08072024-ATR-01.qxd 7/8/2024 12:27 AM Page 1 c m y b Amritsar tribune RESIDENTS PLANT SAPLINGS IN BAHADURPUR VILLAGE TAHIRA’S DEBUT FEATURE FILM AS DIRECTOR MAKING WAVES Residents of Bahadurpur, under the banner of Naujvan Sabha, planted saplings at common places in the village.P2 Actor-writer Tahira Kashyap Khurrana’s debut feature film as director, Sharmajee Ki Beti, is making waves. P4 » FORECAST GENERALLY CLOUDY MAX 32°C | MIN 26°C YESTERDAY MAX 33°C | MIN 27°C POSTER OF PUNJABI FILM SHAHKOT UNVEILED SUNSET MONDAY 7.38 PM The new poster of upcoming Guru Randhawa-starrer, Punjabi film Shahkot was unveiled on Sunday. P4 » » SUNRISE TUESDAY 5:32 AM MONDAY | 8 JULY 2024 | AMRITSAR Perturbed over harassment, girl ends life Amritsar, July 7 Perturbed over harassment by a youth, a 19-year-old girl ended her life by consuming some poisonous substance in Khabbe Rajputa village in Mehta. The suspect was identified as Jashandeep Singh of Ghuman village. He has been booked for alleged abetment to suicide. A case under Section 108 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) has been registered against him in this regard. Keval Singh, father of the victim Pawandeep Kaur, alleged that Jashandeep was putting pressure on his daughter for marriage. He alleged that the suspect harassed her repeatedly. Kewal said the suspect used to call on Pawandeep’s sisterin-law’s mobile phone, and asked her to let him talk to her. He said perturbed over this, his daughter consumed some poisonous substance yesterday. Pawandeep was rushed to Guru Nanak Dev Hospital where she died during treatment, he said. The police said efforts were on to nab the suspect . — TNS 17-year-old boy dies after thrashing by girl’s family 15 booked for murder, kidnapping and illegal detention is ❝A judicial probeBalon in Ludhiana as the boy died in judicial custody at Sudhar Ghar there. The postTribune News Service Amritsar, July 7 A 17-year-old boy died due to internal injuries days after he was thrashed by family members of a girl with whom he had been in relationship. The victim, Rohit Masih, a city resident and the girl had run away on June 24. They were later traced and kidnapped by the girl’s family. The suspects thrashed the victim and also captured it in a video. The boy was later produced in a court which sent him to Bal Sudhar Ghar in Ludhiana. He complained of severe internal body pains and died in a hospital on July 4. Following the complaint submitted by his father Major Masih, the police have registered a case of mortem of the deceased was conducted at the Ludhiana Civil Hospital in the presence of magistrate and his body handed over to the family. We are waiting for the autopsy report. Himanshu Bhagat, SHO, AJNALA POLICE STATION ❞ murder against 15 persons in this connection. Among those booked included Jorge Singh, Jaideep Singh, Labha Masih, Maanu Singh, Mintu Masih, Gulshan Masih and Chhabo, all residents of Chamiary village, Dilbagh Singh of Nava Pind in Jandiala, Karan and Gagan, both residents of Bhuregill village and five unknown persons. Major told the police that Rohit was in relationship with a girl of the village. He said on June 24 Rohit, along with the girl, fled from the house. He said the girl’s family lodged a complaint with the Ajnala police which registered a case against his son. He said two days later, the suspects traced and kidnapped the boy and the girl. He alleged that the suspects brutally thrashed his son and made a video of the incident. He said they also kidnapped Rohit’s friend Danial who had helped them elope. After thrashing Rohit and Danial both were produced in a court which sent them to Bal Sudhar Ghar in Ludhiana. Major said when he met his son in Ludhiana on Thursday, he had complained of internal body pain. He said the same night his son died. Himanshu Bhagat, SHO, Ajnala police station, said a judicial probe was on in Ludhiana as the boy died in judicial custody at Bal Sudhar Ghar there. The post-mortem of the deceased was conducted at the Ludhiana Civil Hospital in the presence of magistrate and his body was handed over to the family, the SHO said. The police was waiting for the autopsy report, the SHO added. He said a case under Sections 103, 140 (3) and 3 (5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita was registered against the suspects. He said efforts were on to arrest the suspects. Batala cops seek public cooperation Womanendslife,2booked to deal with drug menace, traffickers Tribune News Service Tribune News Service Batala, July 7 The police today sought the