16092024-JTR-01.qxd 9/15/2024 11:20 PM Page 1 c m y b Jalandhar tribune “MOTHERS AGAINST DRUGS” CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED ONSCREEN REUNION OF ACTORS IS BECOMING A HIT FORMULA KUMAR SANU & SHANNON K COLLABORATED FOR A SONG Punjab Lit Foundation launches initiative to mobilise support of women, especially mothers, in fight against drug menace.P2 Nostalgia is Bollywood’s favourite formula to connect with audiences. But there’s another shortcut to fuse old feelings. P4 While Kumar Sanu has given many hits, his daughter Shannon K has now collaborated with him for a song titled 9 to 5. P4 » » FORECAST PARTLY CLOUDY MAX 34°C | MIN 24°C YESTERDAY MAX 33°C | MIN 23°C SUNSET MONDAY 6.31 PM SUNRISE TUESDAY 6:12 AM » MONDAY | 16 SEPTEMBER 2024 | JALANDHAR INBRIEF ~4.95 LAKH STOLEN FROM PETROL PUMP Hoshiarpur: Thieves have stolen Rs 4.95 lakh in cash from the office of a petrol station here. The Garhshankar police initiated a probe after registering a case in this regard. Pankaj Kumar, manager of the petrol station in Garhi Mansowal village, told the police that unidentified thieves stole 4.95 lakh lying in the office of the station. He said two suspects were seen stealing cash from the office in the footage of the CCTV cameras installed at the fuel station. OC MAN NABBED FOR DOWRYHARASSMENT Phagwara: The Shahkot police have arrested a Delhi resident for dowry harassment. Investigating officer (IO) Jagdev Singh said the suspect was identified as Shohit Gupta, a resident of Shalimar Bagh, West Delhi. Aashtha Gupta, a resident of Kartar Nagar, Shahkot, had complained to the police that her husband and mother-in-law harassed her for bringing more dowry. The victim said they mentally torched and thrashed her before throwing her out of their home. The IO said a case had been registered against the suspects in this connection. OC Fleeing from naka, driver rams car into roadside tree On search, the police recover 315 litre of alcohol from vehicle to stop the car. But, the driver swiftly turned the car towards Hajipur and the police started chasing the vehicle. While fleeing, the driver lost control over the car and it crashed into a roadside tree near Bhode Da Khuh on the TalwaraHajipur road. After the crash, the driver fled while leaving the car on the spot. When the police searched the car, 3,15,000 ml (315 litre) of alcohol was recovered from the vehicle. The police registered a case against an unidentified car driver under the Excise Act in this connection and started further investigation into the matter. Our Correspondent Talwara, September 15 As part of the campaign launched against drug abuse by the police in the district, a naka was laid at the interstate check-post in Ramgarh Sikri on Saturday evening. Talwara police station incharge Inspector Pramod Kumar said Assistant SubInspector Vipan Kumar signalled a car to stop at the naka at the Ramgarh Sikri check-post, but instead of halting the vehicle its driver drove towards Talwara-Hajipur road that leads to Himachal Pradesh. On seeing the driver fleeing in his car, the police blocked the road at Chaudhary Gyan Singh Chowk in Talwara. Once again, the police signalled the driver The car that crashed into a roadside tree near Bhode Da Khuh on Talwara-Hajipur Road. The car which met with an accident near Chaheru village in Phagwara tehsil on Sunday. Two youths killed in road accident Our Correspondent Phagwara, September 15 Two youths tragically lost their lives in a fatal road accident near Chaheru village today. According to information, both were on way to Gurdwara Sri Hemkund Sahib with their friends in a car (bearing registration number PB-02DU-2608) when another speeding car (bearing registration number PB-07Z-5386) crashed into their vehicle near Lovely Professional University in the wee hours today. The deceased were identified as Narinder Singh, a resident of Fatehgarh Churian, and Harman Singh, a resident of Amritsar. Other car occupants sustained serious injuries and were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment. Ex-sarpanch booked House help waylaid, robbed in Adarsh Nagar for embezzling funds Tribune News Service 20-YEAR-OLD GIRL GOES MISSING Phagwara: A 20-year-old girl, a resident of Raipur Gujran village, has been missing for the last five days. Investigating officer (IO) Jaswinder Singh said the girl was identified as Sukhman Preet Kaur. Girl’s father Harjindar Singh complained to the police that his daughter went out of home on September 10, but did not return. The IO said a missing report had been registered in this connection. OC TWO ARRESTED ON CHARGE OF THEFT Phagwara: The police have arrested two youths on the charge of stealing valuable goods from Haveli of one Varinder Singh in Mannawali village, near Phagwara, on Saturday night. Phagwara SP Rupinder Kaur Bhatti said the arrested