15112024-JTR-01.qxd 11/14/2024 10:37 PM Page 1 c m y b Jalandhar tribune CM ATTENDS PU INTER-ZONAL YOUTH FEST AT HOSHIARPUR DOOR-TO-DOOR SURVEY UNDER ANTI-DENGUE CAMPAIGN NDRF HOLDS MOCK DRILL FOR GAS LEAKAGE AT MILL Bhagwant Mann distributes prizes to the winners and encouraged all participants. P2 Ten anti-larvae teams in collaboration with nursing college students carried out activities in the city. P2 Conducts a mock drill at Vardhman Yarns and Threads Ltd in collaboration with the district administration. P2 » » FORECAST MAINLY CLEAR MAX 24°C | MIN 13°C YESTERDAY MAX 24°C | MIN 13°C SUNSET FRIDAY 5.29 PM SUNRISE SATURDAY 6:56 AM » FRIDAY | 15 NOVEMBER 2024 | JALANDHAR INBRIEF JCT STAFF DEMAND ARREARS, DUES Phagwara: Though the police have booked JCT directors Samir Thapar and Mukulika Sinha under the EPF Act, on the charges of non-depositing of the mill share of provident funds and for firing in the air from his mill residence to disburse the mob during a noisy protest of JCT workers on the night of October 27, JCT workers want payments of their pending amount, allowances and other arrears soon. OC 4 BOOKED FOR ASSAULT Phagwara: The police have booked four villagers for culpable homicide and criminal conspiracy. The accused have been identified as Sukhjindar Singh, his brother Kulwindar Singh, Satwant Singh and Dilbag Singh, all residents of Nangal Ambian village. Another Sukhjindar of the same village complained to the police that his two brothers and other accused attacked him, intending to kill and threatened him. A case has been registered. OC 3 KIN BOOKED FOR CHEATING Phagwara: The police have booked three members of a family on the charges of cheating, and criminal conspiracy. The accused have been identified as Surinder Singh, a resident of Bajwa Kalan village, his wife Gurbaksh Kaur and daughter Gagan Veer Kaur. Dalveer Singh, of Kang Sahib Rai village, complained to Jalandhar (rural) SSP that the accused cheated him and his family of Rs 35.40 lakh. SSP marked an inquiry to the DSP who recommended the registration of a case.. OC 10 members of two extortion gangs held Seven pistols, 18 cartridges, ten magazines seized Tribune News Service Jalandhar, November 14 Ten persons have been arrested by the Jalandhar Rural police who claim to have dismantled two dangerous criminal gangs, including one operating under UK-based handlers. The police have seized a massive cache of weapons and exposed an international extortion racket, targeting local businessmen. SSP Jalandhar Rural, , Harkamal Preet Singh Khakh said the crackdown was executed under the supervision of SP Investigation, Jasroop , Kaur, DSP Investigation, Sar, wanjit Singh and DSP , Shahkot, Onkar Singh Brar. He said, “The arrested gang members were working at the behest of foreign handlers and were involved in multiple shooting incidents and extortion attempts.” The first breakthrough came when a police team, led by Inspector Yadwinder Singh, SHO, Police Station, Lohian, along with a police team, intercepted three suspects near Giddarpindi hitech toll plaza. The team apprehended Amandeep Singh, alias Aman, of Billi SSP, Jalandhar Rural, Harkamal Preet Singh Khakh along with police officers addresses a press conference in Jalandhar. Baraich, Jagwinder Singh, alias Shani, of Mulewal Khaira and Jaskaran Singh, alias Sara, of Sidhwa Dona, who were travelling in a car (PB-65-H-9100). The search led to the recovery of two .32 bore pistols, six rounds and five magazines. During interrogation, the accused revealed that their operations were being orchestrated by UK-based kingpin Jagdeep Singh, alias Jagga, with financial HANDLERS BASED IN UK, ITALY ■ Foreign handlers identified in England, Greece and Manila ■ Seven illegal weapons recovered with ammunition ■ Multiple vehicles seized, including a luxury car ■ Cross-state weapons procurement network exposed ■ Previous criminal records of accused established ■ 14 gunpoint robberies traced in 2 cases support from Greece-based Paramjit Singh, alias Pamma, and logistic coordination by Manila-based Manjinder Singh, alias Mani. The gang had recently bought pistols from Khargon, Madhya Pradesh. In a follow-up operation on November 13, a police team All decked up for Gurpurb MAN HELD UNDER NDPS ACT Tribune News Service Phagwara: The police have arrested a drug peddler on the charge of selling intoxicated tablets. As many as 110 intoxicated tablets were recovered from the