01062025-LT-01.qxd 6/1/2025 1:04 AM Page 1 c m y b Ludhiana tribune STUDENTS SPEND DAY WITH MALERKOTLA DC, SSP DRIVE TO WARN ELDERLY AGAINST SCAMMERS LAUNCHED PARENT-TEACHER MEETS HELD AT GOVT SCHOOLS Girls ruled the roost in academics as almost all top positions in Classes X & XII were bagged by them. P2 A campaign has been launched to caution elederly & pensioners against threats from scammers. P2 Heads of various government schools organised parent-teacher meetings at their respective institutions. P2 » » » FORECAST PARTLY CLOUDY MAX 39°C | MIN 29°C YESTERDAY MAX 38°C | MIN 30°C SUNSET SUNDAY 7.19 PM SUNRISE MONDAY 5:22 AM SUNDAY | 1 JUNE 2025 | LUDHIANA ASI among 3 nabbed forwas shot with revolver of cop after arguments murdering friend Victim Tribune News Service Ludhiana, May 31 The Ludhiana police have arrested an assistant subinspector (ASI) and two others for killing a man after arguments. The suspects were identified as ASI Bua Singh (55), posted at the Kailash police post, Sukhwinder Singh, alias Gagan (45), of Bhamian Kalan and Avinderpal Singh Bunty (57) of LIG Colony, Jamalpur, all friends of the victim. ADCP Mandeep Singh, ACP Industrial-A Jasbinder Singh, SHO, Moti Nagar, inspector Amritpal Singh, addressed a press conference in this regard on Saturday. On April 21, Ranjit Kaur, wife of Late Sohan Singh, resident of MIG Colony, Jamalpur Awana, reached the Moti Nagar police station and informed that her son Gurjinder Singh (aged about 43 years), who had gone for a walk in the park on April 16 evening, did not return home. A thorough search was made but he was not found. On the complaint of the woman and on the suspicion that her son could have been kept under wrongful confinement by some persons, a case was registered on April 21. Police officials said when the police carried out indepth investigation of the case, it was found that the missing man, Gurjinder Singh, who was consuming alcohol with his friends in the evening on April 16, died on the spot after being shot with a licensed revolver of the ASI, one of his friends. The interrogation of Avinderpal, Sukhwinder, ASI Bua Singh revealed that after Gurjinder died on the spot, these persons conspired among themselves and put the body of the victim in a silver Honda Amaze car and dumped it on the road leading to the canal near Morinda, Rupnagar, the same night. In the case, the three suspects have been arrested and the car used during the crime has been seized. The police have added murder charge to the case. Byelection: Six file nomination papers on Day 6 Tribune News Service Nikhil Bhardwaj Ludhiana, May 31 On the sixth day of the filing nominations for the byelection to the Ludhiana West seat of the Punjab Legislative Assembly, six nomination papers have been filed. Punjab Chief Electoral Officer (CEC) Sibin C said on Saturday that Jatinder Kumar Sharma, candidate from the National Lok Sewa Party, submitted his nomination papers. In addition, five Independent candidates Paramjit Singh Bharaj, Albert Dua, Kamal Pawar, Rajesh Sharma and Neetu have also filed their nominations. He said a total of 14 nomination papers had been filed so far. Nomination papers could not be submitted on June 1 due to a holiday. June 2 was the last date for filing the same while the scrutiny of the nomination papers would be conducted on June 3. District administration conducts mock drill under ‘Operation Shield’ A blackout being observed in Dholewal and surrounding areas under the ‘Operation Shield’ on Saturday night in Ludhiana. HIMANSHU MAHAJAN Mahesh Sharma Malerkotla, May 31 The administration claimed to have enhanced proactive and preventive measures for minimising losses in case of any adverse situation during the ongoing tensions between India and Pakistan. A mock drill under ‘Operation Shield’ was conducted under the supervision of Deputy Commissioner S Viraj Tidke at the administrative complex here on Saturday. ADC (D) Sukhpreet Singh Sidhu said coordinated steps were being taken to prepare members of various departments concerned with crisis management. The initiative was taken keeping in view the need for capacity building among each government official for dealing with any adverse situation following the ongoing tension between the two countries. Besides organising mock drills, staff of Health Department, Fire Department, Punjab State Power Corporation Limited and civil administration were given tips on proac- SAD’s Ghuman likes to campaign in small groups to connect with people tive, preventive and rescue procedures to be adopted in case of any untoward incident. Earlier, senior functionaries of the police, led by SSP Gagan Ajit, had organised events for updating SHOs and beat officers posted at various police stations about the standard operational procedures for managing crisis during a war-like situation. Tribune News Service Ludhiana, May 31 As the campaigning for the Ludhiana West bypoll heats up, advocate Parupkar Singh Ghuman, the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) candidate, has increased the pace of campaign too. He doesn’t believe in holding meetings in huge gatherings, rather he has faith in campaigning in small groups. Ghuman said when a politician holds a large gathering, it doesn’t prove beneficial as one could only indulge in a oneway communication and listeners could not discuss their personal issues with the former. Contrary to this, when a candidate holds election meetings in small groups, one can have one-to-one interaction with the people and the latter could also take up their issues directly with the speaker. “I begin my day in a usual manner — interacting with Man arrested with stolen motorcycles, snatched mobiles Tribune News Service Ludhiana, May 31 The Jamalpur police