14112025-JTR-01.qxd 13-11-2025 22:47 Page 1 c m y b Jalandhar tribune KAPURTHALA TO HOST LIGHT AND SOUND SHOW TODAY MOHINDER MUNSHI HOCKEY TOURNEY TO MARK SILVER JUBILEE HARYANA LIFT BLIND T20 CRICKET TOURNEY, PUNJAB FINISH NO. 2 A grand light and sound show depicting the life of Guru Tegh Bahadur will be held at Guru Nanak Stadium. P2 The 25th edition of the Olympian Mohinder Munshi Hockey Tournament will commence from November 27. P3 In the tournament organised by Disabled Persons Welfare Society, Haryana defeated Punjab by 7 wickets. P3 » » » FORECAST MAINLY CLEAR MAX 26°C | MIN 09°C YESTERDAY MAX 26°C | MIN 10°C SUNSET FRIDAY 5.27 PM SUNRISE SATURDAY 6.47 AM FRIDAY | 14 NOVEMBER 2025 | JALANDHAR HEALTH & WELLNESS The Tribune is starting a Q and A column to address your health-related queries. Please mail your questions (not exceeding 40 words) at healthandwellness@tribunemail.com. The Tribune’s panel of doctors will answer all your healthrelated concerns. ED attaches property worth ~50 lakh of drug smuggler Back home a winner Ashok Kaura INBRIEF GRANTHI ATTACKED BY MASKED MEN IN NIHANG ATTIRE Kapurthala: A Granthi Singh on his way to duty was brutally attacked and looted by three masked men dressed in Nihang attire near Sultanpur Lodhi on Wednesday. The assailants injured him with sharp-edged weapons before fleeing with his motorcycle, mobile phone and cash. The victim, identified as Bhai Surjit Singh Nall, a resident of Chuharpur, was on his way from Machhi Jowa village to Ber Sahib when the incident occurred. He was rushed to the Civil Hospital, Sultanpur Lodhi, by passersby, where doctors said he sustained a deep head injury requiring about 20 stitches. The Sultanpur Lodhi police have registered an FIR against unidentified persons. SHO Sonamdeep Kaur said police teams are scanning CCTV footage from cameras installed near the crime spot to trace the accused. — OC MAN RUN OVER BY TRACTOR TROLLEY Phagwara: A man was killed after he came under a tractortrolley near the Sugar Mill bridge in Phagwara last night. The deceased was identified as Sohan Lal, a resident of Akalgrah. According to SHO Jatinderpal Singh, police received information about an accident under the Sugar Mill bridge. When a police team reached the spot, they found that the person, Sohan Lal, had died after being caught under the trolley. His body was taken into police custody and sent to the Civil Hospital for post-mortem. Preliminary investigation revealed that the victim was travelling with his son to purchase medicines when he accidentally came under the rear tyre of the trolley. Police have initiated proceedings under Section 194 of the BNS in connection with the incident. — OC TWO HELD WITH 25 KG POPPY HUSK Phagwara: In a major crackdown on drug trafficking, police have arrested two individuals after recovering 25 kg of poppy husk from their possession on Wednesday night. The arrests were made near the Balachaur cremation ground during a routine vehicle checking operation. SSP Mehtab Singh said ASI Lakhveer Chand and his team had set up a check-point around 10:15 pm when they spotted a Honda Activa scooter (registration number HP97-A-2071) approaching. The scooter was being driven by a man with a woman riding the pillion, both carrying a large plastic bag. On noticing the police team, the driver reportedly panicked and attempted to turn back, causing the scooter to stall. In the process, the bag they were carrying fell to the ground. Upon inspection, police recovered 25 kg of poppy husk. The accused were arrested and booked under the NDPS Act. — OC Punjab Police athletes were welcomed back at PAP Headquarters, Jalandhar, after their impressive performance in the 23rd Asia Masters Athletics Championships 2025 at Chennai. Harkamalpreet Singh Khakh, AIG, and ADG MF Farooqui welcomed them back in Jalandhar on Thursday. ASI Jaspinder Singh stole the show at the Asia Masters Athletics Championship, breaking a 33-year-old record and winning two gold medals in the 100m and 100m hurdles (50+ Age) events to corner glory for the state police force. TRIBUNE PHOTOS: MALKIAT SINGH phagwara, November 13 The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached property worth Rs 50.33 lakh belonging to alleged drug smuggler Jaswinder Singh alias Jassa Goraya, a resident of village Nijjran in Jalandhar district, under the provisions of Section 68 of the NDPS Act. According to senior police officials, the action follows an extensive investigation initiated by Senior Superintendent of Police (Rural) Harvinder Singh Virk and approved by Sarwan Singh Bal, under the supervision of the Special Task Force (STF). The investigation revealed that Jaswinder Singh had accumulated assets through pro- Cops attaching the property of a drug peddler Jassa Goraya. ceeds of illegal drug trade and money laundering activities. Officials stated that the case came to light when the Jalandhar Rural Police registered an FIR under the NDPS Act and began probing financial transactions linked to the accused. The investigation confirmed that Goraya had acquired property worth Rs 50,33,750 from profits generated through drug smuggling. Following the financial probe, the ED initiated proceedings under the NDPS Act and ordered the attachment of the illegally acquired property. The case, registered as FIR No. 6 dated April 6, 2022, at Goraya Police Station, had already led to multiple arrests and the seizure of narcotic substances. The competent authority in New Delhi later reviewed the evidence and confirmed the attachment order, making the property seizure legally binding. Police officials emphasised that this action demonstrates the government’s continued commitment to dismantling the financial networks that sustain the narcotics trade. PU regional campus remains calm despite tempest Sanjiv Kumar Bakshi Hoshiarpur, November 13 While the Panjab