04032024-JTR-01.qxd 3/4/2024 12:42 AM Page 1 c m y b Jalandhar tribune CELL PHONES SEIZED FROM GOINDWAL JAIL BARRACKS CENTRE USING FORCE AGAINST FARMERS, SAYS SACHIN PILOT TRUE HAPPINESS LIES IN YOUR CHILDREN, SAYS ARJUN RAMPAL Officials of Central Jail, Goindwal Sahib, seized cell phones and other prohibited articles from barracks. P2 Senior Congress leader Sachin Pilot exuded confidence in the party’s victory in the upcoming LS poll. P3 Bollywood’s ‘quad father’ Arjun Rampal says becoming a father is a blessing from God. P4 » » FORECAST PARTLY CLOUDY MAX 21°C | MIN 8°C YESTERDAY MAX 19.5°C | MIN 7.8°C SUNSET MONDAY 6:23 PM SUNRISE TUESDAY 6:44 AM » MONDAY | 4 MARCH 2024 | JALANDHAR INBRIEF MAN KILLED IN ROAD MISHAP Hoshiarpur: A man died after being hit by an unidentified vehicle. According to information, Kuldeep Singh, a resident of Chaggran village, told the police that his son Sukhwinder Singh (42) worked as a carpenter in Adda Chaggran. He said Sukhwinder was crossing the road to collect some goods when an unidentified vehicle hit him. He took him to the hospital where doctors declared dead on arrival. The Chabbewal police have registered a case. OC FOUR NABBED WITH DRUGS Hoshiarpur: The police have arrested four persons from various places and recovered drugs from their possession. As per information, the CIA wing of the police arrested Rajkumar, alias Bhau, a resident of Bahadurpur Gate, and recovered 50 grams of heroin, a weighing scale and some envelopes from him. The police said they got a tip-off that the suspect was selling drugs after coming out of jail. A case had been registered in this regard. The Model Town police, meanwhile, arrested a person and recovered 110 grams of intoxicating powder from him. The suspect has been identified as Sandeep Kumar, alias Deepu, a resident of Kamalpur. The Dasuya police arrested Balwinder Kumar, alias Binda, and Yogesh Singh, alias Vicky, residents of Kripal Colony, Dasuya, at a naka and recovered intoxicating injections from them. OC COUPLE BOOKED FOR CHEATING Phagwara: The Nakodar City police have booked a couple on the charge of breach of trust and cheating. Investigating officer (IO) Dilbag Singh said the suspects had been identified as Jon Masih, alias Jain Masih, a resident of Dhinna village falling under the Jalandhar Sadar police station and presently living in Ashok Vihar colony, Nakodar, and his wife Bina. Paramjit Kaur, a resident of Mohalla Guru Nanak Pura, told the police that the suspects cheated her of ~5 lakh by signing an agreement to sell a property already mortgaged with a bank. She said the suspects later assured her of returning the money. They, however, did not return the money. A case under Sections 406 and 420 of the IPC has been registered. OC BURGLARS STRIKE AT SHOWROOM Phagwara: A showroom of Mart-1 was reportedly burgled in Urban Estate locality in Phagwara in the wee hours on Saturday. Laghu Udhyog Bharti president and showroom owner Pankaj Gautam told the police that three unidentified burglars, who were captured on CCTV camera, committed the crime. One of them entered the showroom after breaking the frame of the exhaust fan, while two others waited for him outside. Valuable goods were found stolen. Though the CCTV footage has been handed over to the police, no case has been registered yet. OC Six African women nationals nabbed for looting passers-by ~2,000, knife recovered from their possession; probe on, says SSP Ashok Kaura Phagwara, March 3 After the recent arrest of nine women, all foreign nationals, on the charge of immoral trafficking at various paying guest facilities near Law Gate, Miherru, Phagwara, on February 5, the Phagwara police, led by Superintendent of Police Rupinder Kaur Bhatti, on Saturday arrested six foreign nationals, all women, on the charge of looting passersby. The police also recovered a knife and ~2,000 from them. Those arrested include Naeema (Tanzania), Nakibwka (Kasangati, Uganda), Eliza (Tanzania), Natalia (Uganda) and Nanyanzi (Uganda). A case under Sections 341, 384 and 506 of the IPC was registered against the suspects at the Satnampura police station in Phagwara on Saturday. Kapurthala Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Vatsala Gupta, while confirming the development, said here today that following a complaint lodged by Daljit Singh, The suspects