22022025-JTR-01.qxd 2/21/2025 11:36 PM Page 1 c m y b Jalandhar tribune TALK TO YOUR KIDS IN PUNJABI AT HOME, SAYS AMAN ARORA MARC ROBINSON SAYS DIVERSITY ISN’T GOING TO BE THE MAINSTAY MARTIN SCORSESE’S CRIME DRAMA TO STAR DWAYNE JOHNSON AAP state president Aman Arora on Friday urged parents to speak with their children in Punjabi at home. P2 Former supermodel Marc Robinson says diversity isn’t going to be the mainstay for long, but AI is in for a long haul. P4 Martin Scorsese-directed crime drama is set to feature Dwayne Johnson, Leonardo DiCaprio and Emily Blunt. P4 » » » FORECAST PARTLY CLOUDY MAX 20°C | MIN 11°C YESTERDAY MAX 19°C | MIN 10°C SUNSET SATURDAY 6.20 PM SUNRISE SUNDAY 7.01 AM SATURDAY | 22 FEBRUARY 2025 | JALANDHAR INBRIEF BIKER SNATCHES WOMAN’S CHAIN Hoshiarpur: A bike-borne miscreant snatched two-tola gold chain from a woman. The police have started probe into the matter after registering a case in this connection. According to information, Soniya, a resident Nandan, told the police that she had come to Hoshiarpur from her village with her daughter. When she reached near Shimla Hill, a bikeborne youth snatched her chain, which she was wearing around her neck. OC Big blow to AAP in Local Bodies After two-year stint in city, Minister’s home turf Sham Churasi Swapan gets transferred Five out of nine municipal councillors of the party join Congress Jalandhar, February 21 After nearly two-year stint in Jalandhar as DIG, Jalandhar Range, and then as Commissioner of Police (CP), IPS officer Swapan Sharma has been transferred out as DIG, Ferozepur. He has been replaced by 2006-batch IPS officer Dhanpreet Kaur, who was last posted as the IG in Ludhiana Range. WOMAN, SON BOOKED FOR FRAUD Hoshiarpur: The Tanda police have registered a case against a woman and her son for allegedly cheating a person of 12.50 lakh on the pretext of sending him abroad. In his complaint, Damandeep Singh stated to the police that Jasveer Kaur, a resident of Bullowal, along with her son Gurveer Singh, had allegedly cheated him of his money on the promise of sending him abroad. After investigating into the matter, the police registered a case against the accused and initiated further action them. OC Goods worth lakhs destroyed in fire at house Phagwara, February 21 Household goods worth lakhs of rupees were reduced to ashes when a massive fire broke out at a house in Subhash Nagar locality here, causing panic among residents in the area. According to sources, the fire started inside house from an oil lamp (jyot). Fortunately, no casualties were reported in the incident. A locality resident said a woman in the house had lit the lamp and fallen asleep, while her husband was away at work. During this time, flames from the lamp ignited nearby curtains and the fire rapidly spread throughout the house. Upon receiving an alert, fire engines were rushed to the spot. However, narrow lanes of the locality posed a challenge for large fire engines to reach the house. Eventually, smaller fire engines managed to navigate through narrow alleys. After strenuous efforts, three firefighters were able to bring the blaze under control. — OC Man booked for causing death by negligence Phagwara, February 21 The Lohian Khas police have booked a car driver for causing death by negligence. Investigating Officer (IO) Harwindar Singh said the accused was identified as Ajit Singh, a resident of Nahl village. Harjit Singh, a resident of Fareed Sarai village in Kapurthala district, complained to the police that the accused, who was driving his car at high speed and negligently, hit his brother Kulwant Singh, who riding on his motorcycle near Lohian, leaving him seriously injured him. Kulwant was rushed to a nearby clinic where he died, the complainant said. The IO said a case under Sections 106 (causing death by negligence), 281 (rash driving on public way) and 324 (mischief) of the BNS had been registered against the car driver. — OC Tribune News Service The councillors and other leaders, who joined the Congress in Sham Churasi, with former MLA Pawan Adia on Friday. Our Correspondent Hoshiarpur, February 21 The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) got a big jolt in Sham Churasi Assembly segment, presently led by Local Bodies Minister Dr Ravjot Singh, when five out of nine councillors, along with some other activists, joined the Congress today. Former Congress MLA Pawan Adia, who was present on the occasion, welcomed everyone into the party fold, while praising their decision as a step that would lead to betterment of Punjab and Punjabis. Addressing all those present on the occasion, Adia said those who joined the Congress, include councillors Baljinder Kaur, Daljit Kaur, Mangat Ram, Vijay Kumar and Daljit Rai, besides former councillors Sohan Singh Sheru, Randhir Singh Flora and Mehtab Singh and other AAP activists. Councillors and others, who joined the Congress, said they worked for the AAP day and night at the grassroots level to make a place for the party in hearts of the people. Since the formation of the AAP government in Punjab, their area was neglected when it came to development, they said. “We do not have answers to questions of the people,” they said, while alleging that not even a single promise had been fulfilled by the AAP . Adia said, “The truth of AAP has been revealed. The public is feeling cheated by handing over power to the Two snatchers, man involved in illicit liquor trade arrested Tribune News Service Jalandhar, February 21 The Jalandhar Commissionerate Police have arrested two persons involved in incidents of snatching in the city. Commissioner of Police (CP) Swapan Sharma said a case had been registered under Sections 304(2) and 3(5) of the BNS at Bhargo Camp police station based on the statement of Mahesh Inder Singh, a resident of New Model House. He that Mahesh had complained to the police about snatching of gold earrings from his wife. Sharma said based on investigation, the police identified accused as Bhupinder Singh, alias Bablu, a resident of Punjabi Bagh, and Vikram Verma, a resident of Industrial Town. The CP said the police