04072025-LT-01.qxd 7/3/2025 11:39 PM Page 1 c m y b Ludhiana tribune MLA KICK-STARTS ROAD WORKS IN GURU ARJAN DEV NAGAR CITY MAN CLEARS BCCI UMPIRING EXAMINATION Tarun Passi enrolled with PCA and finished fifth out of 26 candidates, who passed the exam. P3 GENERALLY CLOUDY MAX 36°C | MIN 28°C YESTERDAY MAX 34°C | MIN 27°C JOHN CENA, PRIYANKA CHOPRA SPOTTED AT WIMBLEDON 2025 MLA Madan Lal Bagga said new works will ease traffic movement and pave way for further development. P2 FORECAST On a promotion spree, John Cena and Priyanka Chopra made a captivating appearance on Day 3 of tourney. P4 » » SUNSET FRIDAY 7.28 PM SUNRISE SATURDAY 5:27 AM » FRIDAY | 4 JULY 2025 | LUDHIANA Blind murder of woman cracked in four days, tempo driver nabbed Suspect, who was having illicit affair with victim, killed her after she confessed betrayal Mahesh Sharma Mandi Ahmedgarh, July 3 The police claimed to have solved a blind murder case in which a tempo driver of Dehliz village had killed a woman of the same village and attempted to destroy the evidence by throwing the body of the victim at a deserted place, about 40 km from here. The woman, who was in an illicit relationship with the suspect, lost her life minutes after she confessed betrayal to him at a rented house at Ahmedgarh on Sunday. The suspect, identified as Abdul Gaffar of Dehliz Kalan Cops address mediapersons in Mandi Ahmedgarh. village, confessed that he had killed the victim by hitting her head with an iron rod, after she told him that she was in relationship with some other persons also. SSP Gagan Ajit Singh said police officials, supervised by Ahmedgarh SP Rajan Sharma and SP (D) Sat Pal, had solved the case in which a married woman of Dehliz village had gone missing on Sunday and her body was recovered from a distance place, on the basis of a social media post that went viral. Having come to know from his minor daughter that his wife was last seen with Abdul on Sunday, Bashir Khan lodged a complaint against the suspect at the Sadar police station on Tuesday. On the fateful day, Abdul after assaulting the woman had called the deceased’s daughter to Ahmedgarh on the pretext of her (victim’s) sudden illness. However, he did not allow the girl to see her mother as the latter had already succumbed to her continued on page 2 Two booked for developing illegal colonies Sahnewal, July 3 Acting on unauthorised colonies across the district, the Greater Ludhiana Area Development Authority (GLADA) has flagged two cases of illegal colonies for action by the Sahnewal police which have, in turn, registered the cases under various sections of the PAPR Act. Tarlochan Singh of Sahnewal and Vikram of Jind in Haryana have been booked by the police for cutting illegal colonies by the names Tarlochan Colony in Sahnewal and Good Homes on the Ramgarh road, respectively. Sahnewal SHO Jagdev Singh said the colonisers had fled but would be in police custody soon as they have no right to dupe the public. — OC Inter-dist gang of drug peddlers busted, 2 held Our Correspondent Khanna, July 3 The police claimed to have busted a gang that has been supplying drugs and narcotics to sellers and consumers under the guise of traders travelling in luxury cars. The Amritsar-based king- Kingpin among those nabbed, 1.5-kg ice drug, 1 kg of opium, heroin, car seized pin of the gang Sukhman Singh Sunny, at present staying at Shivjot Apartments, Kharar, is reported to have developed a network of customers who used to wait for his Cruze car (bearing registration number PB 02 CF 1700) at designated places. The local conduit was identified as Vicky of Meat Market, Khanna, at present staying in Kartar Nagar, Khanna. The police seized 1.5 kg of ice (methamphetamine), 1 kg of opium and 10 g of heroin, besides the Cruze vehicle, from the two suspects who were arrested from separate places during the past two days. Khanna SSP Jyoti Yadav said a notorious gang of drug peddlers had been busted c m y b during a campaign launched under the supervision of DGP Gaurav Yadav and DIG Nilambari Vijay Jagdale on Tuesday when a patrolling party had seized 10 gm of heroin from Vicky during a surprise checking in the Prem Bhandari Park area. continued on page 2 City bizmen elated as Arora becomes Industry Minister Shivani Bhakoo Tribune News Service Ludhiana, July 3 Newly elected AAP MLA from the Ludhiana West Assembly segment Sanjeev Arora on Thursday was provided the portfolios of Industry and Commerce and NRI Affairs, at Chandigarh. Industrialists in the city are elated after Arora has been given the Department of Industry as they feel that the pain of industry would be realised by the new minister from Ludhiana, who himself is an industrialist. Talking to The Tribune, executive director of Monte Carlo Sandeep Jain said: ”We have been fortunate to have Sanjeev Arora from Ludhiana inducted as state Industry Minister. At a time when the industries have been moving out of the state, his appointment brings hope. As a seasoned industrialist, he understands the pain points on the ground. I’m confident that the government will chart a clear and focused roadmap to revive and grow the Punjab’s industrial ecosystem — and make the state a thriving hub again”. Voicing similar views, Anoop Bector, managing Sanjeev Arora director, Mrs Bector’s Food Specialties, said Arora would fully understand issues faced by the industry. He had knowledge of every issue related with the industry - be it power, labour, taxes, infrastructure, etc, which was too important for the growth of the industry. “It may be just a-year-and-a half for the next Vidhan Sabha elections, the time is enough to put back the industry in the state on track. The MLA has a great vision. He would be instrumental in creating job opportunities for the youth and will make sure that the industry should not move out of the state,” he said. “Arora will also help new start-ups and other initiatives. We are positive that the industry will get a boost under his leadership in the state,” he said. Sanjeev Garg, MD, Garg Acrylics, however, said being a good human being, Arora was also accessible to the public during his tenure as MP. “He had got many issues of the industry resolved. We hope and are positive that the main issue of the industry being shifted to the other states will be tackled as Arora will be able to provide a hasslefree environment to the industry in the state. He would realise the pain of the industry and will do every possible effort to resolve issues,” he said. Presidents of various industrial organisations, including Upkar Singh from the CICU, Charanjit Vishkarma from the UCPMA, Sudershan Jain from KAMAL and Rajeev Jain from FICO, have welcomed the induction of Arora as the Industries Minister. They said being from Ludhiana and having an industrial background, he was the most suitable person to handle industrial issues. The industrialists hope that they would get better infrastructure and facilities in days to come.