11062025-ATR-01.qxd 6/10/2025 11:00 PM Page 1 c m y b Amritsar tribune FORECAST MAINLY CLEAR SKY SGPC INAUGURATES GURU GRANTH SAHIB BHAWAN BHAI VIR SINGH REMEMBERED ON DEATH ANNIVERSARY HOODA, RAHUL MITTRA TEAM UP FOR OPERATION KHUKRI SGPC chief Harjinder Singh Dhami inaugurated the newly renovated sections of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Bhawan. P2 Office-bearers and members of the Chief Khalsa Diwan paid heartfelt tribute to Bhai Vir Singh. P2 Randeep Hooda and producer-actor Rahul Mittra join hands for a film based on the bestseller, OperationKhukri.P4 » » » MAX 45°C | MIN 29°C YESTERDAY MAX 45°C | MIN 28°C SUNSET WEDNESDAY 7.19 PM SUNRISE THURSDAY 5.22 AM WEDNESDAY | 11 JUNE 2025 | AMRITSAR Notorious criminal Tarsem Singh injured in police encounter He along with his two associates was arrested on Sunday Tribune News Service Four women among 12 arrested for extortion, setting up honey trap Pawan K Jaiswar Amritsar, June 10 A notorious drug and weapon smuggler, Tarsem Singh, was injured in a police encounter here when he was taken for recovery of weapons and drugs here on Tuesday. Tarsem Singh, a resident of Kikkar Pir Wali Gali, near Gurdwara Sahib in Tarn Taran, along with his two accomplices Amarpreet Singh and Rajbir Singh of Nikka Adda Attari was arrested by CIA staff with two pistols and Rs 70,000 drug money and a car on Sunday. SSP Amritsar Rural, Manin, der Singh said during a preliminary probe, Tarsem confessed to have concealed another consignment of 1 kg heroin and weapon in Bhakna area. A police team took him to the spot where he had retrieved the weapon and fired two gunshots at the cops who had a narrow escape. In self-defence, they retaliated the fire which hit his leg. The police also recovered the 9mm pistol from the spot and rushed him to the hospital for treatment. He said Tarsem had around 12 criminal cases (including under the NDPS Act, the Arms Act and the Prisons Act) registered against him in Amritsar, Tarn Taran and Gurdaspur. Answer- ing mediapersons’ queries, he said the accused was currently on bail in these cases. “The police would now move an application in a court to cancel his bail in the cases,” he said. The police have now registered a fresh case of attempt to murder and under the Arms Act against him for firing at the police party. Acting on a tip-off, CIA staff arrested Tarsem Singh, along with his associates Amarpreet Singh and Rajbir Singh of Nikka Adda in Attari here on Sunday. According to the police, they had formed a gang involved in the smuggling of illegal weapons sneaked into Indian Territory from Pakistan MC starts drive to deal with garbage issue Deepak Pareek is new SSP of Tarn Taran, yet to take charge Tribune News Service Amritsar, June 10 The municipal corporation, led by Commissioner Gulpreet Singh Aulakh, has launched a city-wide campaign to maintain major roads and tackle issues like unauthorised encroachments and garbage dumping. A meeting was held with officials from various departments, including PWD and Traffic Police, to discuss the initiative. The MC Commissioner emphasized that strict action will be taken against those responsible for unauthorized dumping of debris and garbage, and challans will be issued. He also highlighted specific areas of concern, including illegal sand trolley parking, unauthorized car displays, encroachments in the Bhandari Bridge tyre market, and dumping of construction debris and shop waste on main roads. To address these issues, the municipal corporation will work closely with the Traffic Police to launch removal drives and raise awareness among the public. Additionally, private companies have proposed to maintain and beautify key city intersections under the CSR initiative, which will soon be implemented. The MC Commissioner has directed the Estate Officer to form a coordinated action plan with Traffic Police and health and civil officials have been instructed to issue challans for garbage and debris dumping. The initiative aims to improve the city’s infrastructure and maintain its aesthetic appeal. The meeting was attended by various officials, including executive engineers, health officers, Estate Officer, traffic inspectors, and other SDOs from the municipal corporation. Tribune News Service Cops holding investigations at the encounter spot in Amritsar. for further distribution to criminal elements. They were arrested from the Ranike border village turn during a special operation. The police had seized a 9mm Glock pistol along with a .30 bore pistol, two live rounds and Rs 70,000 drug money and a Toyota vehicle from their possession. During a preliminary probe, it was found that they were associates of Dubai-based gangster Kishan, who originally hails from Jandiala. They were also in direct contact with a Pakistani smuggler, named as Khan. The accused said they used to further supply the weapons at the behest of Kishan. Amritsar, June 10 Maqboolpura police have arrested 12 persons including four women for allegedly honey-trapping victims and extorting huge amounts from them. Those arrested include a