01042024-JTR-01.qxd 3/31/2024 11:50 PM Page 1 c m y b Jalandhar tribune EX-CM MEETS MUSLIM SANGATHAN PRESIDENT THREE ARRESTED IN PATIALA CAKE DEATH CASE ALIA LAUDS KAREENA, TABU, KRITI SANON STARRER CREW Former Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi met Naeem Khan, president of the Muslim Sangathan, Punjab.P2 The police arrested three persons and launched a manhunt to nab the main accused behind incident. P3 Alia on Saturday, took to her Instagram stories to share a poster of Crew, featuring the three leading ladies. P4 » » » FORECAST PARTLY CLOUDY MAX 31°C | MIN 18°C YESTERDAY MAX 28°C | MIN 16°C SUNSET MONDAY 6:41 PM SUNRISE TUESDAY 6:10 AM MONDAY | 1 APRIL 2024 | JALANDHAR INBRIEF TWO BOOKED ON FRAUD CHARGE Womanon the head, liquor bottle recovered from crime scene; probe on found dead in locked room Had injury marks Tribune News Service Hoshiarpur: The district police have booked two persons for fraud of ~17.18 lakh. According to information, Salima, a resident of Tuto Mazara, lodged a complaint with the Mahilpur police station. She said Sumit Kumar, a resident of Krupa Colony, Amritsar, allegedly duped her of ~8.18 lakh on the pretext of sending her abroad. Meanwhile, Jagjit Singh, a resident of Chohka, told the Model Town police that Atma Singh, a resident of Tagore Nagar, allegedly duped him of ~9 lakh. The police have registered cases. OC FOUR ARRESTED WITH DRUGS Hoshiarpur: The district police arrested four persons, including a woman, and recovered a huge quantity of drugs from them. According to information, the Mahilpur police arrested a drug smuggler near Baddoyan village during a raid and recovered 500 grams of opium from him. The suspect has been identified as Rajesh Kumar, alias Kala, a resident of Mugowal. The Tanda police signalled a person to stop his at a naka car near Jhanwan village. During checking, the police claimed to have recovered a large number of intoxicating pills and 12 kg of marijuana. The police arrested three persons, including a woman. The suspects have been identified as Baljinder Singh, a resident of Sikri, Kuljot, alias Karan, alias Bhada, a resident of Ahiyapur, and Harbhajan Kaur, a resident of Tanda. OC Jalandhar, March 31 Panic gripped Sheetal Nagar late last night after residents discovered the body of a woman from a house in the area. The body was dumped in a room that was locked from outside. It was learnt that both ground and first floor of the house were given on rent, while the owner lived in a house nearby. The body when found was half-naked, and there were injury marks on the head, indicating that the woman was murdered. A bottle of liquor was found from the crime scene. As per Narendra Kumar, owner of the house, the room from where the body was recovered was given on rent. He said he had a shop on the ground floor from where he ran his depot, and also a room. There were two rooms on the first floor, all of which were on rent. He said a tenant, who was living in that room, had given this room to a migrant woman a few days ago, citing she had no shelter and would stay for a day or two. Cops carry out an investigation; and (below) residents gather outside the house where the woman's body was found in Sheetal Nagar. TRIBUNE PHOTOS PRELIMINARY PROBE SUGGESTS MURDER Preliminary investigation revealed that the body had been abandoned in the room for the past four or five days, and the woman is suspected to have been murdered. Though the identity of the woman is yet to be known, the police are scrutinising CCTV cameras installed nearby to trace the movement of those who entered the locality and this particular house in the past few days. Jalandhar, March 31 Gearing up for the Lok Sabha poll, the Jalandhar Police Commissionerate today conducted an emergency mock drill in the city. A ‘Fake Emergency Call Tests Police Response’ was done under the supervision of senior officers. Police Commissioner Swapan Sharma said the drill was aimed at evaluating the readiness and coordination of various police units in handling emergency situations. He said all key units such as ACPs, SHOs, ERS, ICCC, flying squad teams and static surveillance teams were part of the drill. As part of the drill, a wireless call reporting a gathering of 150-200 people at PNB Chowk was made by Police Commissioner Swapan Sharma said the drill was aimed at evaluating the readiness and coordination of various police units in handling emergency situations. TRIBUNE PHOTO senior police officers. CP Sharma said two emergency response vehicles reached the scene. The ACP Central, SHO of the Division No. 4 police station and three Paramilitary forces, cops take out flag march 2024 Tribune News Service Jalandhar, March 31 In order to instil a sense of security among voters ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, paramilitary forces and Punjab Police took out a flag march in areas falling under the Central constituency here today. SDM Jalandhar-1 Jai Inder Singh and ACP Central Nirmal Singh led the flag march. Two thieves held, 6 mobiles recovered Cops hold mock drill to check poll readiness in city additional ERVs also reached within five minutes. “Within 10 minutes of the Admn duty-bound to maintain law & order, says SDM INDIA VOTES “I had no information who the woman was, from where she came and where she was working as I never met her,” he added. Kumar further said it was after a foul smell, probably emanating from the body, was felt by the residents, who informed them, that they immediately alerted the police control room about the incident. Preliminary investigation in the case revealed that the