16092024-CT-01.qxd 9/15/2024 11:41 PM Page 1 c m y b Chandigarh tribune WESTERN COMMAND MARKS RAISING DAY AT CHANDIMANDIR TEMPERATURES DROP, EXPECT SHOWERS IN CITY TODAY KUMAR SANU, DAUGHTER SAY ONE MUST KEEP LEARNING General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Lt Gen MK Katiyar, 11 ex-chiefs pay floral tributes to martyrs. P3 MeT recorded 12.8 mm rainfall till 8:30 am on Sunday, following which it rained 6.2 mm in the city. P3 Kumar Sanu, his daughter, who have collaborated for song "9 to 5", say one needs to keep learning. P4 » » TWITTER/THETRIBUNECHD Silk India: Exhibition of traditional handlooms, Kisan Bhawan, Sector 35, on till September 17 Private buses encroach on govt land APNI MANDI Chandigarh: Sectors 43, 45 and Maloya Mohali: Phase V Panchkula: MDC, Sector 5 Please send information about events in tricity at: whatson@tribunemail.com MC, Admn fail to make owners pay commercial parking fee; residents inconvenienced Sandeep Rana Tribune News Service Chandigarh, September 15 Private buses continue to be parked illegally in grounds and other open spaces in the city, thanks to the apathetic attitude of the UT Administration and the Municipal Corporation in dealing with the menace. A large number of private vehicles can be seen parked on government land in several areas, including Sectors 35, 21, 34, 17 and 52. The owners of these vehicles, including buses of schools, private hospitals, tourist transporters and other institutions, continue to have a free run in the absence of any check by the MC or the TU Administration. They are supposed to take permission for parking vehicles on government land and pay a fee. The authorities had challaned a few vehicles but failed to make sincere efforts to curb this illegal practice. A place has been designated for the parking of private buses near the Fun Republic mall in Mani Majra. A few years ago, the civic body conducted a survey of private buses, including those of schools and tourist vehicles, and identified 400-500 vehicles in the city. It was aimed at making the owners of such vehicles pay commercial parking charges. However, nothing much was done beyond the survey. “Most bus operators do pay charges, but not to the government. Someone else is collecting money for this illegal parking. This is height of corruption. This practice should stop as it causes not only loss of revenue to the administration but also creates insanitary conditions around the place where the vehicles are parked,” said RK Garg, president of Second Innings Association, a senior citizens’ body. Local residents said AC-bus operators earned big time and they should be made to pay the government fee. They demanded a proper system should be implemented to check this illegal practice. Sec 26 mandi full of slush, visitors at receiving end IMMIGRATION AGENT BOOKED Chandigarh: An immigration consultant has been booked by the UT police on extortion charges. Jaspreet Singh Narula, a resident of New Delhi, alleged he had given his and his family’s passports to a woman of Sector 40 for immigration purpose. The woman returned his daughter’s passport and demanded $ 18,000 for handing him over the rest. A case under Sections 384, 406, 420 and 120-B of IPC has been registered at the Sector 39 police station. TNS Tribune News Service People buy vegetables in the Sector 26 mandi on Sunday. TRIBUNE PHOTO: PRADEEP TEWARI Immigration consultants booked for cheating people of ~92 lakh lakh by Khush Pal Singh who runs his office in Sector 17. The police also registered a case against Prism Service Company, Sector 20, on a complainant filed by Mohammad Abid, a resident of Kolkata, who, along with the others, was allegedly duped of Rs 18 lakh. Another complainant, Gurnam Singh of Hoshiarpur alleged that he was duped of Rs 37,000 by Arar Singh of Sector 8. A case has been registered at the Sector 3 police station. A cheating case has also been registered against Anurag Sharma of Sector 38 on a complaint filed by Dalbara Singh of Sector 51. He alleged that he was duped of Rs 5 lakh. 3 suffer injuries as bus, truck collide Tribune News Service Chandigarh, September 15 Three people were injured in a collision between a CTU bus and a truck at the Sector 51/52 light point this morning. The truck, which was carrying shuttering plates, overturned after colliding with the bus. According to sources, the bus was en route to the airport from the ISBT, Sector 43, when the truck from the Sector 50 side, reportedly being driven recklessly, hit the bus on the left at the light point. The bus had nearly crossed the intersection when the collision occurred. The truck overturned and the bus crashed into an electricity pole on the median. There was no passenger in the bus. Passersby rescued the FACEBOOK/CHANDIGARHTRIBUNE Tribune News Service Private buses parked in a ground near the library in Sector 34 on Saturday. TRIBUNE PHOTO: RAVI KUMAR Chandigarh, September 15 The police have registered cheating cases against immigration consultants for duping people on the pretext of sending them abroad. Jagat Singh of Kurukshetra reported that he along with others was duped of Rs 68.93 SUNRISE TUESDAY 6:04 AM Amit Sharma CHANDIGARH Tribune News Service MAX 35°C | MIN 24°C YESTERDAY MAX 33.5°C | MIN 24.2°C Fraudsters nabbed by CyberCellinvolvedin 1,713 cheating incidents WHAT’S ON INBRIEF PARTLY CLOUDY SUNSET MONDAY 5.35 PM » MONDAY | 16 SEPTEMBER 2024 | CHANDIGARH FORECAST Both vehicles at the Sec 51-52 light point after the accident. injured and informed the police. The bus driver, conductor and the truck driver were taken to the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) in Sector 32. The truck driver, suspected to be in an inebriated con- dition, fled the hospital. The bus driver and the conductor were discharged from the hospital after treatment. The police have impounded both vehicles and started an investigation at the Sector 36 station. Chandigarh, September 