suspects were identified as Raju, a resident of Hadiabad village, and Dharmendera, a resident of Mannawali village. The suspects confessed that they stole iron cutter, grinder, two drums of milk and a welding set from Haveli, the SP said. OC MAN DUPED OF ~9.50L, 3 BOOKED Hoshiarpur: The Tanda police have named three suspects in an FIR registered on the charge of duping a man. Paramjit Singh, a resident of Model Town, Hoshiarpur, told the police that Baachitter Singh and Pal Singh, both residents of Moha village, and Vikram Singh, a resident of Jallowal village, had allegedly cheated him of Rs 9.50 lakh. OC DRUG AWARENESS DRIVE LAUNCHED Phagwara The police have launched a drugs awareness campaign in the rural and urban localities of Phagwara sub-division. During the drive, Phagwara SP Rupinder Kaur Bhatti and DSP Jaspreet Singh met residents of Pandori village on Sunday. While addressing villagers, the SP advised youths to take up sports. Bhatti asked villagers to form village defence committees and install CCTV cameras at key locations in the village. OC Our Correspondent Garhshankar, September 15 The police have registered a case against former president of the BJP’s Beet Mandal, also former sarpanch of Sihwan village, on the complaint of the Garhshankar BDPO sent to the Hoshiarpur SSP filed on the basis of an investigation report. The police have registered a case against the suspect identified as Sihawan Pardeep Singh under the charges of embezzling panchayat funds by preparing forged bills of stone, gravel and sand purchase on the name of a firm owned by his brother. Garhshankar BDPO Manjinder Kaur had sent the report of investigation, conducted by Executive Engineer, Panchayati Raj, to the Hoshiarpur SSP on August 31, seeking action against the suspect. Sihawan Pardeep Singh had prepared bills in the name of Rana Building Material Supplier, Sihwan, for purchasing stone, sand and gravel for the development works carried out by the panchayat in the village. The said firm was reportedly owned by his brother. The inquiry officer found that the former sarpanch Sihawan Pardeep Singh had prepared bills to embezzle panchayat funds. He also found during inquiry that Rana Building Material Supplier’s shop was not located in Sihwan village and all bills were without GST number. On basis of the complaint, a case was registered against former sarpanch at the Garhshankar police station. Meanwhile, former BJP MP Avinash Rai Khanna condemned registration of a “false” FIR against Garhshankar mandal president Pradeep Rangeela by the police under the pressure of the state government. He said it now seemed that jungle raj had been established in Punjab. Khanna, terming the FIR as a tool of political vendetta, said leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) were frustrated and had started bullying BJP workers in order to forcible induct them into their party fold. He said this was a sheer murder of the democracy by AAP leaders. Jalandhar, September 15 There seems to be no let-up in rising incidents of snatching and robbery in the city. Moreover, the videos being posted by the city police on social media highlighting the treatment given to criminals have also failed to act as a deterrent. In yet another such incident, a house help, identified as Karan, who originally hails from Nepal, was robbed of a mere Rs 300 by three men riding an Activa scooter. The incident occurred on Saturday night in Adarsh Nagar, one of the city’s upscale locality. The victim, returning to his employer’s home after an errand, was waylaid by the armed trio near Adarsh Nagar Park. Despite his efforts to run away, the robbers chased him while brandishing sharp weapons and made off with Rs 300, the only money the victim had. The entire incident was captured on the CCTV camera footage, showing the attackers boldly holding the victim without covering their faces. “They robbed only Rs 300 from Karan,” said Rajiv Duggal, a businessman. He confirmed that the crime A CCTV footage shows three assailants robbing a house help at Adarsh Nagar in Jalandhar. crime criminals have ❝Suchhousesisoftaking place every day in theofcity. Now,Strict measuresstarted entering residents without any fear the law. are required to bring the law-and-order situation under control in the industrial town. ❞ Kalpesh Mishra, A RESIDENT took place around 10 pm in a back lane behind the Kanta Chhuri Restaurant. He said the victim works at his friend’s house in the Adarsh Nagar locality. In the footage, the robbers first attempted to stop the house help while he was 20 metres away from his employer’s residence. The victim managed to slip past assailants’ scooter, but they soon caught hold of him and forced him to part with the small amount he had before fleeing from the spot. A complaint in this regard was lodged with the Division No. 2 police station