19042025-ATR-01.qxd 4/18/2025 11:05 PM Page 1 c m y b Amritsar tribune MINISTER LAYS STONE OF NATURE AWARENESS CAMP IN TALWARA ALL GLAMOUR AT MOVIE KESARI 2 SCREENING Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar has urged his fans to not miss the initial 10 minutes of the film. P4 PARTLY CLOUDY MAX 37°C | MIN 22°C YESTERDAY MAX 37°C | MIN 21°C IRRFAN KHAN’S SON BABIL LOGS IN FOR WISE TALK The project is being developed under ecotourism, the estimated cost of which is about Rs 80 lakh. P2 FORECAST Babil Khan, who is seen in Logout, feels OTT series is more about our need for external validation. P4 » » SUNSET SATURDAY 6.49 PM SUNRISE SUNDAY 5.50 AM » SATURDAY | 19 APRIL 2025 | AMRITSAR Two killed, four injured in road accident Tribune News Service Pathankot, April 18 Two persons were killed and four seriously injured when a Srinagar-bound car overturned near Madhopur, near here, on Friday. Passersby took the injured to the Civil Hospital, Pathankot. Two persons were declared ‘brought dead’ while the injured were taken to the emergency ward. The car was going to Srinagar from New Delhi. The deceased have been identified as Sushil Kumar and Naresh Kumar. The injured are Satish Kumar, Kewal Krishan, Arun and Vikas. Satish Kumar, who was driving the vehicle, said he tried to negotiate a bend when he lost control. He said he regained consciousness only at the hospital where doctors told him that he had met with an accident. The relatives of the dead person and the injured have been informed in Delhi. 2 injured as SUV falls off flyover Tribune News Service Amritsar, April 18 An immigration consultant along with a woman was injured when their SUV fell from a flyover near the Fatehgarh Churian bypass here on Friday. The police are ascertaining the reason behind the mishap. Eyewitnesses said the vehicle went out of control as it was being driven at high speed and fell around 15 feet down from the flyover. The SUV was badly damaged. The injured, identified as Pavitar Singh and Sandeep Kaur, both residents of Mehta, were admitted to a private hospital where they were under treatment. Subhash Chander, an eyewitness, informed the police about the incident. He said there was a loud noise when the redcoloured SUV fell upside down from the flyover. The people gathered at the spot and immediately pulled out the victims from the SUV. They had suffered serious injuries. They were rushed BSF, police seize weapons from Amritsar border village Tribune News Service The SUV that was damaged after falling off a flyover near the Fatehgarh Churian bypass in Amritsar on Friday. to hospital where their condition is state to be serious. The police said they were ascertaining the cause of the incident. The injured Sea of devotees are still no fit for recording their statements. Appropriate action would be taken after recording the statements of the victims. Amritsar, April 18 A day after, the Border Security Force (BSF) recovered three pistols from Rajatal border village in the district, the BSF in a joint operation with Punjab Police personnel confiscated six pistols along with 14 magazines from Mahawa village near the International Border with Pakistan on Friday. A BSF spokesman said its intelligence wing received a drone-dropped consignment from the border village of Mahawa, following which an extensive search operation with the help of Punjab Police was carried out at the designated spot. He said the operation led to the seizure of a large packet, which was lying in a field, wrapped in yellow adhesive tape. A metal ring was also attached with it indicating The six pistols seized by BSF and Punjab Police personnel from the border village of Mahawa in Amritsar. that it was smuggled via a drone. He said upon opening it carefully, they recovered six pistols and 14 magazines. On Thursday, the BSF had seized three pistols along with six magazines and 97 live rounds from Rajatal border village. Meanwhile, the BSF arrested two drug peddlers and seized packets of contraband, two Pakistani drones and a pistol in separate incidents in the past 24 hours in Amritsar and Tarn Taran border belt. BSF officers said BSF troops in collaboration with Punjab Police arrested a drug peddler who was looking for drug consignment smuggled from Pakistan at Wan village in Tarn Taran. Similarly, they arrested another narco smuggler with a packet of heroin containing 519-gm heroin near Dhaone Kalan village in Amritsar. They also impounded his motorcycle. The BSF also recovered parts of a pistol along with an empty magazine from the village this morning. In another incident, the BSF seized a pistol from Roranwala Khurd village in Amritsar and a drone was recovered from Rattankhurd village. Similarly, the BSF and Punjab Police seized a drone from Mastgarh border village in Tarn Taran. Narco-terror module: Rural police Woman teacher ends recover hand grenade, heroin life, three booked During interrogation, Palwinder Singh disclosed to have concealed a pistol in the Mand area of Ghonewal Dhusi village. While extracting the weapon, he allegedly shot at the police team members of which had a narrow escape. In retaliatory firing, Palwinder sustained a bullet injury in the leg. At that time, the police seized a pistol and 523 gm of heroin. Amritsar (Rural) SSP Maninder Singh said on disclosure of Baljinder Singh, the police today seized a hand grenade and 186 gm of contraband from his residence. The hand grenade was safely neutralised by the Bomb Disposal Squad, he said. “Both the accused were part of the narco-terror module linked to US-based gangster-turned terrorist Happy Passia who was also arrested by US agencies today. They were in direct contact with Passian after their return from Armenia and were planning targeted attacks in Punjab,” revealed the SSP. He said the police have averted major attacks that they were planning to commit in future. SGPC delegation meets CM of Man named in FIR Chhattisgarh, raises demands says falsely implicated Faith march Tribune News Service Devotees pay obeisance on the occasion of the birth anniversary of the ninth Sikh master Guru Teg Bahadur at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on Friday. PHOTO: SUNIL KUMAR Seeks skill dev college, Gurmat Sangeet Academy in state SGPC delegates