16112025-LT-01.qxd 11/16/2025 12:12 AM Page 1 c m y b Ludhiana tribune BAR ASSN GIVES CASH, GOODS TO FLOOD-HIT FARMERS WINTER’S BOLLYWOOD CELEBRITY JACKET PLAYBOOK RAJKUMMAR, PATRALEKHAA WELCOME BABY GIRL Lawyers have come forward to support rehabilitation of flood-hit farmers in Sultanpur Lodhi. P2 Leading women actors redefine coldweather dressing with bold textures, oversized cuts, nostalgic revivals. P4 Bollywood couple Rajkummar Rao and Patralekhaa welcomed first child, a baby girl, on wedding anniv. P4 » » » FORECAST MAINLY CLEAR SKY MAX 25°C | MIN 9°C YESTERDAY MAX 25°C | MIN 9°C SUNSET SUNDAY 5.26 PM SUNRISE MONDAY 6:49 AM SUNDAY | 16 NOVEMBER 2025 | LUDHIANA 2 miscreants posing as clients rob Hry driver of taxi, nabbed One of suspects was caught by residents of Samrala village Nikhil Bhardwaj Tribune News Service Ludhiana, November 15 The Khanna police claimed to have arrested two miscreants who looted a cab driver on the Ludhiana-Chandigarh National Highway in Samrala. They hired the taxi and after some time demanded money and tried to strangle the driver on the highway and later fled with the car. Alert residents played a crucial role in nabbing the suspects. Naveen Kumar, a cab driver from Fatehabad, Haryana, told the police that he drives a Swift Dzire car as a taxi. On November 14, he received a call through an app. The caller identified himself as Karan, a resident of Hoshiarpur, and booked a cab to Ludhiana from Sohana, Mohali. After finalising a fare of Rs 1,500, the driver was instructed to reach near the Sohana gurdwara in Mohali. When he reached Sohana, he saw two men waiting there. One of them introduced himself as Gurjant Singh, alias Janta, a resident of Moga. Karan sat in the front seat while Gurjant sat in the rear. After leaving ‘CONTINUE TO SUPPORT COPS TO ACT AGAINST CRIME’ The police appealed to the public that just as residents of Shamaspur village assisted the police in capturing the suspects, the public should continue to extend maximum support to the police so that strict action could be taken against criminals. the place for Ludhiana, when the car reached the bridge at Hedon village in Samrala on the Ludhiana-Chandigarh Highway, Gurjant tried to strangle him with a muffler. Naveen said to save his life, he stopped the vehicle alongside the road. Meanwhile, the two suspects demanded Rs 20,000 from him, else threatened to kill him. The taxy owner, Ravinder Singh, also kept calling, but the suspect refused to let him answer the call. The driver was forced to get out of the vehicle. As soon as he went out, Karan got into the driver’s seat and the suspects fled with the car. The driver filed a police complaint. After which, the police acted swiftly and arrested both suspects. Superintendent of Police (Detective) Pawanjit said after taking away the car, the suspects fled towards nearby Shamaspur village, Samrala, where with the help of Ravjot Singh Kang, sarpanch Mandeep Singh, Harnam Mann, Gagan and other residents of the village, Karan was overpowered and caught after the victim raised the alarm. The villagers played a crucial role in apprehending the suspect. The second suspect, Gurjant Singh, alias Janta, was arrested by a team of Samrala DSP Tarlochan Singh within three hours from the Ludhiana railway station. A murder case was also registered against Gurjant in Moga in 2021. Interrogation of the suspects was underway. The police appealed to the public that just as residents of Shamaspur village assisted the police in capturing the suspects, the public should continue to extend maximum support to the police so that strict action could be taken against criminals. Carjacking incidents that still haunt city June 2025: The Ludhiana rural police had arrested three persons for allegedly killing a 45-year-old taxi driver, Gurmeet Singh, alias Bittu. The incident came to light after the police recovered the victim’s Maruti Suzuki Swift Dzire taxi from Mohi village. August 2024: A taxi driver, Ravi Kumar, of Ram Darbar, Chandigarh, was allegedly shot dead by carjackers who took away his car at the Samrala Bypass on Ludhiana-Chandigarh National Highway. June 20, 2024: Four robbers allegedly robbed a college student, Sarthak Bansal, of Kitchlu Nagar of his car, two mobile phones, a gold chain and a wallet at gunpoint when he was returning home. March 15, 2024: Three unidentified men took away a Hyundai i20 car from a businessman of SBS Nagar, Ludhiana, from near a medical store on Dhandra Road. March 14, 2024: Miscreants, including two siblings, took away a car from a couple at Kochar Market Chowk, Ludhiana. c m y b Policeman booked for bid to smuggle tobaccointo Central Jail through inmate Tribune News Service Ludhiana, November 15 Assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Major Singh, posted at the Ladhowal police station, was booked for his suspected involvement in trying to sneak one kg of tobacco into the Central Jail, Ludhiana. The smuggling attempt was thwarted by jail staff on November 12. The incident occurred shortly after an arrested person, Sukhdev Singh, alias Sukha, of Bholewal Jadid under the Excise Act, entered the jail premises following a judicial remand order. Assistant Jail Superintendent Daulat Ram said during a routine search of Sukha’s belongings, jail staff found one kg of tobacco hidden inside the bag he was carrying. On questioning, Sukha alleged that ASI Major Singh had given him the bag while going to the jail and told him to hold onto it till someone inside comes to collect it. Sukha claimed he had no knowledge of items kept inside the bag. Officials said the ASI had previously interrogated Sukha on November 8 in a liquor smuggling case when he was arrested after 20 bottles of illicit liquor were recovered by the police and the official was assigned as the investigating officer for the case. ADCP Vaibhav Sehgal when asked if the person to whom the ASI had sent tobacco inside the jail was identified or not, the ADCP said the police probe was on to identify the inmate who was supposed to receive the tobacco. When asked if the ASI received any monetary benefit in advance from any inmate or his aides for supplying tobacco into the jail, he said this angle was being probed. The police would also brought Sukha on a production warrant as his questioning would provide vital leads to the police. Man ends life; wife, her friend booked Ludhiana, November 15 The Sadar Jagraon police registered a case of abetment to suicide against a woman and her friend after her husband died by suicide by consuming some poisonous substance. The suspects were identified as Pinky, a resident of Talwandi Rai, and Karan of Waraich village. The complainant, Baldev Singh, a resident of Hans Kalan, told the police that he works as a labourer. He had Woman left victim, children to be with young man five brothers and two sisters. “One of my brothers, Piara Singh, (50), who was married to Pinky, daughter of Joga Singh, a resident of Talwandi Rai. The couple had two children, a boy and a girl. My sister-in-law Pinky left home and went with a youth, Karan, leaving my brother and his children alone, about a month ago and did not return. Since that day, my brother has been in depression,” he said. The complainant said a few days ago, when Piara Singh, along with his friend Rajwinder Singh, went to Waraich village to take his wife back home, Pinky and Karan insulted the victim. Since that day, his brother was upset and used to tell him that it would be better to die than to live such an insulting life. His friend tried to console him by saying that everything would be fine in due time. “On November 12, my brother went to sleep after having food. Later, When I woke up, I saw an empty box of some pesticide lying besides him. He consumed the same to end his life. My brother died by suicide after being insulted by his wife and Karan. After which, a complaint was lodged with the police, which led to the registration of a case against the suspects,” he added. — TNS