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P6 » » » MAX 34°C | MIN 28°C YESTERDAY MAX 36°C | MIN 29°C SUNSET THURSDAY 7.13 PM SUNRISE FRIDAY 5:55 AM THURSDAY | 15 AUGUST 2024 | AMRITSAR Verka SHO among 4 cops to be honoured Tribune News Service Amritsar, August 14 Inspector Amanjot Kaur, SHO, Verka police station, who bravely fought with a group of hooligans leaving her seriously injured outside a tavern near Mudhal village on August 2, is among four cops who would be honoured during the district-level Independence Day function at Guru Nanak Stadium here tomorrow. ASI Amarbir Singh, who was accompanying her, was also injured in the attack. Others who would be honoured included ASI Ashwani Kumar, in-charge, Kot Khalsa police chowki, SI Balwinder Singh, in-charge, Anngarh police chowki, constable Kartar Singh and senior constable Sandeep Kaur, both posted at the CIA staff here. The police said ASI Ashwani Kumar played a vital role in the seizure of around 10kg of heroin, 1kg of ICE and 15 weapons. SI Balwinder Singh also recovered 4kg of heroin, besides Rs 3 lakh drug money in the Annagarh area infamous for rampant drug abuse. Likewise, constable Kartar Singh played a vital role in the seizure of contraband and drug money in the Gate Hakima and Chheharta police station areas while senior constable Sandeep Kaur did good work to check activities of unscrupulous elements. — TNS Security beefed up ahead of Independence Day celebrations Tribune News Service Amritsar, August 14 The Punjab Police have beefed up security arrangements in view of the 78th Independence Day (I-Day) celebrations. Cabinet Minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian would be the chief guest during the district-level I-Day function at Guru Nanak Stadium here. He would unfurl the national flag on the occasion. Heavy police has been deputed at every entry and exit point of the stadium. Over 3,000 cops have been deployed on roads to ensure complete law and order. The Punjab Police have already been on alert in view of the sighting of suspected Pakistani intruders in the Gurdaspur area. Besides, the police have confiscated arms smuggled from Pakistan. Yesterday, two Tarn Taranbased residents were arrested with four 9mm Glock pistols. The police also nabbed a youth with three pistols smuggled by the anti-national elements from the neighbouring country yesterday evening. Ranjit Singh Dhillon, Police Commissioner (CP), said, “Special nakas have been laid Police share route plan of farmers' tractor march Safai karamchari to be felicitated Studentheldwith3pistols was driving. Ranjit Singh Dhillon, Police Commissioner, said a case under the Arms Act was registered against the suspect and further investigation initiated to establish his backward and forward links through which he procured pistols. Harswarup is a student of a reputed college located on the main GT road here. Sources in the Police Department said he belonged to a farmer’s family of Nave Naag village in the Majitha area here. “The weapons seized from his possession seem to have been smuggled. We have found some clues in the case and police teams are working on them,” said a police official. continued on page 2 Amritsar, August 14 The district administration would felicitate Ashok Kumar (43), a safai karamchari with the Amritsar Municipal Corporation for his sincere work in maintaining sanitary conditions in the city, during the Independence Day function at Guru Nanak Stadium tomorrow. Responsible for the cleaning of the Tunda Talab area in Ward No. 60, Kumar had Ashok Kumar been working with the MC for the past 13 years. He joined service at a salary of Rs 8,500 per month. Now, he is drawing a salary of Rs 31,700 per month. — TNS Amritsar, August 14 Ahead of the Independence Day celebrations, the CIA staff of the city police have arrested a BSc (Agriculture) student identified as Harswarup Singh, a resident of Nave Naag village located on the Majitha road, for allegedly possessing three sophisticated pistols which were apparently smuggled from Pakistan. Harswarup was driving a black coloured Thar (bearing a temporary registration number) when he was intercepted by a police team near the Adarsh Nagar area located on the Ram Tirath road. During search, the police recovered three .30 bore pistols along with three live rounds from the vehicle which the suspect BSF DG to be chief guest at Attari-Wagah joint check-post Four-day police remand for weapon smugglers Tribune News Service Were arrested with four Glock pistols The Punjab Police personnel deployed near Guru Nanak Stadium in Amritsar. PHOTO: VISHAL KUMAR on various roads. Flag march are being held in different parts of the city. Police teams are checking outsiders staying in hotels and keeping a watch over suspicious elements.” Meanwhile, the police have issued traffic diversion plans so that people do not face any problem while commuting tomorrow. The stretch heading from Tylor Road to Doaba Chowk Road would be closed for normal traffic from 8 am till the finishing of the programme at Guru Nanak Stadium. Similarly, road heading from Crystal Chowk to Lawrence Road Chowk would be closed for normal traffic which would be diverted from Crystal Chowk to backside of Company Bagh to Batala Road and Majitha road. Vehicles of the people, who would participate in the programme, would be parked at vacant places in Company Bagh and Aanum Theatre. Meanwhile, farmer organisations under the banner of Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee would be holding a tractor march tomorrow from in favour of their demands. The police today shared the route plan while advising people to avoid roads from which c m y b the tractor march would pass. Dhaliwal to hoist flag in Tarn Taran Cabinet Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal would unfurl the Tricolour on the 78th Independence Day district-level function to be organised at the Police Lines ground on Thursday. Deputy Commissioner Sandeep Kumar said the minister would take salute from the contingents of the Punjab Police, women police personnel, Home Guards and school students. He said students would present a cultural programme on the occasion. Amritsar, August 14 BSF Director General Daljit Singh Chawdhary will be the chief guest during the grand 78th Independence Day celebrations at the Attari-Wagah joint check-post (JCP) here on Thursday. The function will showcase the rich cultural heritage and patriotic fervour followed by 'Beating the retreat ceremony' at the JCP . Tribune News Service Amritsar, August 14 The two arms smugglers Jatinder Singh and Navtej Singh, both residents of Thatha village, who were arrested by the State Special Operation Cell on Tuesday, were sent to four-day police remand for further interrogation. The duo was arrested by a team of the SSOC from the Chabal area in Tarn Taran with four 9mm Glock pistols which were smuggled from Pakistan. As per preliminary probe, they had been in the illegal trade of cross- border smuggling for quite some times now, but they did not have any case registered against them. continued on page 2