after which a probe was initiated into the matter. Residents are baffled and concerned at the sheer brazenness of the crime, which took place in a posh locality. “Such crime is taking place every day in the city. Now, criminals have started entering houses of residents without any fear of the law,” said Kalpesh Mishra, a resident. He said strict measures were required to bring the law-andorder situation under control in the industrial town. The police registered a case under Sections 106 and 281 of the BNS and Section 185 of the Motor Vehicles Act against Hoshiarpur residents Gurpreet Singh and his friend Manish Chaudhary for negligent driving which snuffed out lives of two youths. Bodies of the deceased were handed over to their families after a postmortem examination. 7 arrested with drugs, liquor in Hoshiarpur dist Hoshiarpur, September 15 The police have arrested seven suspects after recovering drugs and smuggled liquor from their possession in the district. According to information, the Mahilpur police arrested Vishal Kumar, alias Vishal, of Langeri Road, and recovered 3 gram of narcotic powder and sedative injections from him. The police arrested Kamaldeep, alias Deepa, of Garhshankar, and recovered 35 gram of heroin and a large quantity of intoxicating pills from him. The Sadar police arrested Ashok Kumar, alias Bittu, of Satiyal village, and recovered 9,000 ml of liquor from him. Similarly, the Mukerian police arrested Vipan Kumar of Kishanpura and recovered 37,500 ml of liquor from him. The Tanda police arrested Mahesh Kumar of Bagowal and recovered a large quantity of intoxicating pills from him. In another incident the Tanda police arrested Hari Om of Rada village and recovered 10 gram of heroin from his possession. The Dasuya police arrested Lovepreet, alias Love, of Himantpur village, and recovered 68 gram of narcotic powder from him. — OC Hockey c'ship: J&K, Odisha, Tamil Nadu win matches Chemists suspend stir after cops assure to nab suspects involved in looting shop Jalandhar, September 15 Teams from Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), Odisha and Tamil Nadu won three of their respective matches on the final day of the league round of the 14th Hockey India Junior Men National Championship 2024. The quarterfinal matches of the championship, being organised by Hockey Punjab, would be played on September 16 at the Olympian Surjit Singh Hockey Stadium. In the first match, J&K defeated Rajasthan 6-2. For J&K, Arun Preet and Jahid Shabir scored two goals each, and Jotveer Singh and Jagmeet Singh scored one goal each. Anurag and Kunal scored one goal each for Rajasthan. Both the teams could not reach quarterfinals. In the second match, teams from Assam and Arunachal Pradesh were tied at 2-2. Both Players vie for a ball during a hockey match in Jalandhar on Sunday. TRIBUNE PHOTO: SARABJIT SINGH teams got one point each. Parkil Alam and Hemantan scored one goal each for Assam while Abhishek and Piyush scored one goal each for Arunachal Pradesh. Both the teams could not make it to quarterfinals. In the third match, Odisha defeated Dadra Nagar Haveli 5- 2 to secure first place in their pool. For Odisha, Karan Lakra, Jamson Munda, Abhishek, Wilson and Deepak Pradhan scored one goal each. For Dadra Nagar Haveli, one goal was scored by Anmol Eka and another by Pradeep Pradhan. In the fourth match, Jhark- c m y b hand defeated Gujarat by a huge margin of 27-0. This is the highest score of the championship. In the fifth match, Tamil Nadu beat Bengal by a margin of 6-0, but the former could not reach the quarterfinals. Tamil Nadu’s Anand scored four goals for his team. — TNS Phagwara, September 15 Medical store owners today postponed their protest till Wednesday. They were protesting after two youths looted cash from Sethi Medical Hall here on Saturday evening. Phagwara Chemists Association chairman VP Arora and members Krishan Vij, Rashpal, Mukesh Bansal and Tarun Aggarwal said after an assurance from city SHO Jatinder Kumar and Inspector Aman Kumar to trace the suspects involved in the looting incident at the chemist shop, they decided to suspend their protest till Wednesday. Addressing protesting chemists, Arora said Vatasala Gupta, SSP Kapurthala, , would hold a meeting with representatives of various traders and industrialists Former Union Minister of State Som Parkash and AAP leader Joginder Maan interact with chemists in Phagwara on Sunday. associations in Phagwara. Former Union Minister of State Som Parkash and AAP leader Joginder Singh Maan, who met protesters at Hargobind Nagar, also extended their support to the chemists association. Som Parkash also talked to senior cops regarding the incident. Jaspreet Singh, DSP Phag, wara, told mediapersons that the police had shortlisted five criminals who were suspected to have looted cash from the chemist shop. — OC