possession of the accused Amit, alias Amari, a resident of Mohalla Gouns, Nakodar. A case under the NDPS Act has been registered against the accused. oc MAN HELD FOR MINOR RAPE BID Phagwara: The police have arrested a Jalandhar villager on the charge of attempting to rape a minor. The accused had been identified as Som Lal, alias Sodhi, resident of Khunn Khunn village. The grandfather of the victim had complained to the police that the accused barged into his house on November 8 morning and attempted to rape his minor granddaughter. A case was registered. oc Gurdwara Ber Sahib illuminated on the eve of the birth anniversary Guru Nanak Dev at Sultanpur Lodhi on Thursday. MALKIAT SINGH ASI hurt as bus collides with truck amid fog Phagwara, November 14 Kuldip Singh, an ASI of the Punjab Police, sustained injuries when the police bus he was driving collided with a truck near DAV College, Phillaur, due to poor visibility caused by dense fog which continued enveloping the region. DSP Sarwan Singh Bal said, “The injured driver was rescued from the damaged bus by the Sadak Surakhya Force, led by ASI Sarabjit Singh.” The injured was first admitted to the Phillaur Civil Hospital and then sent to Jalandhar due to his critical condition. The injured Kuldip Singh was going from Kapurthala to Patiala to transport personnel for security arrangements during Gurpurb when he collided with a truck near DAV College in Phillaur. The police have impounded the truck and arrested its driver. — OC Jalandhar, November 14 A medical store owner, Saurav Dua, 42, lost his life in an accident near Guru Nanak Mission Chowk late Wednesday night. Dua, a resident of Jalandhar Cantt, was struck by a speeding truck while he was returning home on his scooter. The impact was so severe that his body was torn into multiple parts and scattered across the road. The police later gathered the remains and sent these for postmortem. His last rites were performed today at the Harnamdaspur crematorium. Saurav Dua According to SHO Hardev Singh of Division Number-4, the accident occurred around 10:30 pm, with police control room receiving a call about the incident. Dua, who had 5 held for assault, abduction of plywood store manager After protest, counter-FIR registered Tribune News Service Jalandhar, November 14 An old dispute between Lovely Plywood and Mani Enterprises took a serious turn, leading to the alleged kidnapping, assault and a protest that lasted for about four hours outside Lovely Sweets on Wednesday evening. The dispute began Tuesday morning when Surat Singh, father of Manpreet Singh, had an altercation with Rajesh Tiwari, a salesman at Lovely Plywood. Hours later, a group of around five to 10 individuals allegedly stormed into Lovely Plywood’s office, assaulted manager Prithvi Chandra and abducted him in vehicles. As per information, the CCTV footage of the incident had been handed over to the police, showing the perpetrators taking the manager against his will. In response, the police of Division Number 6 lodged an Our Correspondent Phagwara, November 14 Lawyers belonging to the Bar Association, Phagwara, today observed ‘no work day’ in protest against the indifference shown by the authorities in the construction of a new judicial complex and the renovation of the existing court complex. President of the Bar Association, Phagwara, Karanjot Singh Jhikka, senior advocates Lalit Chopra, Vijay Sharma and Munish Sareen said, “Over the past several years, the Bar Association has been repeatedly submitting numerous representations and applications to the appropriate authorities. Despite our continuous efforts, there has been no meaningful response or action taken to address the concerns regarding the deteriorating condition of the existing court complex, which is not only obsolete, but also poses challenges for the Bar, litigants and the administration of justice.” Jhikka said the failure to provide a new judicial complex and renovate the existing infrastructure has caused inconvenience to the members of the Bar and the public. Though the Bar Association has followed up with the authorities, yet all representations have been ignored, leaving with no other option but to express discontent. Speeding truck kills medical store owner, driver flees IN-LAWS BOOKED IN DOWRY CASE Phagwara: The police have booked three members of a family in the dowry harassment case. The accused have been identified as Manjit Kumar of