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P4 » » FORECAST PARTLY CLOUDY MAX 36°C | MIN 21°C YESTERDAY MAX 36°C | MIN 24°C SUNSET TUESDAY 7.09 PM SUNRISE WEDNESDAY 5:37 AM » TUESDAY | 6 MAY 2025 | LUDHIANA Farmer leaders put under house Drug peddler’s illegal house on MC land demolished arrest day before Shambhu protest Tribune News Service Nikhil Bhardwaj/Mahesh Sharma Tribune News Service Ludhiana, May 5 Ahead of the call given by the various farm unions for a sitin protest outside Shambhu police station on May 6 against the thrashing of farmer leader Balwant Singh Behramke on March 19 after morchas were demolished, the Punjab police put several senior farmer union leaders under house arrest in Ludhiana on Monday. Dilbagh Singh of the Bharatiya Kisan Union said today that around 4 am, several cops arrived at his house in Jiwanpur village in Ludhiana and put him under house arrest. “As per the plans of various farmer unions, he, along with members of his union, had to move towards Shambhu, where a day-long protest was to be organised against the Punjab government on May 6. We had no plans to block roads and only a peaceful protest was to be organised, but the state government could not even digest our peaceful agitation,” added Dilbagh. He revealed that apart from him, several other farmer leaders, including Gurdeep Singh, Parkash Singh, Gurdeep Singh Bhatti, etc. had been either put under house arrest or detained at police stations. “We have no anger against the police as cops are obeying the orders of Chief A special naka set up on the Mandi Ahmedgarh-Raikot road in Malerkotla district on Monday. Minister Bhagwant Mann,” maintained Dilbagh. He said cops were still present outside his house and they may stay here till tomorrow morning to prevent him from going to Shambhu. “By resorting to such tactics, Aam Aadmi Party cannot suppress our agitation. It is totally wrong that the government is not even allowing us to hold a peaceful protest. We just had to put up a tent outside the Shambhu police station to hold protest against the state government, police and MLA Ghanaur Gurlal Singh. Goods worth around Rs 8 lakh of the BKU had either gone missing or stolen by miscreants, but Shambhu police station has not taken any action. Even minimal efforts were made by the police to recover our goods, including a tractor-trailer, refrigerator, fans, coolers, etc.” said Dilbagh. The BKU leader warned that farmers would not step back and would make efforts to reach Shambhu to hold a peaceful agitation. Malerkotla: A day ahead of the proposed protest by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) activists at the Shambhu police station, the cops remained on their toes for handling any untoward situation. They reportedly detained certain farm leaders to fizzle out the protest. Though the authorities termed the wee-hour action as a routine proactive measure to maintain law and order, SHOs and beat officers were seen focussing on ‘detaining’ farmer leaders at their Long wait houses, besides seting up special nakas at strategic points on highways and link roads of the region. DSP (Special), Malerkotla, said special nakas had been organised on LudhianaMalerkotla, MalerkotlaKhanna, Ahmedgarh-Raikot and Kup-Payal roads as part of ‘routine’ early morning checking on Monday. Sources further revealed that SKM (Non-Political) leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal had been put under ‘house arrest’ at about 4 am on Monday and Dallewal uploaded a video on social media regarding his ‘detention’. On Saturday, the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (Bharat) and SKM (Non-Political) had announced a protest outside the Shambhu police station on Tuesday, accusing the government of using repressive tactics during the recent farmer agitation and demanding strict action against those responsible for the aggression against protesting farmers. However, farmer leaders were caught unawares earlier this morning when almost all roads from their residences to the highways were ‘sealed’ by putting up special nakas. Though the authorities did not announce any detention, at least six farmer leaders of the district were reported to be kept in isolation at their residences. A farmer passes time at the Dana Mandi, Jalandhar bypass, as he waits for the lifting of wheat. Snatchers injure man, rob him of ~25K, phone He opened the door and attacked Surinder with a dagger. The attackers then snatched Rs 25,000 and a mobile phone from Surinder’s pocket. The police registered a case against three unknown miscreants based on Surinder’s complaint. He stated that he had been delivering cylinders for the past two years and was carrying the cash he had collected from customers of the day. The thieves fled on a motorcycle, and despite some people being present in the area, no one dared to intervene. The Dugri police station has launched a probe and is scanning CCTV footage to track the accused. — TNS INDERJEET VERMA Ludhiana, May 5 In a case of a cloth merchant dying by suicide in Jagraon in the district, the Jagraon city police police yesterday registered a case on the charges of abetment to suicide against three brothers, including a BJP leader. Those booked have been identified as BJP leader Anil Kumar Shanty, Sanjiv Kumar and Sahiba, all residents of Kartar Colony, Jagraon. The cloth merchant, Sonu Sharma, had borrowed about Rs 3-4 lakh from Anil. Following this, the accused started troubling the businessman for his money. Troubled by the threats, the businessman allegedly consumed poison and died yesterday. According to information, Sonu had borrowed money from Anil for some business purpose. The accused even increased the amount to Rs 8 lakh by levying hefty interest on the borrowed amount. According to the deceased’s brother Vikas, Sonu had returned Rs 3 lakh, but the accused ‘continued to mentally torture his brother’ and asked for the remaining money. They even threatened to humiliate and kill Sonu. Some people of the city had also intervened for a compromise that Sonu would settle the account on May 5, but the accused didn’t budge and continued to harass the victim, due to which Sonu consumed celphos tablets at home. He was admitted to a private hospital on Raikot road, where he died during treatment. Jagraon City police station SHO Varinderpal Uppal said that after receiving a complaint from the deceased’s family, a case of abetment to suicide had been registered against the three brothers who were absconding. After the incident, the family members maintained that they would not perform the last rites until a case was registered. 