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P4 » » » MAX 35°C | MIN 27°C YESTERDAY MAX 34°C | MIN 26°C SUNSET SUNDAY 7.10 PM SUNRISE MONDAY 5.58 AM SUNDAY | 18 AUGUST 2024 | AMRITSAR PGIMER team interacts with street vendors Kolkata doc rape-murder: Pvt hospitals keep OPDs closed Tribune News Service Tribune News Service Amritsar, August 17 A team from the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) visited the Municipal Corporation and successfully concluded the street food hygiene training programme for street vendors. The team led by Abhinav Kalra from the PGIMER interacted with MC officials and street vendors. Assistant MC Commissioner Anil Arora, Nodal Officer for PM SVANidhi (PM Street Vendors AtmaNirbhar Nidhi) programme Jaswinder Singh made vendors aware about various schemes of the government. “The programme aims to promote a clean and healthy environment, ensure welfare of citizens and increase the confidence of street vendors in their business. By bridging the gap between various social security schemes and street vendors, the initiative paves the way for a more inclusive and sustainable future,” said Nodal Officer Jaswinder Singh. Amritsar, August 17 Private hospitals in the city shut down their OPD service here on Saturday to protest against the rape and murder of a resident doctor at a medical college in Kolkata. The services were shut down in support of a call given by the Indian Medical Association (IMA). The protest by private hospitals caused inconvenience to patients who had came from far off places as most of them were not aware of it. Medical professionals supported by various employee unions, NGOs, students and the general public staged protests at Government Medical College and Sri Guru Ram Das University of Health Sciences demanding justice for the rape and murder victim from a medical college in Kolkata. The members of nursing associations, paramedical employee unions and subordinate services unions also joined in these protests and demanded strict punishment for the culprits. Jagjeevan Singh, vice-president, United Nursing Associa- Crime syndicate: Cops claim to have averted targeted killings Three members of syndicate remanded in police custody Tribune News Service Doctors and medical students raise slogans during a protest march in Amritsar on Saturday. PHOTO: SUNIL KUMAR tion, said, “We are here in support of resident doctors who have spearheaded the fight on such an important issue. Majority of the health employees including doctors, nurses and paramedical workers are women and their safety is of foremost importance.” Singh said that in Punjab too, there is a need to ensure the safety of medical professionals. The protestors also took out a march near their colleges where they shouted slogans to raise awareness among the people. Dr Jaspreet Singh, general secretary, Punjab State Medical and Dental Teachers Association, said, For sacred bond “We demand that stringent laws be brought to tackle incidents of violence against medical professional.” He said that additionally, ample security measures should be adopted at hospitals to ensure the safety of health workers. Medical professionals also expressed concern over the rising incidents of violence and stated that heinous crimes such as rape and murder at hospital and medical colleges should not be tolerated at any cost. They stated that the government and civil society must wake up to the problem and initiate efforts to check such incidents in future. Amritsar, August 17 With the arrest of three members of organized crime syndicate being operated by Portugal-based gangster Manpreet Singh, aka Munn Ghanshampuria, the Amritsar Rural Police claimed to have averted targeted killings. During a preliminary interrogation, they revealed that Manpreet Singh had tasked them to kill a woman in Tanda in Hoshiarpur, besides shooting rival gang members. The trio – Navraj Singh of Nath Ki Khuhi, Gurpreet Singh and Gagandeep Singh of Mehsampur village in Mehta – were arrested with three weapons, including a revolver, four mobile phones and a Thar vehicle on Friday. They were remanded in police custody for further interrogation. They were arrested in connection with the firing outside Master Book Store at Mehta last month following which its owner got a call from Munn Ghanshampuria demanding ~50 lakh extortion. Though the three accused did not have any criminal record, the gang was working at the behest of Manpreet Singh and another notorious gangster