19112025-ATR-01.qxd 11/18/2025 10:55 PM Page 1 c m y b Amritsar tribune FORECAST MAINLY CLEAR SKY FARMER'S SUICIDE: PROTESTERS' DHARNA ENTERS DAY 2 GOVERNOR INAUGURATES FREE PROSTHETICS CAMP TO FEEL, TO HEAL & TO GROW LIKE RESILIENT MEN Protesters continued their protest over a farmer’s suicide for the second day in front of the Patti Sadar police station. P2 Over 200 differently abled patients were given wheelchairs and artificial limbs at the camp held in Amritsar. P2 Through the years, men have been conditioned to believe that showing emotions is a sign of weakness. P4 » » » MAX 24°C | MIN 11°C YESTERDAY MAX 25°C | MIN 9°C SUNSET WEDNESDAY 5.29 PM SUNRISE THURSDAY 7.02 AM WEDNESDAY | 19 NOVEMBER 2025 | AMRITSAR Sikh devotees leave for Bangladesh to visit gurdwaras Jaswant Gill’s bust installed at Mine Rescue Station in West Bengal Tribune News Service Our Correspondent Tarn Taran, November 18 A 70-member jatha of Sikh devotees, organised by the Kar Sewa Sampardai, Sarhali, departed for Bangladesh on Tuesday to participate in the celebrations of the 356th Parkash Purb of Guru Nanak Dev and the 350th martyrdom anniversary of Guru Tegh Bahadur. The jatha began its journey from the Amritsar railway station, where Baba Sukha Singh presented a siropa to the sangat before their departure. The Kar Sewa Sampardai has been conducting this seva since 2004. Baba Sukha Singh and Baba Hakam Singh said the jatha will visit several key gurdwaras in Bangladesh, including Gurdwara Nanakshahi and Gurdwara Sangat Tola in Dhaka, Gurdwara Sikh Temple Estate and Gurdwara Sahib in Chatogram and Gurdwara Guru Nanak Mandir in Mymensingh. After completing the pilgrimage, the jatha is scheduled to return to Amritsar on November 30. Transport firm staffer shot dead at ISBT A bust of late engineer Jaswant Singh Gill being installed at the Mine Rescue Station in Sitarampur near the Raniganj coal belt in West Bengal. Neha Walia Tribune News Service Amritsar, November 18 A bust of late engineer Jaswant Singh Gill, the hero of Raniganj coal mine rescue in 1989, was inaugurated at the Mine Rescue Station (MRS) in Sitarampur near the Raniganj coal belt (West Bengal). The installation marked the 36th anniversary of the Mahabir Colliery mine rescue operation, when Gill, who was a mining engineer posted at the Mines designed a capsule to ensure each of the trapped 65 miners was rescued in time. It was a one- of-its-kind rescue operation in the country that earned Gill numerous awards and accolades, including the title of ‘Capsule Gill’. The Amritsar-based engineer passed away in 2019. Gill, who has almost four decades of experience in mining and rescue operations, adopted the steel capsule technique for the first time in the history of coal mining and was posthumously awarded the ‘Bangla Gaurav Samman-2024’ last year. He had studied mining engineering from Indian Institute of Technology/ Indian School of Mines (IIT-ISM), an insti- tute in Dhanbad (Jharkhand), between 1961 and 1965. He was also the recipient of the “Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak”. The story of his quiet, resilient act was told to the world with the film Mission Raniganj, starring Akshay Kumar. His son, Dr Sarpreet Singh, said his father’s memory and lufe remains as an inspiration for other generations. In Amritsar, a roundabout at Majitha Road has been kept after him, allowing citizens a chance to know about his legacy. c m y b Amritsar, November 18 A transport company incharge was shot dead at the Inter-State Bus Terminal (ISBT) here on Tuesday. The deceased, identified as Makhan, was hit by four bullets and died on the spot. The police recovered six empty shells from the spot and are scanning CCTV footage to identify the attacker. Initial investigation suggests the incident stemmed from a heated dispute between employees of two private bus transports over picking up passengers first. Eyewitnesses told the police that while the argument was on, one of the employees, in a fit of rage, pulled out a weapon and opened fire. The assailant fled immediately after the shooting. ACP Gagandeep Singh said police teams reached the spot soon after receiving the call and cordoned off the area. The accused is on the run, and a hunt has been launched to arrest him. Shortly after the incident, the Bambiha gang claimed the responsibility for killing him. They claimed the killing was an act of revenge for the deaths of their associates. Cops crack murder case: Three nabbed One more accused is still absconding Tribune News Service Amritsar, November 18 The Amritsar Commissionerate Police have cracked a blind murder case involving the disappearance and subsequent killing of Sonu Singh, who went missing from the Mohkampura area on the night of August 12, 2025. The investigation initially appeared complicated after a missing report regarding his wife, Amandeep Kaur, had also been lodged earlier at the Mohkampura police station by her father. However, technical investigation and detailed questioning eventually uncovered a deeprooted conspiracy behind the crime. The police said Amandeep Kaur, along with her lover Sunil Singh, alias Sheelu, Sunil’s mother Seeta, and Seeta’s husband Gurwinder Singh, alias Happy, had meticulously planned Sonu Singh’s murder. On 12 August, Amandeep took her husband to the Batala bus stand, from where he was taken away in Police Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar briefs mediapersons about the murder case in Amritsar on Tuesday. an e-rickshaw driven by Gurwinder. The accused transported him to Misharpura village in Batala. There, they intoxicated him with liquor, restrained him inside a room and executed the murder as per their plan. Gurwinder allegedly slit Sonu’s throat with a knife, while Sunil struck him on the left side of the head with an axe, resulting in his death. The body was then stuffed into a sack and dumped in a drain near Adda Panjgraian along with the knife. Meanwhile, Amandeep Kaur attempted to mislead the police by going to her parental home in Rasoolpur Kallar and filing a missing report about her husband. Following the statement of Sonu’s brother, Parmjeet Singh, alias Pamma, a case was registered on November 14 under Sections 140(1) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) at the Mohkampura police station. Within 24 hours, the police arrested two of the accused, Seeta and Amandeep Kaur. Based on their disclosures, Section 103 the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita was added to continued on page 2