03072024-LT-01.qxd 7/3/2024 12:25 AM Page 1 c m y b Ludhiana tribune PAU SEES RUSH OF STUDENTS ON 1ST DAY OF COUNSELLING KALKI 2898 AD COLLECTS ~625 CRORE GLOBALLY The recently released dystopian sci-fi epic film Kalki 2898 AD is moving on the box-office like a raging bull. P4 GENERALLY CLOUDY MAX 34°C | MIN 28°C YESTERDAY MAX 37°C | MIN 29°C CELEBS TALK ABOUT THEIR LOVE FOR RAINY SEASON Students from the state as well as NRIs flocked to PAU for counselling, which will continue for three days. P2 FORECAST I love monsoon, but not traffic jams in this season. I have so many memories of monsoons, says Twinkle Arora. P4 » » SUNSET WEDNESDAY 7.28 PM SUNRISE THURSDAY 5:26 AM » WEDNESDAY | 3 JULY 2024 | LUDHIANA Man arrested with heroin FIR registration dipsas cops try to adapt to new criminal laws Ludhiana, July 2 The crime branch wing of the Ludhiana Police Commissionerate today claimed to have nabbed a man and seized 268 gm of heroin from his possession. The suspect has been identified as Jasvir Singh, alias Jasvir Chand, alias Bittu, a resident of Chaunta village in Ludhiana. DCP (Investigation) JS Teja, ADCP (Crime) Amandeep Singh Brar and Crime Branch Chief Rajesh Kumar issued a joint statement in this regard. Police officials said after receiving a tip-off, the police team conducted a raid at Chaunta village and arrested the suspect along with heroin and three mobile phones. The suspect also has a notorious past as two cases of drug smuggling and Excise Act were also registered against him in the past and the suspect after coming out on bail in the case, again started drug smuggling. A case under the NDPS Act was registered. — TNS Nikhil Bhardwaj Ludhiana, July 2 In a case of theft of a sevenmonth-old girl child from the Ludhiana railway station, the railway police suspected that a woman had stolen the child. The police also got a blurred CCTV camera image in which the suspect was captured while taking the infant along and was heading outside the railway station. Besides the child, the woman was also carrying a bag of clothes which she had stolen along with the child. “After checking several CCTV cameras, we have got a footage which captured the woman with the stolen child. Since the footage is blurred, the face of the woman is not clearly visible. Hence, it becomes challenging for the police to identify the suspect,” said a railway police official. Sources said the police had also questioned many autorickshaw drivers to get any clue about the woman if she hired any auto after stealing the child. Some railway employees were also asked about the suspect but nobody noticed her. Notably, the infant was stolen on Sunday in the wee hours from the railway station. Ludhiana, July 2 The registration of First Information Reports (FIRs) have dipped as compared to previous days on the first day of the implementation of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). On July 1, the Ludhiana police registered only three FIRs under the new penal code while the Khanna police registered only one FIR. While no FIR was registered by the Ludhiana rural police under the BNS, three cases regarding drug smuggling were registered by the rural police under the NDPS Act. The very first FIR registered by the Ludhiana Commissionerate yesterday was under Sections 303(2), 304(2), 317(2) of the BNS at the Dehlon police station which was related to snatching. The suspects were identified as Gurpreet Singh and ONLY FOUR CASES FILED UNDER BNS ON DAY 1 On July 1, the Ludhiana police registered only three FIRs under the new penal code while the Khanna police registered only one FIR. While no FIR was registered by the Ludhiana rural police under the BNS, three cases regarding drug smuggling were registered by the rural police under NDPS Act. Rahul Singh. The three FIRs registered were related to theft and obscenity. However, three more FIRs registered by the police were under the old IPC sections. The Khanna police had also registered its first FIR under Section 303(2) of the BNS against unidentified persons on the charge of theft after a motorcycle of a resident of Samrala was stolen from outside the Shiva temple at Samrala. Meanwhile, as per the crime report shared by the Ludhiana rural police, no FIR was registered under the BNS. Only one FIR was registered under the old IPC pertaining to dowry harassment. The Ludhiana city police on an average register over a dozen cases every day while Khanna and Ludhiana rural police used to file five to six FIRs in a day. ADCP (Crime) Amandeep Singh Brar said police officials from lower to senior ranks