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P4 » » SUNSET TUESDAY 6.24 PM SUNRISE WEDNESDAY 6:20 AM » TUESDAY | 24 SEPTEMBER 2024 | AMRITSAR Blind murder case solved, 2 held Suspects killed the victim & threw his body near Kasur drain Three bike-borne persons loot ~42K from eye hospital Our Correspondent A drone and heroin wrapped in yellow adhesive tape recovered from Nestha village in Amritsar district. Drone, 570gm heroin recovered Tribune News Service Amritsar, September 23 The Border Security Force (BSF) and the Punjab Police recovered a drone and a packet of heroin from a field in Nestha village in the border belt of Amritsar district today. Acting on information of the intelligence wing regarding presence of a narco-drone in the border area, the BSF and the Punjab Police personnel carried out an extensive search operation in the area. At 3.45 pm, they successfully recovered one drone along with one packet suspected of containing heroin (gross weight 570 gm). The packet was wrapped in a yellow adhesive tape and a metal wire ring was also attached to it. The recovered drone was identified as China-made DJI Mavic 3 Classic, said the BSF authorities. Tarn Taran, September 23 The police claimed to solved a blind murder case in which one Dalbir Singh (50), a resident of Kajikot village, was found murdered. The deceased used to drive an e-rickshaw. The police found his body in a pool of blood on September 6 near a bank of the local Kasur drain. The victim left home on September 4 with his e-rickshaw, but did not return. While addressing mediapersons here on Monday, Ajayraj Singh, Superintendent of Police (SP) , Investigation, said the suspects, who killed Dalbir, were identified as Nishan Singh and Surjit Singh Kala, both residents of Mallhia village. The duo was arrested, the SP said. PHOTO: GURBAXPURI Our Correspondent SP Ajayraj Singh addresses mediapersons regarding the arrest of two murder suspects in Tarn Taran. The SP said the suspects committed murder under the influence of drugs. The suspects had borrowed money from the victim, but were not ready to return it, the SP added. The suspects killed Dalbir with a knife and threw his body on the bank of the Kasur drain in Tarn Taran, the SP said. He said police teams led by Inspector Prabhjit Singh, CIA incharge, and Inspector Harjinder Singh, SHO, city police station, traced the killers with the help of the footage of the CCTV cameras. The police recovered the knife that was used in the crime by the suspects, he said. The suspects tried to sell victim’s e-rickshaw in Amritsar market, but did not succeed, the SP added. Tarn Taran, September 23 Three motorcycle-borne suspects looted Rs 42,000 from a local private eye hospital located on the Sarhali road recently. Sachant Vohra, an employee of the hospital, along with his colleague Deepak Singh was at the hospital when three masked robbers arrived there in the evening. Two suspects entered the hospital while their accomplice remained outside with the motorcycle. The duo threatened Vohra and Singh with a sharp weapon and took out Rs 42,000 lying in the cash box. ASI Surjit Singh from the city police station said a case under Sections 309 (4) and 3 (5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita was registered in this connection on Sunday. Police yet to identify man Clean surroundings of Golden Temple: DC to officials Youth shot by snatchers at whoshothimselfnearshrine Wadala Johal village dies Tribune News Service Tribune News Service Amritsar, September 23 Even after 24 hours, a migrant, who ended his life in front of the Golden Temple plaza yesterday, is yet to be identified. The police have kept his body in the mortuary for 72 hours for identification. The unknown victim had shot himself near Darbar Sahib after snatching the service pistol of ASI Ashwani Kumar who was there on a VIP duty. Harsandeep Singh Sandhu, SHO, Kotwali police station, said migrant’s pictures were circulated in Punjab and other parts of the country for his identification. Sandhu said till now, there was no clue about his identity. He did not have any identity proof or mobile phone with him, Sandhu added. According to sources, the migrant apparently had suici- dal tendencies as there was bandage on his right wrist. Later, the police found cut marks on his veins. Things would become clear once his identity was confirmed, the DSP said. Meanwhile, the police have booked the deceased on the charge of snatching on the statement of ASI Ashwani Kumar. In his complaint to the police, the ASI stated that he was on duty along with other policemen when a man wearing green T-shirt and black pant came near him and snatched his 9mm service pistol. The man fled towards