice on SE (B&R) Tribune News Service Tribune News Service Jalandhar, February 13 The Jalandhar Police Commissionerate has arrested a person for making an extortion call to city-based industrialist by posing as gangster Landa Harike. Police Commissioner Swapan Sharma said a city-based industrialist, Balkar Singh, had filed a complaint with the police stating that he received a ransom call on February 4. The caller identified himself as dreaded gangster Landa Harike and demanded ~2 crore extortion money from him. Sharma said the caller threatened to harm industrialist and his family in case he failed to fulfil his demand. The CP said the police registered a case under Sections 386 and 506 of the IPC at the Sadar police station against the suspect and his accomplice. The suspect had been identified as Makhan Singh, while his accom- The caller identified himself as dreaded gangster Landa Harike. TRIBUNE PHOTO: MALKIAT SINGH RAIDS ON TO NAB ACCOMPLICE Police Commissioner Swapan Sharma said the caller again called the industrialist on February 5 and 6 and sought money from him. During investigation, the police traced the role of Amanjot Singh and Makhan Singh behind the calls. While Makhan Singh had been arrested, Amanjot was still absconding. Raids were being conducted to nab him. plice had been identified as Amanjot Singh, both residents of Kaidowal, Mahilpur, Hoshiarpur. The Police Commissioner said the caller again called the industrialist on February 5 and 6 and sought money from him. The industrialist then informed the police about the incident, following ATM card swapper in police net 22 cards of various banks recovered from his possession Tribune News Service Jalandhar, February 13 The Jalandhar Police Commissionerate has arrested a person for cheating people by swapping their ATM cards and withdrawing money from their accounts. The police also recovered 22 ATM cards of various banks from his possession. Police Commissioner Swapan Sharma said the police got a tip-off that a person was cheating people by swapping their ATM cards and withdrawing money from their accounts. The police started investigations into the matter and arrested the suspect from near the Pathankot chowk here. The suspect had been identified as Deepak Kumar from Lamba Pind. The CP said during investigation, it came to fore that Deepak was allegedly involved in multiple frauds. He swapped ATM cards of people and withdrew money from their account. Rachit’s elder brother is also doing engineering in computer science from BITS, Pilani. “I have always had a keen interest in computers. So, I would like to follow in my brother’s footsteps,” he said. Rachit, however, shared that he was expecting a higher percentile. “I am hopeful for JEE Advanced,” the aspiring engineer said. He likes to play guitar, and listens to music in his free time. His mother said Rachit became serious in his studies only last year when he entered Class XI. Manan Jain, another student who has been receiving coaching from the same institute, got 99.859 percentile. A student of Cambridge International School, he also wants to be a computer engineer. Jain’s mother is a lecturer in a Gov- which they started investigations into the matter. CP Sharma said during investigation, the police traced the role of Amanjot Singh and Makhan Singh behind the calls. While Makhan Singh had been arrested, Amanjot was still absconding. Raids were being conducted to nab him. Jalandhar, February 13 MC Commissioner Gautam Jain served a notice to the Superintendent Engineer (Building and Roads) over the poor condition of ‘Smart’ road that was constructed near the Workshop chowk recently. The development comes four days after Principal Secretary of Local Bodies Ajoy Sharma visited the city and sought answers from MC officials for not carrying out works under the Smart City projects. He also expressed disappointment over not doing anything for city residents. Sharma had questioned the officials over the failure to provide basic amenities to people. MC superintendents, XENs and other officials from B&R, O&M and Smart City remained present, but none of them had replied anything. Today, the MC Commissioner also sought answer from the SE (B&R) over the issue. Man held for selling Chinese string Jalandhar, February 13 The police tightened the noose around Chinese kite string sellers ahead of Basant Panchami. They arrested a person for selling Chinese string and recovered 30 rolls of string from him. The SHO of the Rama Mandi police station raided a shop, Duggal Bakery, at Ajit Nagar. He said the shop owner, Shiv Kumar a resident of Ajit Nagar, was selling Chinese string. They recovered 30 rolls of string from