underwent training at Punjab Police Academy in Phillaur and training sessions were also organised at the training school at Police Lines. “Each and every policeman of Ludhiana Commissionerate is taking keen interest in learning about the new law. The flow of FIR registration will go up gradually,” added Brar. ASI booked for taking ~2.70L bribe Ludhiana, July 2 The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) today registered a corruption case against assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Charanjit Singh, posted at Police Division No 5, Ludhiana, for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 2,70,000. Disclosing this here today, an official spokesperson for the state VB said the case was registered against the policeman based on a complaint lodged by Kamaljit Ahuja, owner of Hotel Taj, at Jawahar Nagar Camp, near Bus Stand, here, at the Chief Minister’s anti-corruption action line. He said the complainant had alleged in his online complaint that the ASI had obtained ille- gal gratification under threat from him for adding Sections 307, 379-B of the IPC against his family members in a case already registered at the said police station against them and was demanding more bribe money from him. The spokesperson added that during verification of this complaint, the allegations of complainant were found correct as the same were supported by oral evidence as well as recording of conversation taken place between complainant and suspect ASI Charanjit Singh. “As per inquiry, prima facie, it was proved that bribe money of Rs 2,70,000 had been taken by ASI Charanjit Singh in the name of the SHO of this police station and had also demanded a bribe of Rs 2 lakh per month for allowing the complainant to run his hotel smoothly. He said on the basis of this report a case under prevention of corruption act was registered against ASI Charanjit Singh at the VB police station, Ludhiana range. “Efforts are being made to arrest him as he failed to join verification despite issuance of notices to him and he has abstained himself from official duty. Role of the SHO concerned and any other official will be examined during the investigation,” he added.— TNS Now, we have to scroll pages while registering FIRs An inspector rank officer when asked if he has acquainted himself with the new law well, he replied, “Though our training for the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita has been going on and most cops have grabbed the provisions of the BNS, when we register a case or deal with any crime, we have to scroll the pages of BNS so that we don’t commit any mistake while registering an FIR. We had been dealing with the IPC, CrPc and Evidence Act for years and everything was on our finger tips. One month is not be enough to know the provisions of laws well, it is a gradual learning process. We are also learing from our senior officers who are holding discussions on the BNS regularly.” 7 stolen vehicles seized, three held Ludhiana, July 2 The Police Division 8 arrested three vehicle thieves and recovered seven two-wheelers from them. In a statement issued, ADCP Shubham Aggarwal said on June 30, the police nabbed Amit Kumar of New Madhopuri and recovered one stolen motorcycle from him. Later on his disclosures, two of his aides, namely Deepak Kumar of Sector 32, Ludhiana, and Raj Kishore of Dholewal were nabbed and six more two-wheelers were recovered from them. They had stolen these vehicles from parking lots in the city in the recent past. — TNS A dengue ward has been set up at the Civil Hospital in Ludhiana. TRIBUNE PHOTO Dengue cases reach 25 in dist Manav Mander Tribune News Service Ludhiana, July 2 The rainy season has begun and with it the threat of water-borne diseases looms large. Hundred breeding checkers of the Health Department will be on the job in the district, checking breeding of mosquitoes. Till now, 25 dengue cases have been reported in the district. Of the 25 cases, 12 are from urban and 13 from rural areas. This year, two cases were reported in March, one in April, 13 in May and nine in June. The Health Department has already started a survey of hotspots and an awareness drive had also been started in these areas. “The anti-larvae team of the department is working actively to check mosquito breeding. Hundred breeding checkers have been appointed and will be working from this month to check breeding of mosquitoes. They will be doing door-to-door surveys and destroying larvae wherever it is found,” said District Epidemiologist Sheetal Narang. A dengue ward had been set up at the