claimed to have arrested a motorcycle thief and snatcher. The police also recovered four motorcycles and seven mobile phones from the suspect. The motorcycles were stolen by the suspect from city areas and the mobiles were snatched by him from city residents recently. The suspect was identified as Anuj, alias Kaka (29), a resident of Mundian Kalan. Jamalpur SHO Inspector Balwinder Kaur in a statement issued stated that a police team was conducting a patrolling in the area when a tip-off was received that the suspect committed motorcycle thefts in the area and used the stolen vehicles to commit mobile snatchings in the city. The SHO said a police team conducted a raid after verifying the location of the suspect and nabbed him from the Jamalpur area. During preliminary questioning, he admitted that he committed over 12 incidents of vehicle theft and mobile snatching. In fact, 10 cases, including thefts, snatchings, were already registered against the man in the past. — TNS BJP workers, supporters elated over choice of candidate Shivani Bhakoo Tribune News Service Ludhiana, May 31 The name of Jiwan Gupta as the BJP candidate for the upcoming Ludhiana West bypoll is welcomed by a majority of the workers and supporters of the party. Local leaders have presented a united face and extended all support to Gupta in the election. Once the BJP candidate reached the BJP office in Model Town Extension here, the entire local leadership came to the place to welcome him. Spokesperson for the state BJP and senior leader Anil Sarin said the party was united and all local leaders, including Renu Thapar, Gurdev Sharma Debi, Rajnish Dhiman, etc, have come to support the most ‘eligible’ candidate. BJP candidate Jiwan Gupta, along with his kin, in a jubilant mood after announcement of his candidature from the Ludhiana West Assembly segment. TRIBUNE PHOTO: HIMANSHU MAHAJAN “He has been a member of the RSS and the core committee and knows the party’s ideology well. Gupta will prove his mettle in the upcoming Ludhiana West elections,” Sarin said. Meanwhile, in view of the byelection, the Punjab unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had already appointed former MP Avinash Rai Khanna as the in-charge and former Union Minister Vijay Sampla as the co-in-charge. c m y b On Saturday, the party appointed in-charges for the five mandals (divisions) of the West Assembly constituency. Former minister Manoranjan Kalia will be the in-charge of Rishi Nagar mandal, along with state party vice-president Vikramjit Singh Cheema. Ashwani Sharma, MLA from Pathankot and former state president, will oversee Bharat Nagar mandal along with state general secretary Jagmohan Raju with him. Former state president Shwait Malik will lead Agar Nagar mandal, aided by state general secretary Rakesh Rathod. Former MLA Kewal Singh Dhillon will be in-charge of SBS Nagar mandal along with state general secretary Parminder Barad with him. Former Punjab minister Tikshan Sood will head Ghumar mandal along with state vicepresident Subhash Sharma. SAD candidate Parupkar Singh Ghuman meets a resident during campaigning. INDERJEET VERMA local residents during morning walk in the park in the West constituency. During discussions, I listen to concerns about the lack of basic amenities and pressing issues of the area. Then I assure to the people about providing possible solutions of the issues on becoming the MLA,” Ghuman told The Tribune. “Every day, after informal talks with the people in parks, my core team schedules as many election meetings in mohallas, open spaces and even in houses of party workers,” he said. Ghuman said due to meetings in small groups having about 100 persons, he remains engrossed in campaigning from 6 am to 9.30 pm. Every evening, he also does door-to-door campaigning to apprise people of the SAD’s vision for the constituency. Afterwards, he holds meeting with his core team to finalise the schedule for next day meetings. Ghuman said even at the time of filing nomination papers, he drove himself to the DC’s office like a common man to file the nomination while other candidates such as Congress’ Bharat Bhushan Ashu and AAP’s Sanjeev Arora went with a cavalcade of vehicles. Such practice also cause traffic jams, inconveniencing commuters. Admn holds first randomisation of employees on election duty Ludhiana, May 31 The district administration on Saturday conducted the first randomisation of polling staff for the upcoming Ludhiana West byelection in the presence of District Election Officer (DEO) Himanshu Jain. As per an official statement, the randomisation process was carried out at the NIC office using dedicated DISE software. “The aim was to classify over 1,552 employees from the Central and state governments, banks and public sector undertakings, who have been assigned several duties during elections. The process was conducted as per guidelines of the EC to ensure fairness and impartiality in the selection of polling staff,” it said. “The randomisation process was aimed at assigning duties to staff for the polling to take place on June 19 at 194 polling stations, including two auxilary, under the Ludhiana West jurisdiction. A separate randomisation process will be held for the counting, to be held on June 23,” it said. The DEO reiterated that the administration was duty-bound to ensure the polling and counting held in a transparent manner. He said the administration had put elaborate arrangements in place for the purpose. As many as 194 polling stations, including two auxiliary, across 66 locations have been established to facilitate voting. Prominent among those present on the occasion included ADCs Rohit Gupta, Shikha Bhagat, election tehsildar Barjinder Singh Bagga and ADIO Sanjay Sheokand. — TNS