15 Visitors to the fruit, vegetable and grain market in Sector 26 were a harried lot as the whole area was full of slush. Pedestrians as well as motorists faced a tough time making their way through slushy roads and paths. Big potholes filled with rainwater aggravated their trouble. Almost all entry/exit points are riddled with big potholes. Since cleaning is not done properly in the market, roads remains strewn with garbage. It takes the form of slush after the rain, and roads become slippery. Several riders suffered injuries as their bikes skidded on the slippery roads. Buying vegetables and fruit under such hygienic condition also raises health concerns. “No cleaning is done here. Only a part of the area is cleaned sometimes,” said a vendor. Shopkeepers and vendors said the place, which was one of the biggest trade centre of the city, was in ruins. They demanded staff responsible for cleaning should be held accountable and renovation done without further delay. Chandigarh, September 15 The fraudsters, who were arrested last month by the Cyber Crime Investigation Cell (CCIC) for opening mule accounts, have been found to be allegedly involved in 1,713 cheating incidents and 60 FIRs registered across the country. The CCIC had received a tip-off in August that two individuals staying at Hotel Friends in Sector 52 were asking people to open bank accounts and offering them a commission of Rs 10,000. Acting on this information, the two suspects, identified as Devender Kumar Yadav and Sankar Suvan Shukla, also known as Abhay Shukla, both from Uttar Pradesh, were arrested. Another accused, Ankit Jain, a Delhi resident, was also apprehended for selling these mule accounts to handlers based in Dubai. Following the arrests, the police shared the information with the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre, a centralised portal for cybercrime. According to the police, the subsequent analysis of mobile phone IMEI numbers used by the accused revealed their involvement in 1,713 cyber fraud incidents across India. A police official said 60 FIRs were also registered in the fraud cases, involving the same mobile phone IMEI numbers. The police had recently submitted this information to the court while opposing the bail of 60 FIRs REGISTERED ACROSS COUNTRY According to the police, mobile phone IMEI numbers used by the accused revealed their involvement in 1,713 cyber fraud incidents across India. A police official said 60 FIRs were also registered in these fraud cases, involving the same mobile phone IMEI numbers. the accused. The investigation carried out by the police had revealed that around 700 bank accounts had been opened by the accused, of which 100 were frozen. People, who used to provide documents for opening these bank accounts, were from economically weaker sections. They were unaware that their accounts could be misused for siphoning off money obtained through cybercrime. Cyber sleuths had arrested an official of Indian Bank, Sector 17, who had allegedly opened the accounts without conducting a proper check, and also a hotel manager for not making entry of Devender and Shankar’s stay at the hotel. Man booked for stealing papers CHANDIGARH: The UT police have booked a resident of Ram Darbar for stealing and misusing confidential documents. Sunil Kumar and others have been booked on a complainant filed by Prakash Chand Bhatia, Senior Administrative Offi- cer, Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory (TBRL), Sector 30, for allegedly stealing and misusing confidential documents belonging to TBRL and DRDO. A case has been registered at the Industrial Area police station. — TNS No takers for shops at Terraced Garden subway Sandeep Rana Tribune News Service Chandigarh, September 15 All shops but one built by the Municipal Corporation on the Terraced Garden underpass in Sector 33 have been lying vacant, while unauthorised vendors do business on the overbridge without any check by the authorities. It is a classic example of wastage of public money and loss of revenue. Faulty design to blame for waterlogging on underpass: Residents The only shop operational at the underpass was auctioned for Rs 80 lakh. This shop, too, remains closed during rain as water gets accumulated on the underpass and visitors avoid using it. However, three vendors operating on the overbridge do a good business. The underpass was constructed at a huge cost to connect the two phases of the garden in 2019. There are no buyers for the shops, apparently due to a bad condition of the underpass. When the underpass was being constructed, the road had been closed for a long c m y b The waterlogged Terraced Garden underpass in Sector 33 after rain on Sunday. TRIBUNE PHOTO: PRADEEP TEWARI ILLEGAL JUICE STALLS OPERATE ON OVERBRIDGE A retired government officer, who visits park for a walk every day, said, “Three juice stalls have come up on the overbridge. People using the underpass during morning and evening walk are always at the risk of getting hurt by things that might fall from above. time. Commuters had faced inconvenience for a long time as the project had missed several deadlines. “The underpass always remain badly waterlogged since it was thrown open to public. MC officials carried out repairs repeatedly to solve the problem, but in vain. Its design is faulty. Action should be taken against the officials who built it,” said Jagdish Singh Sarpal, president of the Residents Welfare Association, Sector 33. A retired government officer, who visits park for a walk every day, said, “Three juice stalls have come up on the overbridge. People using the underpass during morning and evening walk are always at the risk of getting hurt by things that might fall from above. These juice stalls are illegally operating. People having juice while sitting in their cars parked on the overbridge hinder traffic.” Local councillor Anju Katyal was unavailable for comment.