Shani Temple, the ASI said. The ASI said he chased the man and caught him. But the man shot himself in the head, the ASI said. He was immediately rushed to Guru Nanak Dev Hospital, the ASI added. The police have registered a case under Section 304 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita against the deceased. Amritsar, September 23 After inspecting infrastructure around the Golden Temple, Deputy Commissioner Sakshi Sawhney today passed instructions to clean the surroundings of the shrine. She also inspected the car parking, streets and corridors in vicinity of the Golden Temple. She said convenience of the pilgrims coming to pay obeisance at the holiest Sikh shrine must be taken care off. Sawhney directed officials of the departments concerned take necessary steps in this connection. Officials were asked to clean all roads leading to the Golden Temple. She asked officials to make sure that cleanliness was maintained in the surroundings of the Golden Temple, besides roads leading to the shrine were encroachment free and clean. Sahni said she Deputy Commissioner Sakshi Sawhney (centre) inspects surrounding of the Golden Temple in Amritsar. would re-inspect the area after every two months. She took serious note of the main parking for tourists which was in poor condition. She instructed officials of the Amritsar Development Authority (ADA) and the contractor to install information boards in the parking lot, clean bathrooms, make sure elevators were functional and install lights in the surroundings of the shrine. She said, “The tourism industry is flourishing because of the devotees, who visit the holy city, to pay obeisance at the Golden Temple.” She said it was duty of all stakeholders to take care of the Amritsar, September 23 Officials of the Central Board of Excise and Customs, Department of Revenue, have found over dozen firms, registered on fake addresses in the city. These firms have siphoned off over Rs 12 crore input tax credit (ITC). The government has blocked their input tax credit in order to deny further release of funds. Taking advantage of deemed (auto) approval in the GST registration, the tax mafia managed to get several fake firms registered through the portal. On tracing the firms, the Revenue Department found that their addresses were fake. As per modus operandi of the tax mafia, first a firm is registered at a fake address. After registration, the tax mafia generates bogus bills on the firm’s name. This means that no goods are bought or sold, but bills are generated. The liability is avoided by adjusting bogus input tax credit against the tax due on the basis of bogus bills. With this, the tax liability is eliminated by circular trad- BOGUS BILLS GENERATED As per modus operandi of the tax mafia, first a firm is registered on a fake address. After registration, the tax mafia generates bogus bills on the firm’s name. This means that no goods are bought or sold, but bills are generated. The liability is avoided by adjusting bogus income tax credit against the tax due on the basis of bogus bills. Bogus bills are sold to genuine firms for tax evasion after taking commission. ing among firms. Bogus bills are sold to genuine firms for tax evasion after taking commission. Besides, the last person in the bogus billing chain takes cash refund by declaring fake exports outside the country. These fake firms have done bogus billing for over 100 companies. For instance, a company was found registered on a fake lease deed of a labourer’s house in Kot Khalsa. This particular firm had embezzled input tax credit worth Rs 1 crore. Recovery of the embezzled amount would be a tough task for the department. However, the department blocked firm’s input tax credit worth Rs 5.5 crore. There is a suspicion that Aadhaar cards of other people have also been misused in fake firms. Not just this, to escape from the department’s net, the tax mafia has submitted document proofs from other states. Last year, during door-todoor drive against fake and suspicious goods and service tax identification number (GSTIN) registrations, the state Excise and Taxation Department had detected 26 dealers, who were non-existent, but had illegally pocketed Rs 8.15 crore as input tax credit. Over 23,000 GST dealers are registered in the entire division comprising Tarn Taran, Gurdaspur, Pathankot and Amritsar districts which has more than Rs 1,600 core annual GST turnover. fered a bullet injury in the stomach, he said. He succumbed to injury on Sunday evening, Kumar added. Kumar said his brother was standing outside his room when two bike- borne persons arrived on the spot. When they tried to snatch his mobile phone Anil resisted their attempt and the suspects opened