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P4 » » SUNSET THURSDAY 6.12 PM SUNRISE FRIDAY 6:26 AM » THURSDAY | 3 OCTOBER 2024 | AMRITSAR One killed in road accident Our Correspondent Tarn Taran, October 2 A resident of Kad Gill village identified as Gurmeet Singh (42) was killed in a road accident on the old bypass road near the grain market on Tuesday when a speeding tractor collided head on with his car. ASI Rachhpal Singh said the Gurmeet Singh was going to his village from the Goindwal Sahib bypass in his Bolero car. The victim’s car was hit by a speeding tractor near a petrol pump. Satnam Singh, a relative of the deceased, said after the accident Gurmeet Singh was rushed to a private hospital in Amritsar where he succumbed to injuries. A case under Sections 106 (2), 281 and 324 (4), (5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita was registered against the tractor driver, identified as Sarabjit Singh Saba, a resident of Dialpur village, falling under the jurisdiction of the Kacha Pakka police station. Interstate arms smuggling racket busted, five held; 3 pistols seized Woman’s courage foils robbery attempt at house in Verka area Tribune News Service PK Jaiswar Cop pulled up for negligence | Clues found about suspects Tribune News Service Amritsar, October 2 With the arrest of five persons, the city police today busted an interstate gang of weapon smugglers and recovered three pistols along with 30 live bullets from their possession. Those arrested were identified as Mohammad Akbar (32) of Vallah, Javed Khan (36) of Guru Nanak Vara, Qasim (27) of Kot Khalsa, Mukesh Kumar (26) of Ganganagar and Allmin Ansari (32) of Dashmesh Nagar. Alam Vijay Singh, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Law and Order, said acting on a tip-off, the police arrested Mohammad Akbar, Javed Khan and Qasim with a .32 bore pistol and 20 bullets. During their interrogation, the suspects revealed that they used to procure weapons from Mukesh and Almin Ansari. Following their disclosure, the police nabbed The five suspects in custody of the police in Amritsar on Wednesday. PHOTO: VISHAL KUMAR the duo near Railway quarters in Guru Teg Bahadur Nagar and recovered two pistols and 10 live cartridges from their possession. Vishaljit Singh, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (ADCP), said Mukesh used to bring illegal weapons from Rajasthan and supply these in several parts of the Punjab through Ansari. He said Mukesh had six criminal cases, including of attempt to murder and Arms Act, registered against him in Rajasthan. All the suspects were did menial jobs, the ADCP said. They were also involved in illegal arms smuggling racket, the ADCP said. Investigation was in progress to ascertain how many weapons the suspects had supplied so far and who were their clients, the ADCP added. They would also be identified and arrested, ADCP said. Amritsar, October 2 After a video of a woman bravely thwarting a robbery attempt at her house in the Verka area went viral, Police Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar pulled up official concerned for negligence and delay in registration of FIR in the case. Three miscreants jumped over boundary wall of a house belonging to a goldsmith and forcibly tried to enter the premises. However, victim Mandeep Kaur, who noticed the suspects, immediately bolted the door from inside while bravely resisting their entry into the house. A video of the incident, which had gone viral on the social media, caught the attention of the Police Commissioner. According to sources in the Police Department, the family had approached the police station after the incident for getting a case registered against the suspects. However, the duty VICTIM FOUGHT WITH BURGLARS The chilling CCTV footage that surfaced online shows Mandeep Kaur fighting with burglars. Despite their attempts, her extraordinary act of bravery dashed their hopes. In the video, the woman is seen using all her strength to keep burglars away and protect herself and her children from them. officer, who visited the family’s house, allegedly did not take timely action in this connection. Nevertheless, the victim’s family approached the media after which the CCTV footage of the incident went viral on the social media in no time. Taking serious cognisance of the matter, Bhullar pulled up the police official concerned and directed him to register an FIR immediately and arrest the suspects. The chilling CCTV footage that surfaced online shows Mandeep Kaur fighting with burglars. Despite their attempts, her extraordinary act of bravery dashed their hopes. In the video, the woman is seen using all her strength to keep burglars away and protect herself and her children from them. First video shows robbers scaling the house wall, trying to force open the main door and the woman foiling their attempt. She then rushed to close the main door and used all her might to prevent burglars from entering the premises. After bolting the door from inside, she placed a sofa in front of it. Towards the end of the video, the victim could be heard screaming for help. Bhullar said there was no place for any laxity on part of the police and no official would be allowed to be negligent on duty. He said the suspects would be arrested soon as the police had enough clues about them. DC conducts surprise checking of farm fire hotspots Seven booked for abetment to suicide Tribune News Service Tribune News Service Amritsar, October 2 A 71-year-old woman ended her life by setting herself on fire over a property dispute. Her in-laws allegedly illegally grabbed her share of property. The police have booked seven persons on charges of abetment to suicide. Those booked were identified as Balbir Singh, Suparna, Arshdeep Singh, Sukhpal Kaur, Ajit Singh, Sandeep Singh and Jagir Singh, all residents of the Gilwali Gate area. Bhupinder Singh, a resident of the Lachhmansir Chowk area, said his sister was perturbed over harassment by her in-laws who allegedly grabbed her share of the property. The police said a case under Sections 108, 62 and 190 of the BNS was registered against suspects. Efforts were on to nab them, the police added. Amritsar, October 2 Deputy Commissioner (DC) Sakshi Sawhney along with departments conducted a surprise checking in areas identified as hotspots of burning crop residue in the district. The team visited Akalgarh, Bhilowal, Udoke Kalan, Bhoewal and Shapa Ram Singh villages from where maximum number of crop residue burning cases were reported during the ongoing harvesting season. While interacting with farmers, the DC apprised them of availability of machines for in-situ and exsitu management of the crop residue. She said farmers could get machinery by making a phone call at help centres set up at the block level. The team also encouraged farmers who were managing crop residue Officials of the Punjab Police and the BSF with heroin recovered in Tarn Taran district on Wednesday. 