cooperation of the general public in dealing with the ever-increasing drug menace and traffickers in the city at a police-public meeting held at the Police Lines here today. The meeting was presided over by DIG (Border) Rakesh Kaushal. SSP Ashwini Gotyal and all SHOs of the Batala police district were present at the meeting. Representatives of the public shared their views with senior officials on the occasion. They also gave suggestions to deal with the drug menace. There were some complaints following which Kaushal referred them to officials concerned. The DIG Officials during a meeting in Batala on Sunday. TRIBUNE PHOTO exhorted the people to provide information about places where drugs were being sold. “If a police official is not serious in arresting smugglers and drug-couriers despite knowing about their existence, action would be taken against him or her. A comprehensive list of properties of smugglers is being prepared. Such properties will be confiscated. A list of proclaimed offenders is also being prepared,” said Kaushal. Amritsar, July 7 The Rambagh police have booked a youth and the owner of a franchise of an Ayurvedic medicine company on the charges of abetment to suicide after an employee of the firm ended her life. Dimplepreet Kaur, (25) the victim, was missing since June 28. The body of the victim was found from a canal in the Khalra area in Tarn Taran. Following complaint by the victim’s father, the police have booked Joban Singh of Lopoke and Karamjit Singh, owner of the franchise company. Sukhwinder Singh, father of the victim, a resident of Mudhal village, told the police that Dimplepreet went to her work place June 28 morning, but did not return. When she did not return, the family talked to her colleague Sarika who told that she got a call from Dimplepreet on June 28 noon. She told Sarika that Joban had developed relationship with her on the pretext of marriage. Now, he got engaged with some other girl, she said. The victim alleged that on Joban’s recommendation the franchise owner threw her out of the job. Disturbed over this, she wanted to end her life, said Sarika. Sukhwinder said on Friday, the family got a call from Tarn Taran police that their daughter’s body was lying at the mortuary of the Civil Hospital. The police registered a case against Joban and Karamjit in this connection. Further probe was on and efforts were being made to arrest the suspects, the police said. Municipal corporation’s revenue hit as mSeva portal faces glitches Tribune News Service Amritsar, July 7 The revenue collection of various departments of the municipal corporation is badly hit due to technical flaws in mSeva portal of the Department of Local Government, Punjab. Residents are facing technical issues while paying taxes, bills and fee on the mSeva portal. Due to slow server issue, receipts of water-sewerage, property tax or other payments are not generated. After failed online attempts, residents visit the Citizen Facilitation Centre and demand hard copy of receipts, but they face the same issue on counters too. However, the centre staff is also not able to provide receipts to residents. Residents claimed that after making an online payment, money gets deducted from their bank accounts, but they do not get the receipt. Except the MTP wing of the Corporation, all other departments are far behind in meeting their revenue targets. The Property Tax Department has an annual target of Rs 50 crore, but has collected only Rs 3.25 crore during the current fiscal. Rent and sales tax collection has also witnessed a dip. The licensing wing is ❝There are some technical issues in the mSeva portal. We have written to the Punjab Municipal Infrastructure Development Company in this connection. Technical glitches in the portal would be rectified in the coming days. Officials, MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ❞ far behind in achieving its revenue target. Similarly, the conservancy tax collection has come also down. The MC had constituted Amritsar Urban Water and Wastewater Management Limited to speed up the recovery of water and sewerage bills. But water and sewerage bills of any commercial unit in the city are not being generated. The present software of the portal is not yet ready for the commercial billing. The old arrears of the municipal water and sewerage bills running into crores of rupees is also yet to be generated. Earlier, the MC recovered Rs 55 crores against water-sewerage bills. Meanwhile, senior officials of the MC said there were some technical issues in the