in police custody in Phagwara. TRIBUNE PHOTO SENT TO 14-DAY JUDICIAL REMAND POLICE CONDUCT RAID: SSP Gaurav Dhir, Station House Officer (SHO), Satnampura, said the police recovered the looted money of ~2,000 and a knife from the women. All six suspects were produced before the local judicial magistrate, Phagwara, who sent them to judicial remand for 14 days. Kapurthala SSP Vatsala Gupta said here on Sunday that following a complaint lodged by Daljit Singh, a resident of Hanumangarh, Rajasthan, the police raided a place near Law Gate and arrested the six foreign nationals involved in looting. a resident of Hanumangarh, Rajasthan, the police raided a place near Law Gate and arrested the six foreign nationals involved in looting. The police said the women took the complainant to a secluded spot on some pretext and looted him of his belongings. SP Bhatti said the complainant told the police that he manages his business of paying guest accommodations and was going to work on Saturday afternoon. One of the foreign girls stopped him and sought his help. Meanwhile, her other five accomplices asked him to hand over his belongings. The women threatened him with sharp weapons and snatched ~2,000 from him. They also threatened him to raise an alarm alleging eve-teasing. SSP Vatsala Gupta said: “These women were staying in Phagwara on an independent basis and are not students. This was the first such complaint against them. The police are working to put an end to all such activities in the region. Foreign nationals usually come to the region on a tourist visa. Further probe is on in the case.” Gaurav Dhir, Station House Officer (SHO), Satnampura, said the police recovered the looted money of ~2,000 and a knife from the women. All six suspects were produced before the local judicial magistrate, Phagwara, who sent them to judicial remand for 14 days. Commuters brave rain and hailstorm in Jalandhar. TRIBUNE PHOTO: MALKIAT SINGH Hailstorm, rain flatten wheat crop Agriculture officials conduct survey to assess damage Tribune News Service Jalandhar, March 3 Rain and hailstorm that lashed the region yesterday caused damage to wheat crop. Farmers are assessing the damage caused to wheat crop. Agriculture officials have been conducting survey to assess the damage to the crop due to hailstorm here yesterday. Tarsem Singh, a farmer from Uggi village, said wheat crop flattened on some acres of his land. “Though there was not much destruction, there 96,904 children given drops on Day 1 PULSE POLIO ROUND Jalandhar, March 3 Raman Sharma, Deputy Director, Health and Family Welfare Department, inaugurated the three-day National Pulse Polio Round-2024 by administering drops to children at the Shaheed Babu Labh Singh Civil Hospital here today. Teams of the Health Department administered polio drops Cop among 2 killed, 3 hurt as car rams into truck Were returning from friend’s wedding in Muzaffarnagar Tribune News Service Jalandhar, March 3 Two persons, including a police constable, died while three others suffered serious injuries when the car they were travelling in rammed into a stationary truck near PTU, Kapurthala, around 7 am here today. The victims were returning from Muzaffarnagar, UP after , attending a friend’s wedding in their car last night. The deceased have been identified as RCF employee Dilpreet Singh (28) and head constable Manjinder Singh (26). Dilpreet, a native of Bathinda, was the only child of his parents. He got the job in the RCF in place of his father. Manjinder, a head constable in the Punjab Police, was a resident of Saido Bhalana village near RCF He was deputed at . the In-Service Training Centre in Kapurthala. Those injured have been identified as Manjinder’s brother Taranjeet Singh and their friends Subhash Kumar and Barjinder Singh. All these men were putting up at RCF and, except Dilpreet Singh, were residents of Kapurthala. The police said the accident took place when the car rammed into a truck parked on the roadside. ASI Pal Singh, in-charge of Science City police station, said: “It appears that the car Groom, 5 others injured as car hits roadside tree Our Correspondent The ill-fated vehicle that met with an accident near PTU, Kapurthala; and (below) family members mourn the death of a youth. TRIBUNE PHOTOS Talwara(Hoshiarpur), March 3 As many as six persons, including a groom