Civil Hospital and pri- Symptoms of dengue include high fever, severe headaches, joint and muscle pain, vomiting, skin rash and mild bleeding. PRECAUTIONS ■ Mosquito repellent and creams should be used. ■ Anti-mosquito spray should be used daily, especially behind curtains and under tables. ■ Water from pots kept in drawing rooms should be changed on a weekly basis. ■ Don’t keep uncovered utensil, pots, tyres, etc, on rooftop or in the open. ■ Don’t allow water to get accumulated near houses. vate hospitals also had been alerted to be ready with arrangements, said Dr Narang. The Health Department has urged city residents to keep their surroundings clean and do not let water get stagnant in and around houses. Patients can get the test for detecting dengue at the Civil Hospital, sub-divisional hospital, Khanna, and Jagraon Civil Hospital free of cost. Dengue is a viral infection transmitted by the bite of an infected female aedes mosquito. There are four distinct serotypes of the dengue virus. Symptoms appear in three to 14 days (average four-seven days) after the infective bite. Dengue fever is a flu-like illness that affects infants, young children and adults. Last year 1,298 cases of dengue were reported from Ludhiana district. Meanwhile, Deputy Commissioner Sakshi Sawhney today called for concerted efforts from the MC, Health, Rural Development and Panchayats departments to launch a major campaign to control the spread of vectorborne diseases in the district. During a meeting held at Bachat Bhawan, the DC emphasised the need to identify and take action against places that were susceptible to mosquito breeding. She urged the Health and MC authorities to conduct door-to-door surveys and issue fines for any instances of mosquito larvae found in water storage containers such as air coolers and other waste items in houses. She also asked the civic body to conduct water sampling in Giaspura and nearby localities near Sahnewal. Couple among three nabbed with ganja Ludhiana, July 2 The Police Division 8 today claimed to have nabbed three persons, including a couple, and seized one kg of ganja from their possession. The suspects have been identified as Suraj Ram, his wife Sangeeta and Vikram Kumar, alias Bhola, all residents of Civil Lines. SHO inspector Balwinder Kaur in a statement issued said a tip-off was received that the suspects were on the way to The suspects in police custody. TRIBUNE PHOTO deliver ganja to their clients. Following which, the police laid a naka at a strategic point where two persons, riding a Honda Activa scooter (PB10HF7250), Suraj and Vikram, were stopped for checking. Later during search, ganja was recovered from them. She said wife of Suraj was also arrested in the case as during the questioning of the suspects, Suraj confessed that his wife was also involved in drug smuggling. “Now we would seek police remand of the trio. Even links of the suspects are also being checked in the ongoing probe,” the SHO added. — TNS ADMISSION OPEN FOR 2024-25 RANKING DC Sakshi Sawhney interacts with officials during a meeting in Ludhiana. TRIBUNE PHOTO She asked them to ensure the completion of these works as soon as possible. She was told that the works, including the construction of internal roads, public health services, campus lighting, terminal building, substa- tion, toilet block and parking, had already been completed. Earlier, the Deputy Commissioner also conducted a joint meeting with IAF officials at the site to expedite coordination among all agencies while balancing security concerns as well. Sakshi asked the department heads to give topmost priority to the completion of the remaining works. She also held talks with the PWD officials and representatives from the contractual c m y b firm over the safety and structural integrity of the building to ensure they could withstand vagaries of weather. She ordered them to submit a safety certificate after conducting the assessment study. Sakshi discussed operationalisation preparatory protocols and checklists with the officials from the AAI regarding the shifting of the base from Sahnewal to Halwara once the new international airport commences operations. She expressed hope that the new airport will be an economic catalyst, which would boost industrial growth, export, employment, real estate and other sectors in the industrial and financial capital of the state. — TNS AVAIL UPTO 100% SCHOLARSHIP Rank 2024 UPTO AMONG TOP 40 PRIVATE UNIVERSITY IN INDIA AMONG TOP MANAGEMENT SCHOOLS (PAN INDIA) INCLUDING GOVT. 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