mSeva portal. Officials said they had written to the Punjab Municipal Infrastructure Development Company (PMIDC) in this connection. Technical glitches in the portal would be rectified in the coming days, they added. Waterlogging in underpass irks villagers Tarn Taran, July 7 Since the last two weeks, an underpass constructed by the Northern Railways near Kakka Kandiala village has been under knee-deep water. Residents of villages near the underpass are facing problems in commuting due to waterlogging in the underpass. Whenever a commuter slips on the waterlogged underpass, he/she is robbed by miscreants taking advantage of the situation, especially at night. Gurvinder Singh, Baljit Kaur, Tarsem Singh, Jaswinder Singh and other residents of Kakka Kandiala village said the underpass remained filled with rainwater An inundated underpass at Kakka Kandiala village. PHOTO: GURBAXPURI during the monsoon season. Residents said they had brought the problem to the notice of the administration and the Railways, but nothing had been done to resolve it. When Jallianwala Bagh Centenary Memorial at Amrit Anand Park crying for attention contacted, Ravi Kumar, Junior Engineer (JE), Railways, said there should be no waterlogging in underpasses. The JE said he would visit the spot and rectify the fault in drain. — OC Prohibited articles recovered from Goindwal Sahib jail Our Correspondent (From left) Broken tiles on pathways; sewer water accumulated inside memorial; and electric wires hanging from a wall at the Jallianwala Bagh Memorial at Ranjit Avenue in Amritsar on Sunday. PHOTOS: VISHAL KUMAR Charanjit Singh Teja Tribune News Service Amritsar, July 7 The Jallianwala Bagh Centenary Memorial at Amrit Anand Park in the Ranjeet Avenue area is in a pathetic condition. The memorial was inaugurated almost three years ago on August 15, 2021, by the then Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh in memory of those who achieved martyrdom in the massacre of April 13, 1919. Due to poor upkeep, floor tiles on pathways in the park have got damaged. Tiles installed on main memorial pillars have fallen. Lights and electric fittings are missing from memorial pillars and stones on which names of martyrs are engraved. memorial a posh locality of the ❝Ironically, theto make thepark is situated in Ranjit Avenue,country’s history. The city. It was constructed young generation aware of the names of officially known 488 martyrs are inscribed on the black and grey granite stone walls of the memorial. Stinking sewer water has accumulated under the stones. The incumbent AAP government has failed to maintain the park. Pawan Sharma, SOCIAL ACTIVIST ❞ Sewer lines laid in the park show poor craftsmanship and planning of the authorities concerned. When sewer lines get choked manholes overflow and stinking water gets accumulated in the park. The memorial built at a cost c m y b of Rs 3.5 crore is spread over 1.5 acres. Residents avoid visiting the park due to unhygienic conditions. Ramandeep, a resident said, “Initially, hundreds of residents used to come for walk in the memorial park, but now they avoid to come here. We have never seen tourists or visitors from outside in the park as it is in a poor condition.” Pawan Sharma, a social activist, said, “Ironically, the memorial park is situated in the Ranjit Avenue, a posh locality of the city. It was constructed to make the young generation aware of the country’s history. The names of officially known 488 martyrs are inscribed on the black and grey granite stone walls of the memorial. Stinking sewer water has accumulated under the stones. The incumbent AAP government has failed to maintain the park.” Tarn Taran, July 7 A team of officials of the Central Jail, Goindwal Sahib, under the supervision of Assistant Superintendent Kuljit Singh, conducted a search in the barracks of different wards of the prison. During checking the team recovered two mobile phones and other prohibited articles on Saturday. Assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Sukhwinder Singh of Goindwal Sahib Central Jail police station said 76 packets of tobacco and 40 bundles of bidis, a keypad mobile phone and two chargers, which were thrown from outside on the jail premises, were recovered during the search operation. The ASI said a touchscreen mobile phone was recovered from the possession of one inmate identified as Sandeep Singh, a resident of Jandpeer Mohalla in Tarn Taran. A case under different sections of the Prisons Act was registered in this connection and further probe initiated.