University campus in Chandigarh is witnessing heated protests and political tension over the Senate elections and the Centre's proposed restructuring of the university's governing bodies, the scene at its regional campus in Hoshiarpur presents a completely different picture. The Swami Sarvanand Giri Regional Campus (PUSSGRC) remains peaceful and unaffected. At the Hoshiarpur campus, classes are continuing as usual, with no protest, no sloganeering and no disruption to academic activities. Students An outside view of the Swami Sarvanand Giri Regional Campus in Hoshiarpur. A TRIBUNE PHOTOGRAPH appear largely uninterested in the controversy that has taken centre-stage at the main campus. One major reason for this calm is the absence of student politics in Punjab. Student elections were banned in the Singer Hassan Manak in 14-day judicial remand in fraud case Ashok Kaura Phagwara, November 13 A local court on Thursday sent Punjabi singer Hassan Manak alias Hassan Khan to judicial remand of 14 days in connection with a case involving allegations of cheating, fraud and sexual assault lodged by a UKbased NRI woman. The accused was produced before the Judicial Magistrate, Phagwara, who ordered his remand following preliminary interrogation by police officials. According to police sources, the remand follows a detailed complaint filed earlier this year by Parvinder Kaur, mother of the victim Jaspreet Kaur, a Non-Resident Indian residing in the United Kingdom. The complaint, addressed to the Superintendent of Police, Phagwara, seeks registration of an FIR against Hassan Manak and several of his family members. The complainant alleged that the accused befriended her daughter on Instagram during his visit to England, proposed marriage, and concealed his marital status and religious identity. The accused allegedly misrepresented himself as a single Sikh while being married to Mandeep Kaur, with a pending domestic violence case in Bathinda courts. The complaint further claimed that under the false pretext of marriage, Manak and his family extracted Rs 22-25 lakh from the victim's family in the form of wedding-related expense. The victim later alleged that the accused compelled her to leave India immediately, warning that police might arrest her. She departed for London from Amritsar Airport, accompanied by the accused and his brother, during which £1,800 was reportedly stolen from her purse. Sanitation workers’ stir Safai Karamchari Union members in Jalandhar have been on strike at the MC office for the last two days to press for the acceptance of their demands. TRIBUNE PHOTOGRAPH c m y b state during the militancy period decades ago, and since then, political activity among students has remained mini- Woman shot near MLA’s residence in Kapurthala Kapurthala, November 13 Panic gripped the area near MLA Rana’s residence in Kapurthala late Thursday evening after three youths on a motorcycle opened fire at a woman, leaving her injured. The victim, identified as 35year-old Manpreet Kaur, a resident of Aujla Road, was rushed to the Civil Hospital with the help of a PCR team. Her condition is said to be stable. According to police, the incident occurred around 5.30 pm when Manpreet Kaur was returning home from work. As she passed a short distance ahead of MLA Rana’s house, three men on a bullet motorcycle approached her and fired shots. A bullet pierced through her thigh before the assailants fled the scene. On receiving information, PCR in-charge Charanjit Singh and his team reached the spot and shifted the injured woman to the hospital. DSP (Sub-Division) Sheetal Singh, who also arrived at the site, confirmed that the victim had sustained a gunshot wound to her thigh and that her condition was stable. Preliminary investigation revealed that the woman had been living separately from her husband for several years and had an ongoing dispute with a man named Suraj Thapar. In her statement to the police, Manpreet alleged that it was Suraj Thapar, a resident of Daburji village, who fired at her. — OC mal. As a result, student organisations that are active in Chandigarh have little or no presence at Hoshiarpur. The Congress-backed National Students Union of India (NSUI) does not have a unit here. Similarly, the Students Federation of India (SFI), supported by left-leaning groups, the Student Organisation of India (SOI), backed by the Shiromani Akali Dal, and the communist groups - All India Students Federation (AISF) and All India Students Association (AISA) - also have no presence on this campus. Even though the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is in power in Punjab, its student wing, the Association of Students for Alternative Politics (ASAP), is completely unknown among students at PUSSGRC. "We have never even heard of such a group," said a few students when asked. The only active student organisation on the campus is the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), affiliated to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). However, its local leaders too have chosen to remain uninvolved in the current issue. Tarun Bhardwaj, president of the ABVP unit at PUSSGRC, said, "The students here have nothing to do with the Senate or Syndicate elections. Since student elections are banned in Punjab, our focus remains on academics, not politics." When asked whether the Senate and Syndicate decisions could affect students, teachers and affiliated colleges across the state, Bhardwaj replied, "We are with the government. When the government is funding and managing the university, it naturally has the right to take decisions regarding its affairs." While protests and heated debates continue to grip the Panjab University campus at Chandigarh, the Hoshiarpur regional campus continues to function in its usual academic rhythm - calm and detached from the political storm raging elsewhere.