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P4 » SUNSET SATURDAY 7.03 PM SUNRISE SUNDAY 6:01 AM » SATURDAY | 24 AUGUST 2024 | AMRITSAR 2 mobile phones recovered from Goindwal Sahib Central Jail Our Correspondent Four arrested for restaurant Married woman found robbery in Jandiala Guru murdered in posh locality Two toy pistols used in the crime and looted cash recovered Tribune News Service Tarn Taran, August 23 A team of the Goindwal Sahib Central Jail led by Assistant Superintendent Raghbir Chand during a surprise checking of the barrack No. 3 in the Ward No. 7 on Thursday night recovered a touch screen and a keypad mobile phones with SIMs from the possession of a notorious smuggler identified as Lakhbir Singh Lakhi, a resident of Sanghli, Malerkotla. Assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Ranjit Singh of the Central Jail police station, Goindwal Sahib, said today that the accused was already facing several cases registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act and those related to other crimes under relevant sections of the BNS. The Assistant Superintendent said one mobile phone was recovered from Lakhbir and the other was recovered from a bathroom. The police have registered a case under Section 52-A of the Prisons Act, the ASI said. PK Jaiswar Tribune News Service Amritsar, August 23 With the arrest of four persons, the Amritsar (Rural) police have cracked a robbery case in which armed persons had looted a restaurant located on the Saran road in Jandiala Guru area here on Monday. The police have seized two toy pistols, besides the looted amount from the possession of the suspects. Those arrested were identified as Ajaypal Singh, Paramjit Singh and Sharanjit Singh, alias Sunny, all residents of Khuh Guru Arjan Dev in Jandiala Guru, and Manpreet Singh, alias Rana, a resident of Gehri Mandi. Their fifth accomplice identified as Gurshaan Singh, a resident of Dharad village, was still at large. Notably, Ajaypal and Paramjit, both worked as salesmen at the restaurant. They had planned robbery along with their three other accomplices. Before committing robbery at the restau- The suspects in custody of the Amritsar (Rural) police on Friday. rant, they had conducted a recce of the area. Charanjit Singh, SSP , Amritsar, (Rural), said the police had cracked the case within 48 hours of the incident by identifying the suspects. Four of them were arrested yesterday while raids were on to nab Gurshaan Singh, the SSP said. The suspects used two toy pistols in the crime which were recovered from them, the SSP added. The police scanned footage of the CCTV cameras installed at the restaurant and in its vicinity, besides taking help of the technical cell for cracking the case, the SSP said. Sukhpal Singh, a resident of Majitha, told the police that he runs a restaurant in the name of — Hello — located on the Saran road in Jandiala Guru. He said around 10 pm on Monday night, his manager Ranjit Singh, a resident of Bhullar village, called him and told that three armed miscreants entered the restaurant and looted Rs 32,000 in cash and two mobile phones at gunpoint. Amritsar, August 23 A married woman identified as Shelly Arora was found murdered in posh locality of Sahibzada Jhujhar Singh Avenue located on the airport road here on Friday. She was alone at home when unknown miscreants entered the house and killed her. The incident came to light when victim’s maid arrived at the house and did not get any response from inside after repeated knocks on the door. She informed neighbours who entered victim’s house after scaling the gate. They found Shelly’s body lying in a pool of blood. They immediately called her husband Kaushal Arora, a bank employee, who had gone to his office as per routine. After receiving information, the police reached the spot and started investigation. Forensic teams were also called at the spot to look for clues. The police took victim’s body into possession and sent it Shelly Arora of the ❝The footageinstalled CCTV cameras near the house is being scanned to find clues about the perpetrators of the crime. The victim's body bore sharp weapon injuries. The police are working on different theories to solve the case. ❞ Sarwanjit Singh, ACP, AMRITSAR for a post-mortem examination to a hospital. Sarwanjit Singh, Assis- tant Commissioner of Police (ACP), said footage of the CCTV cameras installed near the house was being scanned to find clues about the perpetrators of the crime. The victim’s body bore sharp weapon injuries. The police are working on different theories to solve the case. Varun, a relative of the deceased, said that he got a call from Kaushal around 10.45 am that