18092024-LT-01.qxd 9/18/2024 12:19 AM Page 1 c m y b Ludhiana tribune » CIVIC BODY CHIEF INSPECTS SUVIDHA KENDRA INSIDE » LIT EMPLOYEES HOLD TWO-HOUR PROTEST INSIDE WEDNESDAY | 18 SEPTEMBER 2024 | LUDHIANA Cong protests ‘poor’ law & order Two get 5-year RI in snatching case Flays govt, police for inaction, says factory workers being intimidated by snatchers Legal Correspondent Tribune News Service Ludhiana, September 17 The Court of Additional Sessions Judge Shiv Mohan Garg has sentenced Rajnish, alias Rohit, and Prince, both residents of Purru Banga mohalla, Salem Tabri, here, to five years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) in a snatching case. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 12,000 each on the convicts. The prosecution’s case dates back to July 25, 2018. On that day, ASI Swaran Singh, along with other police officials, were stationed near Shiv Mandir, Buddha Naullah, Salem Tabri. They noticed the accused approaching from the Shivpuri side on a motorcycle, being chased by the public. On seeing the police, the motorcyclists tried to flee but lost control and fell off their vehicle. They were apprehended on the spot. The complainant, Sonali, a continued on page 2 Ludhiana, September 17 Following directions from the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring, all Assembly segment in-charges and block presidents in Ludhiana, Khanna and Jagraon staged protests outside the offices of Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSPs) against the deteriorating law and order situation, marked by daylight murders, loot and extortion cases. In the East constituency, Sanjay Talwar (former MLA), Maanu Khinga (Block president East 1) and Sanjeev Sharma (Block president East 2) led the protest and submitted a memorandum to the DSP Leaders . addressed the gathering, highlighting Punjab’s rising crime rate, gangsterism and fear among citizens. They criticised the govern- Congress workers hold a protest in Ludhiana on Tuesday. PHOTO: ASHWANI DHIMAN ment and police administration for inaction and demanded that safety and security be restored in the state. “Factory workers are soft target for snatchers who take away mobile phones, cash and other valuables from them. Snatchers are daringly committing crimes that they even injured factory workers to intimidate them so that they dare not lodge any complaint,” said the protesting Congress workers. Meanwhile, police officials who received a memoran- dum from the Congress workers assured that the police had already been making diligent efforts to prevent loot and snatching incidents in the city. They told the protesters that in the recent past, many snatchers were arrested and put behind the bars. Four booked for duping Jagraon woman of ~15L Ludhiana, September 17 The City Jagraon police yesterday registered a case against four persons, including two women, on the charges of committing a fraud and cheating with a boutique owner. The suspects had taken Rs 15 lakh from the victim in the name of police officials. Three of the suspects have been identified as Jaspreet Kaur of Jagraon, Harwinder Kaur of Jagraon and Amarjot. The complainant, Sarita Goyal, a resident of Jagraon, told the police that Gurpreet Singh of Sidhwan Khurd had filed a complaint against her and her husband, on the basis of which a criminal case was registered against them at the Sadar Jagraon police station in November 2023. Her family was going through a state of distress due to the case. She said Jaspreet Kaur, a resident of Jagraon, who used to come to her boutique for getting her cloths stiched, took advantage of their situation and said she was wellacquainted with senior police officers and she could easily get the case registered against them cancelled. The complainant alleged that the woman along with other persons had taken Rs 15 lakh from them in the name of police officers but c m y b she failed to get the criminal case cancelled. The police said after registering a case against the suspects, further investigation was launched in the matter. They said after the arrest of the main suspect, Jaspreet Kaur, the fourth suspect would also be identified in the case. — TNS FORECAST PARTLY CLOUDY SKY MAX 35°C | MIN 25°C YESTERDAY MAX 36°C | MIN 26°C SUNSET WEDNESDAY 6.24 PM SUNRISE THURSDAY 6.09 AM » PAU STUDENTS HOLD FARMER AWARENESS CAMP INSIDE