meet Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnudev Sai in Amritsar on Friday. Tribune News Service Amritsar, April 18 The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has mooted a proposal to establish a skill development degree college and Gurmat Sangeet Academy in Raipur, Chhattisgarh. A delegation of the SGPC met the Chhattisgarh CM Vishnudev Sai and demanded that a chunk of 10 acres be spared to establish the institution in Atal Nagar-New Raipur. SGPC member Rajinder Singh Mehta said that if the Chhattisgarh government makes the first move by providing the required land, then the SGPC would construct the college building. Mehta, who was one of the members of the delegation, said the Chhattisgarh CM has responded in a positive manner. “There is quite a sizable number of Punjabis living in Chhattisgarh and they have been contributing to the economy of the state. The SGPC, which has been running educational institutions in Punjab and other states, intends to establish a degree and skill development college and Gurmat Sangeet Academy in Raipur. If the Chhattisgarh government agrees to our proposal, it would help in strengthening the social fabric of two states,” he said. The other members of the delegation included OSD Satbir Singh Dhami, personal secretary Shahbaaz Singh, Chhattisgarh Sikh mission in-charge Gurmeet Singh Saini, former MP Amarjit Singh Chhabra, Chhattisgarh Minorities Commission Chairman Jagjit Singh Khanuja and local Sikh activists, Gurmel Singh Bhanwra and Parminder Mishra. Amritsar, April 18 Following the interrogation of Baljinder Singh, an associate of Harpreet Singh, alias Happy Passia, the Amritsar Rural Police have confiscated a hand grenade along with 186 gm of heroin from his residence at Macchiwala village. Happy Passia was arrested by US agencies on Friday. Baljinder along with his accomplice Palwinder Singh was arrested by the Amritsar Rural Police on April 11 with a Glock pistol, two bullets and a magazine. Amritsar, April 18 The city police have booked three persons on the charge of abetment to suicide after a college teacher ended her life. The victim hanged herself at a hostel room in the college complex on Tuesday. The police handed over the body to the family members after an autopsy. The police have arrested a suspect, Amarjit Singh, in the case here on Friday. Besides, Amarjit’s son Jagjit Singh, alias Happy, of Rasulpur village and an unidentified person were also booked in this connection. Amanjot Kaur, investigating officer, said further inves- tigations were on while Amarjit Singh has been arrested. Efforts were being made to nab the other accused. The victim, identified as Sukhjit Kaur, was reportedly a Punjabi teacher in Khalsa College for Women. The police said the family said she had been very upset for the past few days. The family came to know about the incident from the college authorities. The police said as per initial investigation, Sukhjit reportedly had a friendship with Jagjit Singh and wanted to marry him. But he along with other accused had started harassing her. — TNS PK Jaiswar Tribune News Service Amritsar, April 18 Amritpal Singh, a resident of Ajaibwali village, is running from pillar to post for justice. He alleged that his name was falsely implicated in an FIR registered at Sadar police station two years ago. Despite the fact that he approached senior police officials while handing over proofs of his innocence, his name was not removed from the FIR. He alleged harassment at the hands of the police and his small dairy business suffered serious losses during this period. “My statement to the investigating officer and CCTV footage proving my innocence was not included in the report prepared in the case. As a result, he was arrested and later released on bail,” he said. Ironically, the police also arrested Harbinder Singh, reader of Sadar police station SHO on charges of corruption who allegedly took bribe from him to get his name removed from the FIR, but it did not happen. While giving details, he said on the basis of complaint filed by one Sunil Kumar alias Sonu, the police had registered a case against several persons. He was also nominated in the c m y b Amritpal Singh says his name was dragged by a Health Department official against whom he filed a complaint with the Vigilance Department. FIR. Ironically, he neither knew the complainant nor the other accused in the case. He said at the time of the incident, he was at home and handed over the CCTV footage to the police. He alleged that his name was dragged in the FIR at the behest of an official of health department against whom he had lodged a complaint with the vigilance department. The case was currently being investigated by an ACP rank official. However, he was sitting on the probe and did not finish the investigations. Police Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said he had passed on the necessary instructions to the police officials concerned for completing the investigation. A large number of Christians take part in a procession taken out on the occasion of Good Friday in Amritsar on Friday. TRIBUNE PHOTO: SUNIL KUMAR CISF DG Bhatti visits Golden Temple Tribune News Service Amritsar, April 18 Director General of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Rajwinder Singh Bhatti, today paid obeisance at the Golden Temple. He was later honoured at Sri Darbar Sahib Information Centre by SGPC secretary Partap Singh. On the occasion, a letter written by SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami was handed over to the CISF DG by SGPC secretary Partap Singh. The letter urged resolution of the ongoing issues faced by Amritdhari Sikh employees at Indian airports regarding the kirpan. The letter stated that the recent directive issued by the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security, which restricts Sikh employees from wearing the kirpan while on duty at air- ports, was an excess on Sikhs. “This discrimination within our own country is a serious attack on the religious freedom of Sikh citizens. The Indian government should never forget the immense sacrifices made by Sikhs for the nation’s independence. It is painful that Sikhs, who laid down their lives for the country, are being subjected to such injustice in their own homeland,” the letter reads.