10032024-ATR-01.qxd 3/10/2024 12:39 AM Page 1 c m y b Amritsar tribune FRAUDSTER POSING AS WASTE MGMT COMPANY WORKER DUPES RESIDENTS A fraudster posing as worker of a firm hired by the MC collected monthly waste collection charges from several households.P2 » FORECAST GENERALLY CLOUDY MAX 25°C | MIN 11°C YESTERDAY MAX 25°C | MIN 9°C SIX OF GANG HELD FOR STEALING CATTLE, SNATCHING VEHICLES DEMI LOVATO HAS A BEAUTY ADVICE FOR HER TEENAGE SELF The police claim to have busted a gang involved in stealing domesticated animals & snatching vehicles. P3 Singer-songwriter Demi Lovato has spoken up about the influence of beauty standards on her teenage self. P4 » » SUNSET SUNDAY 6.27 PM SUNRISE MONDAY 6:37 AM SUNDAY | 10 MARCH 2024 | AMRITSAR 55-yr-old man stabbed to death by son’s classmate, accomplices The suspect in custody of the Amritsar (Rural) police on Saturday. Peddler held with 2.8 kg of heroin, ~2.5L drug money Tribune News Service Amritsar, March 9 The Amritsar (Rural) police have arrested a drug peddler and recovered 2.8 kg of heroin, besides Rs 2.5 lakh drug money from him. The peddler was travelling in a car when he was intercepted following a tip-off. The suspect was identified as Baljeet Singh of Chohal village in Hoshiarpur district. The police registered a case under the NDPS Act against the suspect and initiated probe, said SSP Satinder Singh. He said a police patrol party in Gharinda received a specific information that Baljeet was involved in drug smuggling from across the border fence. The informer told the police that the suspect was travelling in an i20 car bearing registration number PB02-DU-6178 and was coming towards Attari, the SSP said. Amritsar, March 9 A man was stabbed to death by his son’s classmate and accomplices after a verbal argument on mobile phone in Talwandi Bhangwa village falling under the Ramdass police station here on Friday evening. The deceased was identified as Joginder Singh (55) of Tal- wandi Bhangwa village. The police have booked five persons for murder and criminal trespass while no arrest has been made till now. Those booked included Vishaldeep Singh of Kot Mugal and Sukh, Sukhman Singh and Jujhar Singh, all residents of Gharkia village, and their Following the tip-off, the police laid a naka near Khasa bus stop and intercepted the suspect. During search, the police recovered contraband concealed in a bag beneath his car seat. The bag also contained Rs 2.5 lakh drug money. As per details, the suspect was in touch with Canadabased drug peddler identified as Honey. He was passing instructions to the suspect through virtual mobile number for collecting another contraband. Honey was also running hawala racket from Canada. “He was going from Daburji to Attari in a car to collect another drug consignment,” said an official on condition of anonymity. Police teams were conducting raids in Hoshiarpur to find suspect’s antecedents, the SSP said, while adding that further probe was on to find his backward and forward links. c m y b unknown accomplices. Davinder Singh, the complainant and brother of the deceased, stated to the police that his nephew Harpreet Singh and Vishaldeep Singh were classmates at the Government High School, Madhuchhaga village. He said yesterday, Vishaldeep called Harpreet on his mobile phone, but his father Joginder Singh answered the call. He said over some issue, Vishaldeep entered into a heated verbal argument on the mobile phone. Following this, he along with his uncle Sukh and other accomplices Continued on page 2 482-gm gold seized at airport Amritsar, March 9 The anti-smuggling cell of the Customs Department seized 482 gram of gold from a passenger at Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport. Custom officials said acting on specific intelligence input, officials of the anti-smuggling cell intercepted a passenger, who had arrived at the airport from Sharjah by Air India Express flight IX-198 today morning. During search, officials recovered a round shaped gold strip weighing 482 gram, wrapped around calf under socks of the Gold recovered from passenger at Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport in Amritsar. left leg of the passenger. Officials claimed that the market value of 482 gm (24 carat) gold was estimated at Rs 31,33,000. — TNS
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