Balwinder Singh, aka Doni. The duo (Doni and Manpreet) was part of the Bambiha gang. Doni has around 13 criminal cases, including of murder, attempt to murder, drug peddling and extortion. The two were also wanted in the broad daylight murder of another gangter Jarnail Singh at Sathiala village in May last 1 held in goldsmith’s Tributes paid to Shaheed Madan murder attempt case Lal Dhingra at state-level function Tribune News Service Women flock to marketplaces to buy rakhis ahead of Raksha Bandhan in Amritsar. SUNIL KUMAR Amritsar, August 17 Eight months after a goldsmith was attacked and looted, the city police claimed to have arrested a gangster, identified as Harpreet Singh, alias Ganja, in this connection here on Saturday. Ganja has around 15 criminal cases registered against him. Assistant Commissioner of Police Gurinderbir Singh Sidhu said the accused was arrested from Maqboolpura area. He was arrested in connection with a case of snatching a pistol from Hira Singh of New Shaheed Udham Singh Nagar area in November last year. The victim was a gold- smith and used to go to Uttar Pradesh regarding the trade. He said Iqbal Singh, another goldsmith, used to go there for business. The ACP said as per the complainant, Iqbal used to stop him from doing trade in UP and therefore he allegedly hired some miscreants for threatening him. The miscreants, including Ganja, attacked him. In order to save himself, he had fired in which a robber, identified as Kuljit Singh, was injured. He said the accused had then snatched his weapon and fled from the spot. He was also injured in the assault. The police had registered an attempt-to-murder and snatching case in this connection. Open manholes on city roads a threat to lives of commuters Batala cops launch intensive drive against crime, criminals Tribune News Service Amritsar, August 17 A wooden log has been inside the open manhole just outside the fruit and vegetable market at Vallah. Commuters coming from the railway overbridge side often see the open manhole when they are just a few meters away and try to save themselves. Open manholes have become a common sight on the roads and in markets being managed by the Municipal Corporation and Amritsar Improvement Trust. The open sewerage manhole at Vallah road is posing a threat to the lives of commuters, especially those riding two-wheelers. “These open manholes on city roads and in markets pose a grave danger to the lives of residents, especially when roads are waterlogged. In the rainy season, a major accident can happen as drivers cannot see the raised sewerage manholes. The authorities should keep a check on open and broken manhole covers in the city,” said Vijay Kumar, a vendor in Sabji Mandi, Vallah. Municipal Corporation officials claimed that replacing broken manhole covers is their Three associates of Portugal-based gangster Munn Ghanshampuria in custody of the Amritsar police on Saturday. year. A gang war was stated to the reason behind the incident. Besides them, the police had also nominated another suspect Jobanjit Singh, alis Billa, of Arjanmanga village. He was also one of the shooters involved in firing outside Master Book Store. Joban had four criminal cases of murder, murder bid and NDPS Act. Recently, unidentified associates of Manpreet and Doni had shot dead a youth, Deep Inder Singh, on the eve of the Lok Sabha polls at Lakhowal village in Ajnala. Following the murder, the village had boycotted the polls. Doni had claimed the responsibility of the murder. SSP Amritsar (Rural), Charan, jit Singh said that Navraj and Gurpreet were in contact with Manpreet through social media platforms like WhatsApp, Telegram and Signal application. Manpreet had transferred Rs 18,000 through UPI to Gurpreet Singh for procuring some vehicle for carrying out shooting at rival gang members. Tribune News Service A flag alerts commuters of the missing sewer manhole cover outside the Vallah vegetable market in Amritsar. PHOTO: VISHAL KUMAR Batala, August 17 The Batala police, which have launched a concerted drive to check criminal activities and also to apprehend accused engaged in extortions and other criminal activities, tasted success when cops arrested three persons involved in an attempt-to-murder incident that took place in Sri Hargobindpur last week. On August 10, a local resi- dent, Satish Kumar Loomba, was returning home after his morning walk when he was waylaid by three motorcycleborne persons who fired shots at him. The victim acted