20092024-LT-01.qxd 20-09-2024 00:24 Page 1 c m y b Ludhiana tribune MC CHIEF ORDERS STRICT CLEANLINESS MEASURES PUMP OPERATORS PROTEST NEAR CM’S RESIDENCE ON NATIONAL CINEMA DAY, TICKETS TO COST ONLY ~99 Large-scale drive launched to cover all major roads and markets of the city after a survey. P2 Gram Panchayat Water Supply Pump Operators Association staged a dharna near CM Mann’s house. P3 On National Cinema Day, tickets in theatres will be available for ~99. Let’s see what’s playing in Chandigarh. P4 » » FORECAST PARTLY CLOUDY MAX 33°C | MIN 26°C YESTERDAY MAX 29°C | MIN 26°C SUNSET FRIDAY 6.21 PM » SUNRISE SATURDAY 6:10 AM FRIDAY | 20 SEPTEMBER 2024 | LUDHIANA Plaint filed against poor handling of waste at wholesale vegetable market 2 held for brutally attacking man Tribune News Service Ludhiana, September 19 The Sarabha Nagar police claimed to have cracked a case of murderous attack on a man near New Rajguru Nagar here. The victim had suffered serious injuries in the attack. The CCTV footage of the incident had also gone viral. The suspects have been identified as Sadiq of the Rahon road area and Rajesh Kumar, alias Rinku, of Chandralok Colony. Assistant Commissioner of Police (West) Gurdev Singh and Sarabha Nagar SHO Neeraj Chaudhary issued a statement in this regard. ACP Gurdev Singh said Navtej Singh was going to his home on his Honda Activa scooter on September 12 and when he reached outside his house in New Rajguru Nagar, two miscreants carrying sharp weapons cornered the victim and attacked him brutally. When he raised the alarm, the assailants fled the scene. He had suffered serious injuries as he was attacked Garbage being burnt at the wholesale vegetable market in Ludhiana. NO ACTION TAKEN IN PAST Incidents of burning of garbage is common and activist Kapil Arora had moved the NGT which had disposed of the case with directions to the Joint Committee to take remedial action in this regard and submit the report with the Registrar General of the NGT. A report in this regard was submitted by the PPCB on February 15. However, no remedial action was taken at the site. the MC in the National Green Tribunal in the past, a static compactor was supposed to be installed by June 30, 2024, but it is still awaited. Incidents of burning of garbage is common and Arora had moved the NGT which had disposed of the case with directions to the Joint Committee to take remedial action in this Nature’s canvas Clouds hovering over the city make for a beautiful view on Thursday. HIMANSHU MAHAJAN 3 spas raided, managers nabbed Ludhiana, September 19 The Ludhiana police conducted separate raids last night and arrested managers of three spa centres. The raids were conducted after the police got complaints that the centres were not following instructions issued by the Police Commissionerate regarding managing their affairs. As per information, raids were conducted at Red Coler Spa, Quality Spa Centre and Medanta Spa Centre, located in Sector 32 of the Chandigarh road. Their managers Gopal, Ravi Kumar and Manoj Kumar were arrested by the police. Police officials said the spa centres forced boys and girls into illegal trade, which was against the law. The police would continue to keep a tab over the centres to ensure that no illegal activity should take place. The city has many spa centres where allegedly flesh trade was also being run and youths in large numbers have been visiting such places. — TNS off in an environmentfriendly manner. However, the board has failed to ensure compliance of the norms and the garbage is still being dumped in open areas and roadsides on the premises of the board. “The garbage is found to be burnt also which is causing major air pollution. Further, the dumping of garbage in vacant plots on the premises is resulting in contamination of groundwater due to leaching of effluents from waste. Hence, such an act is against the air as well as water Acts too,” Arora stated in the complaint. Arora has requested to initiate criminal prosecution against the officials concerned of the board and also impose penalty for burning as well as mishandling the garbage in an unscientific way, resulting in contamination of the environment. VB nabs accomplice of ex-dy director Tribune News Service Ludhiana, September 19 Handling of garbage at the wholesale vegetable market of the Punjab Mandi Board, located on Bahadur Ke Road, is poor and waste can be seen dumped at many points on the premises, resulting in environment degradation. A city resident and activist, Kapil Arora, has filed a complaint with the Deputy Commissioner, Municipal Commissioner and PPCB Chief Engineer in this regard. “It has been eight years since the notification of ban on single-use plastics was issued but the same can be seen dumped everywhere in the vegetable market, which clearly construes that officials of the Punjab Mandi Board are not serious about the environment as well as the norms,” said Kapil Dev in the complaint submitted. As per an affidavit filed by regard and submit the report with the Registrar General of the NGT. A report in this regard was submitted by the PPCB on February 15. However, no remedial action was taken at the site. Garbage has been put on fire again on Thursday by the board resulting in severe damage to the environment. As per the report submitted by the PPCB, the Punjab Mandi Board was supposed to make adequate arrangements for management of solid waste, including installation of mechanical composter or composting pits or any other mechanism,” he said. Further, besides other remedial actions, the board was also supposed to properly manage solid waste as per provisions of the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016, and ensure that the same is segregated and disposed Machhiwara youth dies in US road mishap Tribune News Service Tribune News Service Ludhiana, September 19 Tragedy struck a family in Machhiwara, here, when their 23-year-old son, Baljot Singh, died in a road accident in the United States. The victim, a resident of NRI Colony, had moved to California in 2019 to pursue a better life. He was working as a driver of a heavy vehicle. On Wednesday, Baljot was driving to Wyoming Rawlins Road to transport goods when he lost control over the vehicle which overturned, injuring him badly. He succumbed to his injuries at the scene. The news devastated his family, particularly his parents, Naginder Singh and his