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P4 » » SUNSET MONDAY 5.49 PM SUNRISE TUESDAY 7:18 AM » MONDAY | 20 JANUARY 2025 | CHANDIGARH /THETRIBUNECHD FACEBOOK/CHANDIGARHTRIBUNE SAFER ROAD CROSSINGS To be installed at Sector 22-23 light point as pilot project WHAT’S ON CHANDIGARH Timers to come up at signals for pedestrians, cyclists in UT Haridwar man held in extortion case linked to ED official Panchkula, January 19 The police have arrested Kuldeep Sharma, a Haridwar resident, in an extortion case linked to Vishal Deep, Assistant Director, Enforcement Directorate (ED). This is the fourth arrest in the case. Kuldeep is accused of being involved in the plot to extort Rs 50 lakh from the family of Rajnish Bansal, a complainant in a CBI case against Vishal. According to the police, Kuldeep is a maternal uncle of Kartik Sharma, another accused in the case. Investigations revealed that on December 24, Kartik video-called Kuldeep, instructing him to collect the extortion money from Bansal’s family. The threats were reportedly issued through Rohit Gujjar, who claimed to be a member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, and also used Kartik’s contact details to intimidate the Bansals. On January 12, the police had arrested Kartik’s paternal uncle Subhash and maternal cousin Manoj Kumar for their alleged role in the case. The FIR was registered at the Sector 14 police station here after Mannat, son of Rajnish Bansal, and Vikas Bansal, Rajnish’s Amit Sharma Tribune News Service Wool ‘n’ Silk Fab: Kisan Bhawan, on till January 28 Exhibition: Works by architect SD Sharma, who was closely associated with Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret, Government Museum and Art Gallery, Sector 10, on till February 15 Book launch: ‘The Patchwork Quilt’ by Sunaina Jain, Conference Hall, UT State Guest House, 4:30 pm APNI MANDI Chandigarh: Sectors 43 and 45, and Maloya Panchkula: MDC, Sector 5 Mohali: Phase V Please send information about events in tricity at: whatson@tribunemail.com INBRIEF ELDERLY WOMAN DUPED OF ~2 CR Chandigarh: A 70-year-old woman lost Rs 2.87 crore in an online fraud. The police said the victim, a resident of Sector 16, was duped on the pretext of trading in shares. A case has been registered at the Cybercrime police station and an investigation has been initiated into it. TNS MAN ARRESTED WITH HEROIN Chandigarh: The police have arrested a resident of Dadu Majra Colony for allegedly possessing 3.10 gm of heroin. The suspect, Ashwani Kumar, was nabbed near a taxi stand in Sector 38. A case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act has been registered against him at the Maloya police station. TNS Chandigarh, January 19 To enhance the safety of cyclists and pedestrians, the UT Administration has decided to install timers at lights installed for them at intersections. The first such signal with timer will be set up at the Sector 22/23 light point as a pilot project to ensure safer road crossing. The initiative was discussed during a recent meeting of the District Road Safety Committee (DRSC), chaired by Deputy Commissioner Nishant Kumar Yadav. During the meeting, the XEN (Electrical) informed the committee that the tender process for the pilot project at the Sector 22/23 light point was underway. The committee chairman directed members to identify additional locations for installing such signals with timer. A traffic police official said the lights for pedestrians and cyclists currently don’t have timers. When they are crossing the road, the traffic lights sometimes get green following which they are stuck in In the absence of timers, cyclists and pedestrians at times get stuck in the middle of the road as light for vehicular traffic turns green. VICKY the middle to the road making them prone to accidents. “A timer will give them an idea about how much time they have to cross the road safely,” the official added. Harman Sidhu, president of ArriveSafe, an NGO, and a member of the committee, emphasised the significance of the project, stating that timers for pedestrians and cyclists, synchronised with vehicle traffic signals, would provide them adequate time to cross safely before traffic signals turn green. continued on page 3 Juvenile among three held for Gharuan carjacking Mohali, January 19 The police have arrested two Jalandhar youths and apprehended a juvenile from Khanna for robbing a taxi driver of the vehicle in Gharuan on January 17. The trio, including Aspreet Singh and Hardeep Singh, had hired a taxi from Shimla to Samrala. When they reached Gharuan at night, they thrashed the taxi driver and fled with the vehicle. The taxi driver, Lovepreet Singh, informed the police following which a hunt was launched. The police said the owner of the vehicle, Rajesh Sood of Ludhiana, had installed a GPS tracker in the vehicle through which the location of the NINE ROAD FATALITIES IN 18 DAYS ■ Even as the Chandigarh Police are observing National Road Safety Month, the city roads continue to claim lives, with nine fatalities reported so far this year. ■ On January 17, a 43-year-old woman, Reena, died in a road accident near Rally Ground, Sector 25. Reena, who was riding a scooter, was hit by a speeding motorcycle. Both Reena and the motorcyclist, identified as Neeraj, were injured and rushed to the hospital where Reena succumbed to her injuries. A case was registered against Neeraj at the Sector 11 police station. Akashdeep Virk Was tasked with collecting ~50 lakh from P’kula family Tribune News Service brother, allegedly received threatening WhatsApp calls and messages from Gujjar. The caller allegedly demanded Rs 50 lakh and warned the family of dire consequences if the amount was not paid. Subsequent investigations uncovered the alleged involvement of Vishal Deep, who was earlier arrested by the CBI in a graft case and was out on bail. Kuldeep’s arrest comes as police authorities deepen their probe into the extortion case. Police officials stated that Kuldeep’s role in facilitating the operation was under scrutiny, with evidence linking him to key communications regarding the extortion plot. Vishal Deep, who was previously questioned in Panchkula after being brought from Mumbai, remains a central figure in the probe. He is currently being interrogated by the CBI. The police are now focusing on unearthing the network behind the extortion attempt, which allegedly involved a notorious gang and persons close to the ED official. DO SOMETHING : BE SOMEBODY MAKE YOUR manav mangal : 1968 LIFE COUNT manav mangal SMART SCHOOL - 88 (Adding Life to Education) The two suspects in police custody. vehicle was traced. 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