31072024-JTR-01.qxd 7/30/2024 10:35 PM Page 1 c m y b Jalandhar tribune KIN OF POLL STAFFER GET ~15LAKH EX GRATIA AKSHAY TYAGI ON SPEED DIAL LISTS OF INDIAN CELEBRITIES ACTOR KHUSHI KAPOOR LIGHTS UP THE RAMP Junior Assistant Surinder Kumar passed away on duty during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. P2 Fashion stylist Akshay Tyagi, after all, has been the creative force behind the most dapper B-town biggies. P4 Her excitement was palpable as she walked the ramp for the first time at India Couture Week 2024. P4 » » FORECAST PARTLY CLOUDY MAX 30°C | MIN 35°C YESTERDAY MAX 29°C | MIN 37°C SUNSET WEDNESDAY 7.24 PM SUNRISE THURSDAY 5:44 AM » WEDNESDAY | 31 JULY 2024 | JALANDHAR INBRIEF SNATCHER MOLESTS PHAGWARA WOMAN Phagwara: A woman was molested by a miscreant in the posh locality of Hargobind Nagar in Phagwara on Monday morning. The woman was going to Model Town Gurdwara to pay obeisance when the accused struck, snatched her ear-rings and molested her.The woman defended herself, forcing the snatcher to escape. The police were informed. As per CCTV footage, the accused was seen running towards Tehsil side on the slip road. OC VILLAGER HELD FOR LIQUOR SALE Phagwara: The Lohian Khas police have arrested a person for selling illicit country-made liquor. Investigating Officer Parwinder Singh said that 10 bottles of hooch and 105 kg of lahan (raw liquor) were recovered from the possession of the accused, identified as Makhann Singh, a resident of Mundi Shehariyan village. A case under Sections 61, 1 and 14 of the Punjab Excise Act has been registered against the accused. OC 1 MORE HELD FOR FIRING AT FARMER Phagwara: The Nurmahal police have arrested the seventh accused on the charge of firing at a farmer in a village. The accused had been identified as Deepak Kumar of Patti in Taran Tarn. Resham Singh of Sunner Kalan village had complained to the police that he was going to his fields on his tractor to bring paddy seedlings on July 8 around 7 am when a bike-borne accused waylaid and fired at him and the gunshot pierced his left thigh. Six accused had been arrested. OC 17 new cases of diarrhoea, three of cholera reported in Kapurthala Chemist shop sealed |Sanitiser sprayed | Water samples being collected daily Tribune News Service Kapurthala, July 30 As many as 17 more cases of diarrhoea were reported from Kapurthala on Tuesday. While 10 patients were treated in the OPD, seven were admitted to the Civil Hospital. The health authorities said three more patients tested positive for cholera, increasing the total number of affected patients to six. Dr Surinderpal Kaur, Civil Surgeon, said, “The patients were from Sunder Nagar and Bakar Khana. The patients were already taken treatment and discharged from hospital.” The health authorities have also sealed a chemist shop for giving medicines to patients without any prescriptions. Medical teams have been going house to house in these localities and asking patients not to take medicines from chemists directly. The Civil Surgeon said besides water samples, food samples were being taken as cholera and diarrhoea were known to spread both through water and food. A temporary 12-bed hospital too had been set up within a dera in the vicinity of the affected Our Correspondent Phagwara, July 30 The Nurmahal police have booked villagers on the charge of attacking an employee of a contractor working for a highway construction company. Investigating Officer (IO) Bodh Raj said the accused have been identified as Iqbal Singh and Jaskaran Singh, residents of Fateh Pur village, Balvir Singh, a resident of Nahal village, and Sohan Singh, a resident of Kot Badal Kan village. Munish Sharma, a resident of Mathura in UP and presently residing at Talwann-Poadhrra Road, complained to the police stating that he works as a lining executive for a contractor of MKC Infrastructure and was going to attend duty on July 20 when he learned that some persons had stopped construction work in between Fateh Pur-Rame Wal villages and reached the spot. Munish Sharma said that the accused attacked and seriously injured him, snatching his gold chain, money and a mobile phone, adding that the police reached the spot and rescued him. He was rushed to Nurmahal Civil Hospital from where he was referred to Jalandhar Civil Hospital. The IO said a cas has been registered against the accused. — OC A temporary 12-bed hospital too has been set up in a dera in the vicinity of the affected area where the patients are being kept under observation 24X7 HELPLINE The helpline number 8360114864 has been announced which will remain functional 24x7 for any issue related to health, hygiene and water supply. ADMN ON TOES Awareness drives are being organised, fogging is being done twice everyday and sewer and water supply lines have been checked. ❝ Diarrhoea patients get treatment at a temporary hospital at a satsang bhawan in Kapurthala. area where the patients were being kept under observation, she added. Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Anupam Kler said patients were coming from Sunder Nagar, Shiv Colony, Mehtabgarh and Bakar Khana localities. Three water supply pumps were still shut and the affected areas were getting water through 20 tankers. She said five teams were working at the site. She also said the helpline number 8360114864 had been issued which would remain functional 24x7 for Luxury bus firm involved in hawala racket, claim police Tribune News Service Construction worker robbed, beaten up; four booked MAKESHIFT HOSPITAL SET UP AT DERA Jalandhar, July 30 Following the seizure of Rs 2.93 crore currency and $3,100 hawala money from a car in Jalandhar, the police have identified a network of individuals and companies involved in this racket. Puneet Sood, alias Gandhi, was arrested a few days ago after the police intercepted his vehicle in the Bashirpura area and discovered the illegal money. Sood confessed to his involvement in the hawala operation, disclosing that the money was brought from Delhi. Sood was previously caught with Rs 10 crore in hawala money, too. NOTICE TO COMPANY Its buses are operating on the Delhi-Amritsar route. The police suspect that the bus company or its drivers and conductors are part of the network. A notice has been issued to the company as part of the ongoing probe. Sources have revealed that the hawala money was regularly transported via a luxury bus company operating on the Delhi-Amritsar route. The police suspect that the bus company or its drivers and conductors are part of the network. A notice has been issued to the company as part of the ongoing probe. Sources further indicate that approximately 10 money exchangers have been identified. The police are working to unearth the full extent of the network and anticipate more arrests in the coming days. Sood’s modus operandi involved disembarking in Jalandhar via bus with the funds and returning to Delhi the following day. The police are now scrutinising the bus routes and schedules to gather more evidence and disrupt the illegal operations. However, senior officials related to the case said nothing could be revealed as the investigation was still underway. ❞ Dr Surinderpal Kaur, CIVIL SURGEON The stepbrother of deceased woman in police custody. Stepbrother held for woman’s murder Tribune News Service Jalandhar, July 30 The city police have solved a murder case of a local woman by arresting her stepbrother. According to the police, Sonu, alias Reena, of Abadpura, filed a complaint of her sister Neetu’s death. Neetu was married to Gurcharan Singh Khaira, alias Minta, of Bhawanipur, Kapurthala district, but had been living in a rented house owned by Gurdeep Singh at FCI Colony, Jalandhar, for the past 12-13 years. While Gurcharan Singh had returned to his village Bhawanipur about three years ago, Neetu was living alone in Jalandhar. “Neetu’s stepbrother Vinay, alias Gaggi, who resides in Basti Gujan, Jalandhar, would occasionally visit her. On the morning of July 23 around 10 am, Gurdeep Singh called Sonu informing her that his sister Neetu had been assaulted by Vinay and had succumbed to her injuries in a hospital”, police officials said. They said Gurdeep had rushed Neetu to the Civil Hospital, Jalandhar, where she had told him that Vinay had hit a wooden stick on her head. Neetu was then stabbed in the back by Vinay, the police said. Neetu succumbed to her injuries in the hospital. The police had registered a case. On Monday, the police apprehended Vinay from near the bus stand in Jalandhar. The wooden stick used in the assault had also been recovered. Police officials say an argument between Neetu and Vinay resulted in this fatal incident. Further investigation is underway. any issue related to health, hygiene and water supply. She added that the affected areas were being cleaned twice a day after which sanitisers and DDT were being sprayed. She said fogging too was being done every morning and evening. “Edu- cational programmes are being conducted and four vehicles have been deployed for daily announcements. Sewer and water supply lines have been checked and found to be in order. Daily sampling of water is being done”, she said. Travel agent held for duping villager of ~23L 2 drug peddlers nabbed with ~2 crore heroin Phagwara, July 30 The police have arrested a travel agent for duping a villager of Rs 23.70 lakh on the pretext of sending him abroad. Deputy Superintendent of Police Vijay Kanwar Pal said that the accused had been identified as Surinder Kumar Arora, a resident of Adarsh Nagar, Shahkot, Paramjit Singh, a resident of Narang Pur Hansi village, had complained to the police stating that he paid Rs 23.70 lakh to the accused for facilitating his migration to Canada, but was