fire at him. “The police should have identified the suspects and arrested them by now,” Kumar said while alleging that the police had failed to take any action. Ravinder Singh, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Jandiala Guru, said the police were scanning footage of the CCTV cameras in the area, besides holding technical investigation to find clues about perpetrators of the crime. He said a case had been registered in this regard. — TNS 12,000 MT basmati arrives at mandis Over 12 firms registered on fake addresses siphoned off ~12 crore input tax credit Tribune News Service shrine’s surroundings. She instructed officials of the ADA to award tender to eligible company for maintaining cleanliness in the corridor. SDM Mankanwal Singh Chahal, ADA Chief Administrator Darbara Singh, Tourism Officer Sukhmandeep Singh and other officials were present on the occasion. Amritsar, September 23 A youth shot by armed assailants, who snatched his mobile phone at Wadala Johal village here, has died. The incident occurred on Saturday night while the youth succumbed to gunshot injury on Sunday evening. The deceased identified as Anil Kumar (23) was a native of Pilibhit in Uttar Pradesh. He used to operate a harvester combine which was hired by a farmer identified as Sabi for harvesting paddy. He had returned to his room after work when the armed assailants shot him. The police have registered a case in this connection. Mohan Kumar, elder brother of the deceased, said he got information about the incident on Saturday night. Kumar said he arrived at Wadala Johal village yesterday morning. Anil had suf- Tribune News Service Crop residue set on fire in fields near Amritsar on Monday. 25 farmers to pay ~52,500 fine for burning stubble Amritsar, September 23 Taking strict action against those violating ban on burning crop residue in their fields, the administration has imposed a fine of Rs 52,500 on 25 farmers. The administration had received information about 45 farm fire incidents from the Punjab Remote Sensing Centre. Upon physical verification of the spots, officials found that crop residue was burnt at 25 places only. Sukhdev Singh, Executive Engineer, Punjab Pollution Control Board, said Rs 32,500 fine had already been recovered from farmers who had c m y b burnt paddy stubble. He said the remaining farmers, who flouted the ban, had been asked to deposit their fine. He said maximum farm fire incidents were reported from Amritsar-II and Majitha sub-divisions. “As farmers are in a hurry to sow pea crop, the administration has made arrangements to deploy few more baler machines to manage crop residue. Apart from imposing fine, the administration is also taking legal action against farmers, which includes registration of FIRs and making red entries in their revenue records,” he said. — TNS Amritsar, September 23 Harvesting of basmati crop in the district has picked up pace. Nearly 12,000 metric tonnes (MT) of produce has reached mandis in the district. A maximum of 5,677 MT of the crop arrived at the Bhagtanwala Dana Mandi followed by 3,698 MT at the Gehri Mandi. District agriculture officials said harvesting in the vegetable belt along the periphery of the city begins early as compared to other areas as farmers sow third crop before sowing wheat. They said in the remaining blocks of the district, harvesting was yet to start. They said harvesting of parmal varieties of paddy was expected to start only after a fortnight as it was still unripe. “The government procurement of parmal varieties of paddy usually begins in the first week of October. However, during the first few days of the procurement, parmal harvesting hardly begins as its grains have more moisture content,” officials added. District mandi board officials said preparations for the procurement of paddy had already been made which include arrange- Labourers unload basmati from a tractor-trailer at the Bhagtanwala grain market in Amritsar. PHOTO: VISHAL KUMAR the periphery ❝Harvesting inearlyvegetable belt along theareas as of the city begins as compared to other farmers sow third crop before sowing wheat. In the remaining blocks of the district, harvesting is yet to start. Harvesting of parmal varieties of paddy is expected to begin only after a fortnight as it is still unripe. ❞ District agriculture officials ments for proper shade, electricity, drinking water and washrooms for farmers who would bring their produce in mandis. A visit to grain markets in the district revealed that though basmati was procured by private traders, it was yet to be lifted. Mandi board officials said traders had been asked to lift the procured produce before the procurement of the parmal varieties of paddy starts.