recovered a Splendor motorcycle (bearing registration number PB07-AX-6371), which was stolen a few days ago, from the accused. In another case, the police arrested a person involved in illegal liquor trade and recovered 15 liquor boxes from his possession. The police got a tip-off that Gaurav Bhatia, a resident of Dada Colony, was involved in illegal liquor trade. He said based on information, the police intercepted his Tata Indica car (bear- Two snatchers; and (below) the man arrested with 15 liquor boxes in custody of the Jalandhar police. ing registration number PB08BW2340) near Nehari Colony Ground. The CP said during checking, the police recovered 15 boxes of illicit liquor from the vehicle. A case was registered under Sections 61, 1 and 14 of the Excise Act at Basti Bawa Khel police station. party. All promises made by the AAP with voters turned out to be false. Councillors and panchayat members have not been able to fulfil expectations of the public.” Adia appealed to the people to support the Congress for the sake of Punjab. He said people should give a befitting reply to the AAP’s dictatorship and breach of trust, which they had posed in the party, by forming the Congress government in the state. Kapurthala admn launches helpline to file complaint against travel agents Phagwara, February 21 To prevent fraud and malpractice by unauthorised travel agents, the district administration has launched a dedicated helpline number for the public to lodge complaints. Deputy Commissioner (DC) Amit Kumar Panchal announced that individuals, who had grievances against any travel agent, could directly contact the helpline number 01822-233777. He said, “Besides, Assistant Commissioner (General), Kapurthala, has been appointed as the nodal officer to oversee complaints. People can also register their complaints at the Chief Minister’s Assistance Centre located at the District Administrative Complex in Kapurthala.” The DC further said 384 travel agents were registered under the Punjab Travel Professions Regulation Act in the Kapurthala district. The list of registered agents was available on the official website —Kapurthala.nic.in — for verifying their registration status before availing their services. The administration has urged residents to only engage with authorised and registered travel agents. In case of any fraudulent activities, the public must use the helpline number for prompt action. — OC Two miscreants steal ~50K from man outside bank Our Correspondent Hoshiarpur, February 21 Two miscreants stole Rs 50,000 from a person who was returning home from a bank. The police registered a case and started investigation into the matter. Varun Kumar, a resident of Rishi Nagar, told the police that he had withdrawn Rs 50,000 from the branch of Punjab National Bank at Prabhat Chowk. When he came out of the bank, a person stopped him. The complainant said the said person told him that he had Rs 2 lakh in cash which he wanted to send to his family. The person told Varun that he did not have an account in the bank. So, he could not send money to his family. The accused told Varun that if he cooperates, he would deposit the amount in his account and he could send it to his family. The complainant said he refused to cooperate with the accused. Meanwhile, another person c m y b approached Varun and engaged him in conversation. After some time, both the accused left from the spot. Later, when Varun checked his pockets, he found Rs 50,000 was missing. He alleged that the duo had stolen cash from his pocket. After registering a case, the police have started probe into the incident. Sharma had joined as DIG, Jalandhar, in March 2023, days ahead of the plan of the Punjab Police to arrest activist Amritpal Singh, now Khadoor Sahib MP He . remained grossly involved for over two months in the case as the chase for Amritpal lasted for 37 days after he initially managed to give the police a slip at Shahkot in Jalandhar. A 2009-batch officer, Sharma had become Commissioner of Police in Jalandhar in November 2023. Sharma’s aide Ankur Gupta, who was posted as the DCP , Law and Order with him, too got transferred out as the SSP , Ludhiana Range. Aditya, who was the DCP headquarters, too , has been shifted out as the SSP , Gurdaspur. The two posts of the DCPs are yet to be filled. Likewise, Hoshiarpur SSP Surendra Lamba has been replaced by Sandeep Kumar Malik. Elderly couple killed, 9 hurt as two carscollidehead-onnearPhagwara Phagwara, February 21 A tragic road accident on the Phagwara-Hoshiarpur highway near Dhande Mor claimed the lives of an elderly couple and left more than half-a-dozen people injured on Thursday night. According to SHO Sadar Dilbag Singh, the deceased were identified as Mukhtiar Singh (70) and his wife, Dharam Kaur, both residents of Jagjitpur village near Phagwara. The accident occurred when Mukhtiar Singh was returning home from a wedding ceremony in his car (bearing registration number PB-36-J-5243). As he approached Dhande-turn, a Swift car (bearing registration number PB-08-CF-4100) coming from the Phagwara side collided head-on with his vehicle. The impact of collision was so severe that Mukhtiar Singh and his wife died on the spot. Nine other individuals, who sustained injuries in the acci- The mangled remains of one of the cars involved in accident. dent, were rushed to the Civil Hospital for medical treatment. Among the injured were Sukhwinder Singh, son of Mukhtiar Singh, Naina Devi, daughter of Sukhwinder Singh, Avleen Kaur, daughter of Sukhwinder Singh, Samarveer, son of Sukhwinder Singh, and Gurlaj Kaur, daughter of Sukhwinder Singh. Mohan Lal, Binder, Mamta and Barkha occupants of the Swift car who were injured in the accident. The condition of all injured were stated to be stable. SHO Dilbag Singh said preliminary investigation suggested that the accident happened because rain had turned the road slippery. The bodies of the deceased were sent for a post-mortem examination, which would be conducted tomorrow, he said. So far, no formal statements had been recorded from either party involved in the accident, he added. — OC