35-year-old domestic help found dead, kin suspect sexual assault, murder Tribune News Service Ludhiana, May 5 A 35-year-old domestic help was found dead under mysterious circumstances at a house of a businessman in Rajouri Garden on Monday. The kin suspect it to be murder and refused to cremate the body and demanded registration of a murder case. They even alleged sexual assault on the victim. Bibi Charanjit Kaur, an activist who reached the spot to support the family in getting justice, said that deceased Renu, a migrant from UP had been working , as domestic help in the A family member shows a picture of the victim. HIMANSHU MAHAJAN house for the past over 10 years. She said the victim c m y b was found dead and the house owner claimed that been sentenced to 10 years in prison and is currently in jail. Issuing a stern warning to drug peddlers, Sharma urged them to abandon their drug trade or similar action would be taken against them. He emphasised that the ‘Yudh Nasheyan Virudh’ campaign would continue relentlessly and drug traffickers involved in the drug trade would not be spared. He asserted that there was no place for drug traffickers in Punjab. Present on the occasion were Deputy Commissioner of Police (Investigation) Harpal Singh, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Mandeep Singh and Assistant Commissioner of Police Jasbinder Singh among others. An illegal house of a smuggler in Hari Krishna Colony being demolished by the police in Ludhiana on Monday. PHOTO: ASHWANI DHIMAN Three brothers booked on abetment to suicide charge Tribune News Service Ludhiana, May 5 A gas agency employee was robbed of cash and a mobile phone by three robbers in Dugri area on April 28. The police registered a case in this regard yesterday. The incident took place when Surinder Kumar, an employee of the Indian Gas Agency, was heading to the warehouse after delivering cylinders in Sarabha Nagar, BRS Nagar, and Dugri areas. As Surinder Kumar reached Kartar Chowk around 1.30 pm, a youth signalled him to stop, pretending to be a customer. When Surinder stopped his three-wheeler, the youth started arguing with him, while another one emerged from the other side. Ludhiana, May 5 As part of the ‘Yudh Nasheyan Virudh’ campaign to make the state drug free by taking stringent action against peddlers and demolishing their illegal properties, the Ludhiana Police, along with a team of municipal corporation, demolished the house of drug trafficker Lakhan in Hari Krishna Colony, Transport Nagar, on Monday. This house was illegally constructed on land belonging to the MC and the drive was carried out under the supervision of Commissioner of Police Swapan Sharma. On the occasion, Assistant Town Planner, zone-B, Kuljit Singh Mangat and Inspector Harminder Singh Makkar from the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation stated that the land in question fell under the Transport Nagar Development Scheme. This area was designated for vehicle parking under the scheme. The drug trafficker Lakhan had illegally occupied it and constructed a house, which was demolished today with the assistance of Ludhiana Police. The Police Commissioner stated that the state government had adopted a zero-tolerance policy against drugs and strict action was being taken against drug traffickers. He mentioned that Lakhan had five cases registered against him under the IPC and NDPS Act. He has she had died by suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan. “The house owner instead of calling the police, claimed that he brought down the body and then informed the deceased’s family. The body has injury marks, which arouse the suspicion that the deceased tried to save herself. We also have the suspicion that the victim was first sexually assaulted and then murdered. To give the impression that the woman committed suicide, the house owner told the police that the victim died by suicide and they brought down the body to save her life, but she could not survive,” alleged Kaur. She further said that the deceased had four children and her husband was a painter. They would not cremate the body till a murder case was registered against the house owner, she added. ACP (West) Jatinderpal Sintlgh said that a murder case was being registered as per the allegations of the deceased’s family and further investigation would be conducted afterwards. About rape allegations, action would be taken only after the postmortem examination would confirm sexual assault. Final electoral roll for bypoll published Ludhiana, May 5 The final electoral roll for the upcoming byelection in the Ludhiana (West) Assembly constituency has been published by the electoral registration officer (ERO), Ludhiana (West), following the special summary revision with April 1, 2025, as the qualifying date as per the schedule announced by Election Commission (EC). The copies of the final electoral roll were handed over to the representatives of the recognised political parties by Himanshu Jain, District Election Officer, Ludhiana, as per the guidelines of the EC. Sibin C, Chief Electoral Officer, Punjab, said, “As per the revised roll, the total number of electors in the constituency stands at 1,74,437, which includes 89,602 male voters, 84,825 female voters and 10 third gender voters. The number of polling stations has been rationalised to 192, improving accessibility and enabling a more convenient voting experience for residents. The elector photo identity card coverage is 100 per cent, a testament to the efforts made in this regard.” The revision process was conducted strictly as per the guidelines of the EC by following relevant acts and rules. “The entire revision process was carried out strictly in accordance with the guidelines of the Election Commission of India, adhering to all relevant acts and rules. Key steps, such as providing the lists of claims and objections, as well sharing the draft and final electoral rolls with political parties were diligently followed,” highlighted Sibin. — TNS