and his sister, suffered injuries after the car they were travelling in met with an accident near Havel Chang village, Mukerian. The car was on its way from Himachal Pradesh to Gurdaspur. All occupants were residents of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh. Passersby shifted the injured persons to a private hospital in Mukerian. The groom and three other persons were discharged after administer- ing first aid, while groom’s sister Kavita and car driver Naginder could not go to the wedding due to injuries. As per information, a total of six persons, including the groom, his two brothers and two sisters, were on way to Gurdaspur from Hamirpur in the car. When their car reached Havel Chang village near Talwara Mukerian, it went out of control and rammed into a eucalyptus tree on the roadside. Other family members, who were also accompanying them on other vehicles, left for Gurdaspur with the groom for the marriage. The deceased have been identified as Dilpreet Singh and Manjinder Singh. driver dosed off, following which the vehicle rammed into the truck. The bodies were handed over to the family members after the post- mortem examination. The injured persons were undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Jalandhar.” A case under Section 21 of the IPC has been registered against the truck driver for parking his vehicle illegally on the road side. The truck driver is absconding. The car that rammed into a tree near Mukerian. TRIBUNE PHOTO 12 hurt as bus carrying devotees falls into gorge The bus that overturned near Garhi Mansowal in Garhshankar. TRIBUNE PHOTO c m y b Garhshankar, March 3 As many as 12 persons suffered injuries after a private bus carrying devotees fell into a gorge near Garhi Mansowal. The injured persons were shifted to the Civil Hospital, Garhshankar. They were discharged after administering first aid. As many as 30 devotees were on way from Moga to Khuralgarh to pay obei- will be a reduction in the yield,” he said. Agriculture officer Jaswinder Singh said the final data would be available tomorrow. Agriculture expert from the department said: “Rain is good for wheat crop. But hailstorm may affect the yield.” sance at Khuralgarh Sahib, holy place of Guru Ravidas. When the bus reached the hills of Garhi Mansowal village, it went out of control and fell into a gorge. Nearby villagers reached the spot and informed the police about the incident. After getting information, the police reached the spot and pulled out the passengers of the bus with the help of people. Those injured have been identified as Jagroop Singh, Inder Singh, Jagir Kaur, Avinash Singh, Hardeep Singh, Karanveer Singh, Keval Singh, Surinder Singh, Buta Singh, Des Raj, Kashmir Kaur, residents of Moga district, and Manjeet Kaur, a resident of Rasoolpur Jandi village, Ludhiana district. — OC to 96,904 children in the age group of 0 to 5 years on Day 1 of the drive in the district. The administration has set up a target to administer polio drops to 2,45,872 children during the drive. — TNS Travel agent booked for duping woman of ~3.65 lakh Tribune News Service Jalandhar, March 3 The police have booked a city-based travel agent in a fraud case. The suspect, who office is situated at Vasal Tower near the bus stand, has been identified as Siddharth Kataria. He allegedly duped an Amritsar-based woman of ~3.65 lakh on the pretext of providing her visa for Canada. The victim, Aarti Sharma, gave a sum of ~3.65 lakh to Kataria to facilitate her journey to Canada. The suspect neither gave her visa nor returned her money even after an year. When she demanded the money back, Kataria issued her a cheque, which was dishonoured by the bank. The travel agent later went missing. Jaspal Singh, Station House Officer of the Navi Baradari police station, confirmed the registration of an FIR against Kataria. He said a case under appropriate sections of the IPC and the Punjab Travel Professionals Regulation Act had been registered. Meanwhile, two complaints against Kataria and other agents were already registered. Harmesh Singh from Garhshankar and Ashok Kumar from Jalandhar reported losses of nearly Rs 5 lakh collectively, who wanted to travel to Canada and Portugal, respectively. The suspects neither gave them visas nor returned their money.
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