body had been abandoned in the room for the past four or five days, and the woman is suspected to have been murdered. Though the identity of the woman is yet to be known, the police are scrutinising the footage of CCTV cameras installed nearby to trace the movement of those who entered the locality and this particular house in the past few days. The tenants as well as the house owner are also being questioned. Division Number 1 SHO Amandeep Kamboj said the police had gathered crucial leads in the case and the suspects would be arrested soon. The flag march, which started from Jyoti Chowk, culminated at Workshop Chowk. TRIBUNE PHOTO The flag march, which started from Jyoti Chowk, culminated at Workshop Chowk after covering several areas. Division number 2 and 4 police teams were also part of the flag march. The SDM mentioned that the administration was dutybound to maintain peace and law and order in the city. He said no anti-social element would be allowed to disturb peace. Through these flag marches, they want to reassure the public of the commitment of the administration, police and paramilitary forces to conduct the elections fairly and without any intimidation or fear. call, ACP Traffic, I/C ERS, SHO of Division No. 2 police station, SHO of Division No. 3 police station, SHO of New Baradari police station, six ERVs and two FST teams arrived with around 100 police officials swiftly to address the situation,” he said. Reiterating firm commitment of the police to ensure free, fair and peaceful poll, the Police Commissioner said no stone would be left unturned for this noble cause. Prompt and coordinated response demonstrated during the mock drill underscored the effectiveness of the Police Department in swiftly addressing emergency situations, contributing to public safety and security during the elections. — TNS The suspects in police custody in Jalandhar. TRIBUNE PHOTO Tribune News Service Jalandhar, March 31 The police have arrested two thieves and recovered six phones from their possession. Divulging details, Police Commissioner Swapan Sharma said as part of the commitment to wipe out crime from the city, the Police Commissionerate started a special campaign. Under this campaign, a Division No. 3 police party was patrolling in the area. During patrolling, they got a tip-off about two thieves. The Police Commissioner said acting on the information, the police raided the area and arrested two thieves. The suspects had been identified as Daman Thaper and Sandeep Kumar, both residents of Jalandhar. He said a case under Section 411 of the IPC was registered against the suspects at the Division No 3 police station. Sharma said the police recovered four stolen mobile phones from the suspects on the spot. During investigation, the police recovered two more mobile phones from them. He said while a case was already registered against Daman, two cases were registered against Sandeep. Further investigations were on. Glamour quotient Models walk the ramp during a fashion fiesta, "Sukriti - 24", organised by KMV College, Jalandhar, on Sunday. PHOTO: SARABJIT SINGH SEE P2 Five injured as pick-up MC recovers ~44.50 cr property tax this fiscal 2 held with intoxicant tablets van rolls down the hill Tribune News Service Garhshankar, March 31 As many as five persons suffered minor injuries while others had a narrow escape after the vehicle in which they were travelling rolled down the hill near Garhi Mansowal village. The devotees, who were from Hukkran village, were returning in a pick-up van after paying obeisance at Khuralgarh Sahib. The driver lost control over the vehicle on an ascent uphill and it rolled down. The pick-up van was being driven by Harbans Singh, a resident of Mukhliyana village. — OC Jalandhar, March 31 The property tax wing has managed to recover Rs 44.50 crore in this financial year against a target of Rs 45.30 crore. Today, the wing recovered Rs 50 lakh despite it being Sunday, a holiday. This year, house tax worth Rs 2.37 crore was also recovered. “We made a total recovery of Rs 46.87 crore, including property tax and house tax. We didn’t expect such response on a Sunday from the public. But it was good to recover this much amount on the last day of the financial year, that too despite this being an election season,” said Bhupinder Singh, Superintendent. The department had been c m y b asking people to deposit the tax under the One Time Settlement (OTS) scheme. The scheme was implemented to provide a major relief to defaulters who are otherwise supposed to pay 20 per cent penalty and 18 per cent interest on the outstanding principal amount of all previous fiscal years. Under the procedure for tak- ing action against defaulters, inspectors of the property tax wing visit different areas to recover the tax. Defaulters who have not paid the tax are served a notice under Section 112 of the Municipal Corporation Act. They have to file a reply within three days, failing which another notice of sealing the property is served.— TNS Jalandhar, March 31 The Nakodar police have arrested two persons with 1,014 intoxicant tablets here. Those arrested have been identified as Soni, alias Kama, a resident of Bhandal Dona village at Sadar Kapurthala, and Jagtar Singh, alias Jaggi, a resident of Wareya Doana village in Kapurthala. The police revealed that during patrolling, a police party apprehended two suspects on suspicion near Uggi village. During search, the police recovered 507 intoxicant tablets each from Soni and Jaggi. A case under Sections 22, 61 and 85 of the NDPS Act has been registered at the Sadar Nakodar police station.