the shop. A case under Section 188 of the IPC has been registered. — TNS Students discuss question paper after appearing for Class XII exams at a centre in Jalandhar. The annual Punjab School Education Board examinations of Classes X and XII began on Tuesday. Axing of trees comes under scanner Tribune News Service Jalandhar, February 13 The issue of alleged axing of trees in 100 acres of forest area in Garhshankar by a private company for installation of solar plant without the prior permission of the Forest Department has come under scanner. A demand notice has been issued in this regard by advocate HC Arora on behalf of activist Parvinder S Kitna. The copy of the notice reads that the company intends to install the solar plant in the semi-hilly area of Bhawanipur, Achalpur, Bhawanipur Bhagtan, Kannwal and Ratanpur villages. The notice has been sent to the Chief Secretary Punjab, Financial Commissioner Forests, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Deputy Commissioner of Hoshiarpur. Giving reference to a news report, the PIL copy reads, “Officers of the Forest Department are just feigning ignorance and are pretending to take action against the company by sending notice. No coercive action is being taken against the officers of the company.” Immediate action has been sought against the company and forest officers, if any, within a week’s time. 5 nabbed with weapons, cartridges HC to hear Ekta Kapoor’s petition on February 15 The suspect in police custody in Jalandhar on Tuesday. MALKIAT SINGH CRIMINAL PAST Police Commissioner Swapan Sharma said a case under Sections 379, 420 and 411 of the IPC had been registered against the suspects at the Division No. 8 police station. The suspect had a criminal past as three cases of theft and fraud and one DDR were already registered against the suspect. Swapan Sharma said the police recovered 22 ATMs of various banks, including four each of SBI and HDFC, three of Central Bank of India, two each of Bank of Baroda and Axis Bank, one each of Union Bank, PNB, Canara Bank, IFFC Bank, ICICI, Kotak Mahindra Bank and IBDI Bank, from his possession. He said a case under Sections 379, 420 and 411 of the IPC had been registered against the suspects at the Division No. 8 police station. The suspect had a criminal past as three cases of theft and fraud and one DDR were already registered against the suspect. Phagwara, February 13 On Thursday, the Punjab and Haryana High Court (HC) will hear a petition filed by Film and Television serial producer Ekta Kapoor in connection with a case registered against her and others by the Nakodar police in 2013. It is listed before a Bench headed by Justice Harpreet Singh Brar. Ekta Kapoor, her mother Shobha Kapoor and four members of her team involved in the production of the serial ‘ Pavitra Rishta’, as well as the Zee TV owner were booked by the Nakodar police for hurting religious sentiments of the Valmiki community. c m y b The case was lodged after Rauni Gill, president of Bhartiya Valmiki Sarav Dharam Samaj and a resident of Shankar, had complained to the police that the August 5, 2013 episode of the serial had made derogatory and objectionable references towards Maharishi Valmiki which hurt religious sentiments of the community. Apart from Ekta and her mother, Meghna Amal, Sameer Kulkarni, Bhavna Thakkar and the actor who made these references had been named as accused in the case. The Zee TV owner, without naming him, had also been mentioned in the list of accused. — OC SSP Vatsalya Gupta shows the items recovered from the suspects at a press conference in Kapurthala on Tuesday. TRIBUNE PHOTO Our Correspondent Phagwara, February 13 The police, headed by Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Vatsalya Gupta, claimed to have busted a gang of criminals and arrested its five members today. Talking to the media here today, SSP Gupta said a team of the CIA staff, led by SP (D) Sarabjit Singh Rai, recovered six illegal weapons, a car and a motorcycle from the suspects. Those arrested have been identified as Fateh Singh, alias Fattu, a resident of Dhakhdha village, Arvinder Singh, alias Sonu, a resident of Ibrahimwal village, Yadwinder Singh, alias Yadda, a resident of Khurada Village, Harwinder Singh, alias Dara, a resident of Gaddibaksha, and Amritpal Singh, a resident of Pattar-Kalan village. The SSP said the police recovered four pistols, two rifles, live cartridges, a car bearing registration number PB-57C-4000 and a motorcycle without a registration plate from their possession. SSP Vatsalya Gupta said the police got a tip-off that the suspects used to bring illegal weapons from Madhya Pradesh and sell these in Punjab.