with alacrity and managed to avoid the shots. An FIR was registered at the Sri Hargobindpur police station under various sections of the BNS and also Section 25 of the Arms Act. The incident had shaken the confidence of local residents. continued on page 2 POSES GRAVE RISK ON A RAINY DAY These open manholes on city roads and in markets pose a grave danger to the lives of residents, especially when roads are waterlogged. In the rainy season, a major accident can happen as drivers cannot see the raised sewerage manholes. top priority and most of the time, their replace it within 24 hours. However, there are several such spots and the authorities are apprehensive of any untoward incident taking place. A visit to different parts of the area revealed that a number of sewerage manhole covers were removed for desilting or to drain out rainwater and were never covered again after the work was completed. Even the rainwater chambers led to accidents due to broken covers in various localities. SSP Suhail Qasim Mir (C) addresses mediamen in Batala on Saturday. c m y b Tribune News Service Amritsar, August 17 A state-level event was organised by Punjab government to mark the martyrdom day of Shaheed Madan Lal Dhingra at his memorial at Gol Bagh here on Saturday. The event was attended by Minister for Transport, Rural Development and Panchayat Laljit Singh Bhullar, and Minister for PWD and Power Harbhajan Singh ETO. Deputy Commissioner Ghansham Thori and Police Commissioner Ranjit Singh Dhillon besides other officials were also present at the meeting. Speaking on the occasion, Bhullar said that the country Committed to welfare of backward classes: Aujla Tribune News Service Cabinet Minister Harbhajan Singh and others pay tributes to Shaheed Madan Lal Dhingra at Gol Bagh in Amritsar on Saturday. had attained freedom because of the sacrifices made by martyrs like Madan Lal Dhingra. He said that the young generation should take guidance from the path Scuffle over minor issue claims Bohru village woman’s life Tribune News Service Amritsar, August 17 Member of Parliament Gurjeet Singh Aujla has been appointed a member of parliamentary committee on welfare of OBCs by the Lok Sabha Speaker. Aujla thanked the Speaker and the Congress high command for the privilege of serving on the committee. He said that he has always been committed to the welfare of backward classes and the development of the country is possible only with the development of all sections of society. He said that through the Lok Sabha committee, it will be possible to work for the uplift of backward classes. The MP also said that many schemes run by the government for backward classes should percolate down to the lowest level and that he would make efforts in this direction. shown by the martyrs. Bhullar and ETO also announced to give Rs 5 lakh each to the memorial for its renovation and upkeep. continued on page 2 Amritsar, August 17 A minor dispute over falling of eatables on the road in front of a house turned ugly when a woman allegedly scuffled with an elderly woman leading to her on-thespot death. The deceased was identified as Harjit Kaur (70), a resident of Bohru village falling under the Chatiwind police station here. The Chatiwind police have booked the accused woman, Manjit Kaur (50), of the same village. No arrest has been made till now as she along with her family absconded from their house. The police have registered a case of culpable homicide not amounting to murder. Bhupinder Singh, son of the victim, said his brother Sukhwinder Singh, a resident of Khairdin Ke, along with his family had come to his house on Thursday. He said in the evening when they were returning on his bike, a polythene bag which his wife Sukhwinder Kaur was carrying got entangled with the scooter parked outside the residence of accused Manjit Kaur. Owing to being stuck in the motorcycle, the polythene bag got torn and all material, including eatables, fell on the road. He said while his brother proceeded to his village, Manjit Kaur came to his house and started shouting and quarrelling with his mother Harjit Kaur who was in the verandah of the house. He alleged the accused scuffled with his mother, pulled and threw her down. She beat her up due to which she collapsed and died on the spot. The family took the victim to the hospital where doctors declared her dead. SHO Balkar Singh said raids were on to nab the suspect after a case under Section 105 of the BNS has been registered in this regard.