Shelly had got injured. Varun said he, along with his wife, immediately rushed to Kaushal’s residence. He said they took Shelly to a hospital where doctors declared her brought dead. He said Shelly had sharp weapon injuries on her body. “Residents are not safe even in daylight in posh localities because criminals are roaming freely in the city,” Varun rued. Baljinder Singh, another resident of a locality in Sahibzada Jhujhar Singh Avenue, said it was maid, who found Shelly’s body in the house, and alerted victim’s neighbours. Tribune News Service Amritsar, November 23 The municipal corporation (MC) has launched a drive to seize construction material stocked on public properties. Municipal Corporation Commissioner Harpreet Singh has instructed officials of the civic body to not allow dumping of sand, gravel, bricks and other construction material along roads and on footpaths. Traders have stocked construction material along major roads of the city. This creates frequent traffic snarls in the city. After receiving several complaints in this regard, the MC Commissioner issued orders to the estate department to seize all construction material lying along roads and on footpaths. After receiving instructions, civic body staff led by Estate officer Dharminderjit Singh seized trucks loaded with building material parked on Tarn Taran and GT Roads today. The Estate Officer said the campaign would continue in the coming days too. He said today, two trucks loaded with building material had been sized. He said the confiscated goods would not be returned to owners. He warned that shopkeepers selling construction material should keep their goods in their warehouse. If roads and footpaths were encroached by traders, a legal action would be taken against them, he added. Earlier on Thursday, team of the estate wing seized two trucks of sand and gravels on Tarn Taran Road. However, many traders on bypass road near Vallah are still selling construction material stocked along the highway. Bricks are lying along Batala Road. In the Anngarh market, one can see tractor-trailers laden with sand and gravel parked on the road. PHOTOS: SUNIL KUMAR Civic body cracks whip on shopkeeperssellingbuilding material, seizes two trucks Cops check documents of students; and (right) policemen outside parking where underage drivers parked their vehicles in Amritsar. MVA violations: Traffic cops issue challan to seven underage drivers, impound 4 vehicles Students continue to floutrulesinTarnTaran Students ride on a two-wheeler in Tarn Taran. PHOTO: GURBAXPURI PK Jaiswar Tribune News Service Amritsar, August 23 Despite stern instructions of the traffic wing of the police regarding flouting of the Motor Vehicles Act (MVA), residents continue to flout norms with impunity in the holy city. On Friday, at least seven offenders were issued challans while four vehicles were impounded by the traffic police. Yesterday, the police had issued challans to six underage drivers. Harpal Singh, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (ADCP), Traffic, said “Residents are not learning any lesson. Their careless attitude could be gauged today when their children came on bikes and scooters to their schools.” He said “The MVA prohibits underage children to drive any vehicle beyond the permissible engine limit of the 50CC. Under the norms, parents of children found indulging in underage driving can face a fine upto Rs 25,000, besides three years imprisonment or both.” Under the law, a minor who violates the MVA, would not be eligible for a driving licence until he attains the age of 25 years. The registration of motor vehicle driven by a minor would also be cancelled for 12 months. Today, in order to check underage driving traffic cops laid nakas at different places, especially near schools to catch violators. Interestingly, underage children also adopting innovative ways to avoid challans. Students of a prominent school located on the GT road parked their vehicles inside a private parking space across the road in front of their institution in order to avoid getting caught by traffic cops. Nevertheless, they could not succeed in their attempt as cops discovered their plan and stood outside the parking space. The ADCP said during 20 days relaxation period, the traffic education wing held meetings with parents, teachers and schoolchildren to apprise them about the new amendment in the MVA and hefty fines in case of violation of the norms. “It’s surprising that residents still prefer to take law into their hands. I want to clarify that cops will not adopt a lenient approach if residents flout rules. Its better they fall in line and following the norms in letter and