wife, who had pinned their hopes on Baljot’s future. Relatives and friends rushed to console the grieving family. His sister was staying in Australia. The family had been planning his marriage but their dreams were shattered by the tragedy. Baljot had celebrated his birthday on September 15, unaware it would be his last. Ludhiana, September 19 The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) has apprehended Anurag Batra, distributor of a firm, Batra Pharmaceuticals, who was an accomplice of Rakesh Kumar Singla, a proclaimed offender (PO) and former deputy director, Food and Civil Supplies Department, Punjab, for converting the latter’s ill-gotten money into white. He has been sent to one-day police remand by a Ludhiana court today. Disclosing this here today, an official spokesperson for the state VB said during investigation of an FIR registered at the VB police station, Ludhiana range, against Bharat Bhushan Ashu, former Food and Civil Supplies Minister, and others on August 16, 2022, it had came on record that the former Deputy Director had purchased 12 properties on his and wife’s name from unknown sources. He was later The suspects in police custody in Ludhiana. with sharp weapons. The ACP said the suspects had come to kill Navtej but fortunately, area residents had gathered at the scene and assailants fled the place. Since it was a blind case, the police worked hard on it and managed to nab the suspects. Meanwhile, police sources said Navtej’s daughter had a matrimonial dispute with her husband. The latter had sent the assailants and he had lied to the duo that Navtej had harassed some woman and told the miscreants to kill the victim. Both suspects had a criminal background as cases were registered against them in the past. FOODGRAIN SCAM The suspect in custody of the Vigilance Bureau sleuths in Ludhiana on Thursday. declared a proclaimed offender (PO) in the case. Thereafter, a case of disproportionate assets was registered against Singla and his wife Rachna Singla on April 19, 2023. He said during the probe, it was found that Singla had collected huge bribe money during his posting in the Food and Civil Supplies Department and in criminal connivance with his wife, he had purchased number of properties in her name which were disproportionate to his known sources of income. The spokesperson said during investigation, it also came to light that Anurag Batra, a resident of Chandigarh, had helped Singla by converting his black money into white. He had transferred Rs 9,0,3,450 lakh and 19,05,750 lakh (total Rs 28,09,200) in the bank account of Singla’s wife during 2021. Batra failed to submit plausible explanation as to what kind of help was rendered by Rachna Singla for getting five orders from the Haryana Government. It has also been revealed by Batra during investigation that on those days when the money was transferred, she was abroad. The spokesperson revealed that Batra had confessed that one of his friends had asked him to convert black money of Singla into white. Further investigation was under progress, he said. ACP leads drive against wrong parking outside eateries Man arrested for throwing Nikhil Bhardwaj Tribune News Service Ludhiana, September 19 Assistant Commissioner of Police, Civil Lines, Jatin Bansal, led a drive on Dandi Swami Road on Wednesday night to clear the traffic mess allegedly created by restaurants and eating joints which allow parking of vehicles in front of their establishments. Vehicles were found parked Police received several complaints against restaurant owners on the road outside the white line, leaving less space for commuters to pass. A strict warning was issued to owners of eating joints to ensure parking of vehicles of their clients within the white line, else action will be taken Cops during a drive against wrong parking outside eating joints on Dandi Swami Road. HIMANSHU MAHAJAN against them in coming days. Several restaurants and roadside vendors have encroached upon a stretch of the Dandi Swami Road leading towards Commissioner of Police Kuldeep Singh Chahal’s official residence and Pavillion Mall. During late evening hours, a few prominent restaurants witness huge footfall and people park their vehicles outside these eateries, encroaching the main road. The stretch witnesses traffic jam every day as movement of vehicles slow down due to the haphazard parking of vehicles. The ACP said the police had received several complaints of wrong and haphazard parking on road outside the restaurants. Complainants c m y b had alleged that the road leads to hospitals and other important places and commuters usually stuck in jams. “The police on Wednesday night had conducted a checking and found vehicles parked outside the white line causing traffic bottlenecks for commuters. They cleared the traffic mess by removing the illegally parked vehicles on the road. Restaurant and eating joint owners were also warned to ensure that no vehicles should be parked outside the white line and they had also agreed to the suggestion. So far, we have issued warning to the owners and if the situation remains same, required action will be taken without any delay. The police are not against business of any shopkeeper but there should be no wrong parking on roads,” he said. acid on wife, daughter Tribune News Service Ludhiana, September 19 The Focal Point police today claimed to have arrested a man for throwing acid on his wife, daughter and brother-in-law. The suspect has been identified as Rajvir Singh, a resident of Mehal Kalan, Barnala. Station House Officer (SHO) Inspector Amandeep Singh Brar said on September 19, Jatinder Kaur, alias Jyoti, had lodged a police complaint that she got married to Rajvir about seven years ago and she also has a daughter from the wedlock. The woman had also filed a divorce case in a court. The SHO said the woman The suspect, Rajvir Singh, is a resident of Mehal Kalan, Barnala. had stated that on September 19, the court had to announce the verdict in the divorce case filed by her. On the intervening night of September 18 and 19, the victim’s husband barged into her house by scaling the wall and threw acid on the woman, her brother and daughter. After registering a case, the police conducted a raid and nabbed the suspect near the Dehlon chowk. The police said the man had suspicion that the divorce case verdict would be against him due to which he attempted to kill his wife.