1.8 kg heroin recovered in border village Tribune News Service Amritsar, October 2 The Border Security Force (BSF) and the Punjab Police recovered heroin from a village in the border belt of Tarn Taran district today. Based on specific information of the intelligence wing, the BSF and the police came to know about the presence of suspected drug smugglers in the border area of Tarn Taran district. A joint search operation was launched by the BSF in collaboration with the Punjab Police. During search, around 4.28 pm, the BSF and the police team recovered three packets of suspected heroin (Gross weight 1.823 kg) from a paddy field adjacent to Wan village in Tarn Taran district. However, the suspects who had come to retrieve the contraband from the field managed to escape before arrival of the team. The heroin packets were wrapped in a yellow adhesive tape and an improvised copper wire loop was also attached to the consignment, confirming that the drug was dropped by a drone which came from across the border. Deputy Commissioner Sakshi Sawhney and other officials interact with farmers at a village. VISHAL KUMAR without burning it. Sawhney said government employees, including SubDivisional Magistrates, officials of agriculture and revenue departments, panchayats, firemen and coop- erative societies, were visiting agricultural fields and trying to stop farmers from burning stubble. Sawhney said the number of farm fires had gone down, but such practise had to be stopped completely as it was harmful for the health of humans and animals. The DC said farmers loose beneficial nutrients and friendly pests if they burn crop stubble. Gandhi’sconnectionwithcityrunsdeeperthanstructuralremnants Neha Saini Tribune News Service Amritsar, October 2 Marking the 155th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, several social and political organisations paid rich tributes to the Father of the Nation today. Though the city has many structural memorials and landmarks that remind us of Gandhi and his principles, his connection with the city runs deeper. Mahatma Gandhi’s connection with Amritsar has often been cited as one of the defining moments for the Indian Nationalist Movement in the aftermath of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. According to historians, Mahatma Gandhi visited Amritsar twice — once in 1917 and later in 1919 — after the Jallianwala Bagh massacre when the Hunter Commission was constituted to hold an inquiry into incident. During his visit to Amritsar, Gandhi had paid obeisance at the Golden Temple and later, moved to Lahore. It was in 1919, when he interacted with villagers of Punjab, the people who made him see the extent of The Hall Gate, which was named after British Deputy Commissioner HC Hall, is now popularly called Gandhi Gate in Amritsar. PHOTO: VISHAL KUMAR atrocities being inflicted upon Indians by the British. In 1919, when Gandhi called for Satyagrah against the Rowlatt Act, nationalist leaders, including Dr Saifuddin Kitchlew and Dr Satyapal, gave a call to shut down the city and join the movement from Amritsar. This later resulted in the Jallianwala Bagh massacre ordered by General Dyer, triggering a national backlash and giving impetus to the call for independence. Today, there are several structures in the city that remind us of connection with Gandhi. The Hall Gate that was named after British Deputy Commissioner c m y b HC Hall at the time was popularly called Gandhi Gate. The tradition continues till date. Another structural legacy of Gandhi is the statue that was erected inside the Company Bagh. It is probably the oldest statues in the city. Situated in the historical Ram Bagh, popularly known as Company Bagh, it was unveiled by former Vice-President of India Dr S Radhakrishnan on Gandhi’s birth anniversary on October 2, 1960. It shows Gandhi in a walking posture with his stick in hand and wearing spectacles that have now become a symbol of Gandhian principles. The statue is protected by a glass cover to prevent any damage. Not many know that one of the residential avenues in the Islamabad area, 12 Makaan Mohalla, is named after Gandhi. The Gandhi Ground, also known as Guru Nanak Dev Stadium, too, is named after him. The Swaraj Ashram in Chatiwind was established in his memory in 1918. A photograph of Gandhi at the Jallianwala Bagh museum has seen many prominent visitors, including state heads and leaders, who pay tributes to Mahatma. Labourers clean paddy at the Bhagtanwala grain market in Amritsar on Wednesday. 4,000 MT crop reaches mandis in dist Tribune News Service Amritsar, October 2 With the government procurement agencies starting procurement, the paddy crop has started arriving in markets of the district. District mandi officials said nearly 4,000 metric tonnes (MT) of crop had arrived in markets so far. However, due to high moisture content in grains, the procurement was going on at slow place, they said. Agencies were not ready to purchase grains with more moisture than the permissible limit, they added. The Central Government had fixed 17 per cent moisture content as permissible limit for the procurement of paddy grains, they said. District agriculture officials said most crop in the district was not yet ready for harvesting. They said harvesting would pick up pace after 10 days. Officials also appealed to farmers to bring fully ripened crop to markets so that it could be purchased on the same day. District Mandi Officer Amandeep Singh said 50 procurement centres had been set up in the district. He said these mandis would become operational as soon as the crop starts arriving. He said all arrangements were in place at mandis and farmers would not face any problem while selling their produce. Officials said 2,500 MT of paddy, which was maximum arrival of the crop, was witnessed in the Mehta area followed by Rayya and Majitha. The district administration also appealed to farmers to not use combine harvesters at night as it increased the moisture content in paddy grains.