spirit,” the ADCP said. Our Correspondent Tarn Taran, August 23 Underage drivers, especially school-going students, continue to flout rules on roads in the town. The traffic police seems to have turned a blind eye to blant violation of the Motor Vehicles Act. The violators prefer deserted stretches to reach their destinations instead of main roads where traffic police are deployed. Karanjit Singh, a resident of the Jandiala Guru road, said, “Underage students violating traffic rules is common in the town.” The district has no DSP (Traffic)-rank official. Subinspector Baljinder Singh, district traffic in-charge, refused to talk to about traffic violations when asked. ASI (Traffic) Bikram Singh said no challan was issued to underage drivers on Friday. SSP Gaurav Toora also did not respond to messages sent to inquire about traffic violation in the town. Gangster shot at by cops while Road heading towards Saragarhi parking cries for attention trying to escape from custody Charanjit Singh Teja Tribune News Service Amritsar, August 23 A gangster identified as Gurpreet Singh, alias Billa, a resident of Mehsampura, was today injured when he tried to escape from the police custody. He was shot at by a police team whne he attacked cops with bricks and stones while attempting to flee from the custody. He suffered a bullet injury on the leg and was admitted to Baba Bakala Civil Hospital for treatment. Gurpreet was among three persons who were arrested by the rural police on August 16. Others, who were nabbed, included Navraj Singh, a resident of Nath Ki Khui, and Gagandeep Singh, a resident of Mehsampur village in Mehta. They were operatives of an organised crime syndicate backed by Portugal-based gangster Manpreet Singh, alias Munn Ghanshampuria, and Balwinder Singh Donni. The police had recovered two pistols, a revolver, four mobile phones and a Thar vehicle from the possession of the suspects. The trio was currently in police remand. During interrogation, Gurpreet Billa disclosed that he had hidden a weapon in the cremation ground of Nangal village. A police team was taking him to the spot when he tried to dodge cops and escape. In an attempt to flee, he threw bricks and stones at the police team following which the cops first fired into air and then shot him in the leg. The gangsters had recently fired gunshots at Master Book Shop in Mehta and demanded Rs 50 lakh extortion from the owner Jagjit Singh. Munn Ghanshampuria and Balwinder Singh Donni have many criminal cases registered against them in the Amritsar rural belt. Recently, they had shot dead a youth during poll in in Lok Sabha elections at Lakhowal village. Following youth’s murder, the village had boycotted the polls. — TNS Amritsar, August 23 The elevated road connecting Saragarhi parking for felicitating the travel of pilgrims heading towards the Golden Temple is in deplorable condition. The road is teeming with big potholes. Devotees and tourists heading towards Saragarhi parking face lots of inconvenience as it is the only designated parking lot of the Darbar Sahib where vehicles can be parked. During recent rains, the size of potholes increased as the upper layer of road washed away. The elevated road was constructed from the bus stand to the Saragarhi parking lot at a cost of Rs 240 crore in 2006-07. During past 17 years, the authorities never c m y b A potholed road heading towards Saragarhi parking in Amritsar. PHOTO: VISHAL KUMAR recarpeted the road. In the rainy season, potholes filed with rainwater add to woes of commuters. The parking contractor charges Rs 100 for parking a car, but no one takes care of the con- dition of the road. Devotees don’t have any other option to park their vehicles other than Saragarhi parking in the congested walled area of the city. Local activists have demanded that the district administration should immediately recarpet the road. “The holy city of Amritsar is one of such place of religious importance where lakhs of devotees come to pay obeisance at the Golden Temple, the holiest of the Sikh shrines, from all parts of the country and world every day. The deplorable condition of the elevated road leaves a bad impression on devotees and tourists,” said Pawan Sharma a social activist. “The potholed road shows the lackadaisical attitude of the administration towards upkeep of the civic amenities in the city. It seems that the authorities are hardly concerned about mitigating sufferings of commuters keeping in view the present condition of the road,” he said. “The government should immediately recarpet elevated and other roads leading to the Golden Temple as these are in a poor condition,” said Shavinder Singh, a taxi operator.