fake ASI. The police have recovered fake identity cards of an ASI, an Anti-Corruption Morcha organisation and kisan unions from their possession. Those arrested were identified as Sukhchain Singh and Manjit Singh of Batala, Rajbir Singh alias Raja of Mehta Road, Maqboolpura, Amanjit Kaur and Manjit Kaur of Maqboolpura, Sonu of Jamsher Khas, Jalandhar, Maninderjit Singh of Sultanwind, Sohan Singh of Tahlia village, Mansa, Satbir Singh alias Ranjha of Beejapur, Gharinda, Baljit Singh of Ranjit Enclave, Jalandhar, Magad Lila (woman) of Sansarpur, Jalandhar and Pushpinder Kaur of Mukerian, Hoshiarpur. The police recovered Rs 36,000 in cash, three cars, fake IDs and 12 mobile phones from them. Sharing details, Jasroop Kaur Bath, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Abhimanyu Rana posted as AIG, Intelligence, SAS Nagar Our Correspondent Tarn Taran, June 10 Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Tarn Taran, Abhimanyu Rana, an IPS officer of the 2018 batch who was transferred from here on administrative grounds, relinquished his charge soon after his transfer orders were issued by the Home Department, Government of Punjab, on Monday. Deepak Pareek, a 2014 batch IPS officer, who is to succeed Abhimanyu Rana, is yet to take charge. When contacted, Pareek said that he is yet to assume his duties and said he would inform when he does so. Abhimanyu Rana has been posted as the AIG, Intelligence, SAS Nagar. The development has been correlated to his tussle with Manjinder Singh Lalpura, AAP MLA from Khadoor SSP Abhimanyu Rana Sahib in Tarn Taran district, who had posted on his Facebook page against the way in which a case was registered in connection with the death of sub-inspector Charanjit Singh. SI Charanjit Singh was shot dead in a firing incident that took place in Kot Muhammad Khan on April 8. Inspector Prabhjit Singh, SHO, Goindwal Sahib police station, the Investigating Officer in the case, registered a case in this regard and nominated 70 persons as the accused while 20 were arrested on the intervening night of April 8-9. Kuldeep Singh, village sarpanch, closely associated with the Khadoor Sahib MLA and his family members including his father, was also arrested by the police. MLA Manjinder Singh Lalpura, in his post on Facebook, levelled serious allegations against the SSP by saying that he (SSP) not only distorted the facts of the incident of the SI’s killing but also pressurised the subordinate police officers to register the case from a specific angle. With the pressure building on the police, eight persons arrested in the case including Kuldeep Singh, a close associate of the MLA, were released from the jail. Police Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar, along with other officials, addresses mediapersons regarding the case in Amritsar on Tuesday. PHOTO: VISHAL KUMAR Police (ADCP), revealed that Jaspal Singh alias Jani Singh of Madi Buchia village, Sri Hargobindpur (Batala), now residing in Tanda in Hoshiarpur, approached the police while alleging that several persons had extorted money after detaining and blackmailing him. One of them posed as a cop and had threatened to lodge a false FIR against him. In his complaint to the police, he stated that around 12 days ago, he got a call from a woman to help her in a case. He said the woman remained in contact with him and called him near Nexus Shopping Mall. He said that on June 6, he reached there where a woman accompanied by a man met him. They took him to a house near Josan Hospital in Maqboolpura. He said he was made to sit in a room and the woman who called her bolted the door from inside. He said he raised objections and came out after opening the doors. He said as he came out, three more women and four men came there and detained him in the room. He said one of the accused was wearing a police uniform and identified himself as ASI Sukhchain Singh. He alleged that the accused thrashed him and forcibly removed his clothes. He said the woman (who called him to Amritsar) also removed her clothes. He alleged that one of the accused made their nude videos and threatened to lodge an FIR and make the video viral by uploading it on various social platforms. They demanded a huge amount to leave him and the matter was settled at Rs 4 lakh. He said the man in police uniform took out Rs 18,000 in cash from his purse and forced him to transfer another Rs 45,000 into a bank account. He alleged that the accused then took a written confession forcibly to hand over the remaining amount of Rs 3.55 lakh on June 8. They returned his car keys and mobile phone while keeping the purse and other documents, including ATM cards with them. He said on June 8, when he came to hand over the remaining amount, he got suspicious of them. He slipped away and later got their backgrounds checked. He found out that the ASI was fake. He then lodged a complaint with the police. ADCP Bath said that a preliminary probe revealed that all the accused had formed a gang to blackmail their targets and extort money from them after making their nude videos with the woman