Mohalla Ravidaspura, Phillaur, his mother Amarjit Kaur and father Amarik Singh. Manju of Beer Pind village had filed a complaint to the police that her in-laws harassed her demanding more dowry. A case has been registered against the accused after an inquiry. OC arrested three more gang members - Ajay Kumar, alias Billa, of Shahjahanpur, one juvenile of Donewal and Vishal of Seinpura, Kapurthala. The team recovered one more .32 bore pistol with three rounds and seized a scooter (PB09-AK-8740). The notorious gang was found involved in three major criminal incidents. Jagdeep Singh, alias Jagga, with the help of Ajay Kumar alias Billa, supplied a pistol for a shooting targeting a Bholath businessman. In a parallel operation, CIA staff, Jalandhar Rural, under Inspector Pushap Bali, arrested four members of another dangerous gang Harvinder Singh, alias Raju, of Ahmedpur, Dalwinder Singh, alias Guri, of Dhaliwal Dona, Sarabjit Singh, alias Punjab, alias Kaka, of Athola, and Harpreet Singh, alias Shera, of Katni Gate. The team recovered two .32 bore pistols with six rounds and three magazines, one .315 bore pistol with two rounds, a motorcycle, a scooter and two mobile phones. During interrogation, this gang confessed to have committed multiple crimes, including a Rs 25,000 shooting and extortion at Blair Khanpur, an armed assault and shooting at a grocery shop owner, a Rs 46,000 armed robbery near Leather Complex, extortion of Rs 25,000 from migrant labourers and multiple motorcycle thefts. They also revealed connections to a local drug trafficking network. Lawyers stay away from work in Phagwara Protesters during a dharna against police action in Jalandhar. FIR under multiple sections of the BNS, including kidnapping, assault and criminal conspiracy, leading to the arrest of five individuals, including Manpreet Singh and Amarpreet Singh, son of a c m y b local travel agency owner. The accused have been remanded to judicial custody for 14 days. However, on Wednesday afternoon, supporters of the accused staged a huge protest outside Lovely Sweets, alleging bias and political influence in the handling of the case. The protesters claimed that it was Lovely Plywood’s staff who had assaulted Surat Singh, a 65year-old man, and forcibly removed his turban, a deeply offensive act in the Sikh culture. They argued that no action was taken against them in this assault, which, they alleged, was overlooked due to the political connections of the plywood owner. Slogans being raised and traffic disrupted as the police deployed heavy forces to reduce the escalating tension. Bibi Jagir Kaur, former SGPC president, also joined the demonstrators, further amplifying their demands for justice. The protest concluded at 6:30 pm after Police Commissioner Swapan Sharma assured the gathering of a thorough investigation into the matter. Meanwhile, the police officials claimed that on the complaint of Surat Singh, an FIR has been registered against Guddu, a staff member of Lovely Plywood, however, they are examining the CCTV footage and investigating the claims of both parties. shifted to Jalandhar Cantt with his family just six months ago from Makdoompura, was travelling from BR Ambedkar Chowk (Nakodar Chowk) towards Guru Nanak Mission Chowk when the accident took place. The truck driver abandoned his vehicle at the scene after the collision but was apprehended by nearby residents and handed over to the police. The truck was seized and an FIR has been registered under relevant sections of the BNS based on the statements from the victim’s family and further investigation in the case was underway, said SHO Singh. Class IX girl jumps off water tank, survives Nawanshahr, November 14 In a shocking incident, a 15year-old girl jumped off a water tank in Nawanshahr. The girl studying in Class IX in a government school, who took the extreme step to end her life, survived and sustained injuries on her leg. The incident took place at 2 pm when the girl was going to her home with her friends when suddenly she changed her route, kept her bag on a wall and climbed the water tank after which she jumped off. A video of her was also going viral on social media. The police said she got saved because she didn’t fall directly on the road, but got hit by a pipe first before hitting the road. SHO, Nawanshahr, said the parents didn’t say anything. “The girl is in a hospital. We will ask her in the morning,” he said. — TNS