given a fake visa and was thus cheated. The DSP said a case was registered against the accused, his wife and son. — OC Tribune News Service Jalandhar, July 30 Acting on a tip-off, the Special Task Force (STF) of the Punjab Police apprehended two ‘drug smugglers’ in a meticulously planned operation at 66ft Road near Curo Mall. The operation, conducted by STF officers, led to the seizure of 353 gram of heroin with an estimated international market value of about Rs 2 crore. STF Sub-Inspector Parveen Singh provided the details of the arrest, stating that the team received credible information about two persons in a white car were Accused belong to Pholriwal village, were going to supply drugs reportedly going to supply drugs in a locality based at 66ft road. Acting swiftly on the intelligence, the STF team laid a naka at the specified location. Upon arrival, the officers detained the two suspects and conducted a search of their vehicle, resulting in the seizure of the substantial quantity of heroin. The arrested individuals have been identified as Sahil and Rajveer, both residents of Pholriwal village. Following their arrest, the duo was taken into custody for further interrogation. Officials said forward and backward links of those arrested would be investigated, besides they would be questioned about the person or group they were about to deliver the consignment to. Resume train to Jaijon soon: ex-MP Khanna Auto drivers to don uniform with nameplate Phagwara man killed in mishap Tribune News Service Our Correspondent Our Correspondent Jalandhar, July 30 In an effort to enhance traffic management and ensure public safety, Commissionerate Police, Jalandhar, convened a meeting with the city’s auto union leaders. The meeting, held at the office of the Police Commissioner, was chaired by Commissioner of Police Swapan Sharma and attended by Amandeep Kaur, ADCP Traf, fic, along with all zone incharges of the traffic police. The meeting addressed pressing traffic issues linked to autorickshaws in the city, resulting in a series of pivotal decisions aimed at improving the overall traffic system. A committee for auto drivers will be set up under the supervision of the district Hoshiarpur, July 30 Former BJP Rajya Sabha MP Avinash Rai Khanna met Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to discuss the issues of people of Punjab. Khanna apprised the minister of the demands of the public and requested him to start JaijonJalandhar train soon. Khanna told the Railway Minister that Jaijon railway station is a historical station which was built by the British in 1914. Jalandhar is an important station from the business point of view. Khanna said the train from Jaijon to Jalandhar discontinued during the Covid period. Since then, people of Jaijon and nearby areas were facing inconvenience. PUBLIC SAFETY IN MIND ■ Autorickshaw drivers to undergo police verification ■ A unique QR code containing vital information about the driver and autorickshaw will be affixed to each vehicle ■ Possessing a driving licence will be compulsory for all drivers Police Commissioner Swapan Sharma holds a meeting with auto unions in Jalandhar on Tuesday. TRIBUNE PHOTO administration to streamline operations and ensure compliance with regulations. Possessing a valid driving licence will be made compulsory for all drivers, enhancing accountability and road safety. All auto drivers will also be required to undergo police c m y b verification, a move aimed at bolstering security and trust in public transportation. To improve transparency, a unique QR code containing vital information about the driver and autorickshaw will be affixed to each vehicle. Moreover, uniforms with nameplates will be made mandatory to professionalise the appearance of auto drivers. Swapan Sharma emphasised the importance of these measures, stating that these were critical steps towards addressing traffic congestion and ensuring the safety of both drivers and passengers. The new policies are expect- ed to significantly improve the traffic scenario, making the city’s roads safer. The meeting concluded with a consensus on the necessity of these initiatives, with auto union leaders expressing their cooperation and commitment to the new regulations. Phagwara, July 30 A pall of gloom descended during the cremation of local resident Dev Raj (42) today. He was killed in a major accident near Dharampur on the Chandigarh-Shimla road yesterday. His last rites were attended by hundreds at a crematorium on the Phagwara-Hoshiarpur road this evening. Dev Raj was killed on the spot while his son Bhanu and sister-in-law Rubi sustained injuries after shooting stones hit a Bolero Camper vehicle near Dharampur in the wee hours on Monday. Dev Raj was returning from Shimla after meeting his in-laws. The front portion of the vehicle was damaged as heavy boulders rained down on it.