members of the gang. She said the accused were brought on police remand for further investigations. WB team reviews water supply project Tribune News Service Amritsar, June 10 A team from the World Bank, headquartered in Washington, D.C. visited the city to assess the progress of the Amritsar Bulk Water Supply Scheme (ABWSS), initiated by the Punjab Government, to ensure a continuous supply of clean water to the residents. The project, being implemented with the collaboration of the Amritsar Municipal Corporation, the World Bank, and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) under the Punjab Municipal Services Improvement Project, aims to provide treated water from the Upper Bari Doab Canal to houses in future. As part of this, a water treatment plant with a capacity of 44 crore litrs per day is being built near Vallah, along with the construction of 45 new water tanks across the city and the laying of a 112-km-long pipeline. Out of this, 85 km of the pipeline has already been laid. The World Bank team, A team of World Bank officials at the water project site in Amritsar on Tuesday. including Natasa Vetma, Rosana Nitti, Dr BKD Raja, Charu Jain, Anindo and Navika Chaudhary, visited various sites, such as the water tank construction sites at 100Foot Road, Kanwar Avenue Park, Chamrang Road Park, and Government Polytechnic College in Vikas Nagar. The pipeline is being laid near the Ramtirath road highway, and the Water Treatment Plant being constructed at Vallah. After visiting the site, a review meeting of the project was held with MC Commissioner Gulpreet Singh Aulakh. During the meeting, the MC Commissioner explained that the pace of work had slowed down due to the departure of migrant workers to their hometowns during Operation Sindoor. He said measures had been taken to protect the workers from the heat and heatstroke, such as prohibiting work between 12 pm and 3 pm, providing air coolers in the workers’ cabins, and ensuring cold drinking water and ORS solutions for the workers. The World Bank team appreciated the steps taken to ensure the safety of workers and local residents as well as the efforts to reduce environmental impacts in the areas surrounding the construction sites. During this, Harstinder Singh Dhillon, GM (Project), PMIDC, Kuldeep Singh Saini, Project Manager, Jitinder Vasudeva XEN, Narinderpal Singh, Ashani Kumar, Badal Soni, Dr Sumit Arora were also present. INTACH engaging teachers in a push to integrate heritage edu in schools Neha Saini Tribune News Service Amritsar, June 10 Around 50 school teachers from Amritsar walked the withered, narrow lanes of history inside the walled city as they learnt in detail about the centuries-old heritage imprints. The Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH), Amritsar Chapter, under the aegis of INTACH Punjab, organised a heritage walk, offering participants, read school teachers, a deep dive into the city’s rich cultural and historical tapestry. Held free of cost, the event aimed at engaging educators in a push to integrating heritage education in schools, underscoring the community’s commitment to preserving Amritsar’s heritage. The walk commenced at the Partition Museum, Town Hall, a century-old building, where INTACH Amritsar Convener Gagandeep Singh Virk led the group in pledging to safeguard the city’s invaluable heritage. Emphasising collaboration, he encouraged all participants to work together as partners in this noble cause. The heritage tour was guided by Gurvinder Johal, who showcased the architectural and cultural gems of Amritsar’s historic areas, captivating attendees with stories of the city’s past. “The walled city has several structures, buildings, havelis that open as a portal to the past, but need community protection from urbanisation and decay. Heritage walks must be An INTACH team with 50 school teachers organised a special heritage walk in Amritsar on Tuesday. carried out frequently, engaging community members into safeguarding these remnants of our past,” said Johal. c m y b Surinder Kochhar, author and historian, addressed the tour, his insights enriched the experience, offering participants a pro- found understanding of Amritsar’s historical significance. Speaking about the initiative, Gagandeep Singh Virk explained that the primary objective of the walk was to familiarize school teachers with Amritsar’s cultural heritage, enabling them to impart this knowledge to their students. “Preserving our rich heritage requires creating awareness among the masses, and students are the most effective medium for this,” he said. “The walk aimed to inspire educators to integrate Amritsar’s history into their teaching, fostering a sense of pride and responsibility among the younger generation,” he added. By blending education, history, and gastronomy, the walk was not only a journey through history but also a celebration of Amritsar’s culinary legacy. Participants were treated to a delightful breakfast of pooris at Mata Sri Longan Wali Temple, refreshing glass of lassi, ending the feast with fresh, deep-fried and candied jalebis.