30092025-LT-01.qxd 9/30/2025 12:49 AM Page 1 c m y b Ludhiana tribune FESTIVE SEASON: COPS STEP UP SECURITY IN CITY PU YOUTH FESTIVAL TO CHAMPION CLIMATE ACTION Administration has beefed up security in view of ongoing festive season to instil confidence among residents.P2 13TH INSPIRED BY POPULAR EDUCATOR MOHIT TYAGI PU has decided to make ‘Nurture nature for a sustainable future’ theme for this years’ youth fest. P3 » MAINLY CLEAR SKY MAX 36°C | MIN 25°C YESTERDAY MAX 36°C | MIN 25°C SUNSET TUESDAY 6.09 PM Nishil’s web series is informal name given to students who take a drop year afterClassXIIandtakeJEEexams.P4 » FORECAST SUNRISE WEDNESDAY 6:16 AM » TUESDAY | 30 SEPTEMBER 2025 | LUDHIANA Gang stealing valuables from passengers in autos busted Three land in police dragnet; ~86K, vehicle recovered Our Correspondent Ludhiana, September 29 The Ludhiana police claimed to have busted a gang of autorickshaw drivers that has been stealing cash and valuables from passengers. The suspects, arrested by police officials, led by SHO, Division 4, Gagan Preet Singh, from different places were identified as Ravi Kumar, Upkar Singh and Ashok Kumar, all residents of the city. The investigating team, supervised by Deputy Commissioner Police (DCP), Ludhiana, Rupinder Singh, and ADCP Samir Verma, is in the process to identify other members of the gang and people targeted by them. Preliminary investigations revealed that the police, led by Commissioner Police Swapan Sharma, had launched a drive to identify and Two of the suspects in custody of the Ludhiana police. arrest those miscreants who had been stealing cash and valuables from passengers travelling in auto-rickshaws. It was during investigation of an FIR registered at Division 4 police station on the statement of Ashwani Kumar Achhi regarding a theft of Rs 1 lakh on September 19, a sum of Rs 86,000 and an auto-rickshaw (bearing registration no PB 10 JN 3662) were recovered from the suspects who were landed in police custody from different areas of the city. Firecracker dealers elated, expect bumper sales this year in city Shivani Bhakoo Tribune News Service Ludhiana, September 29 Cracker dealers in the city are upbeat as they are expecting brisk business this Diwali. They maintained that since Ludhiana is one of the largest districts of the state and an industrial hub, there is no dearth of money and residents spend lavishly on crackers during the festival of lights. The dealers have already stocked crackers worth over Rs 25 crore, anticipating “bumper” sales. Pradeep Kumar Gupta, president of the Ludhiana Cracker Dealers’ Association, told The Tribune that supplies had started arriving as early as March-April. “The dealers have purchased crackers worth over Rs 25 crore this year. Even Delhi has permitted cracker sales, hence, we are hopeful of good sales in the market,” he said when asked about rising awareness of pollution and environmental concerns. Around 40 cracker dealers are likely to set up stalls at the designated site in Dana Mandi. INDERJEET VERMA Around 40 cracker dealers are likely to set up stalls at the designated site in Dana Mandi, once permission and dates are finalised by the Commissioner of Police. Pradeep Kumar Gupta said the cost of setting up stalls would be shared equally among dealers. Another dealer, Sanjay Kumar, said setting up a stall costs between Rs 12-15 lakh, from where retailers across the region purchase crackers at wholesale rates. However, the upbeat mood of the dealers raises questions over claims of a ‘green Diwali’. If their projections of record sales materialise, pollution levels are bound to rise manifold. Crackers are brought in the city from Sivakasi, a town in Tamil Nadu. It is a major industrial centre, which is known for its fireworks industry. Daresi Fair row orchestrated by Cong, BJP leaders: MLA City veterans recall battlefield Mahesh Sharma Ludhiana, September 29 AAP legislator from Ludhiana (Central) Ashok Parashar Pappi has demanded a Vigilance inquiry against alleged illegal encroachments by some entrepreneurs belonging to the Congress and the BJP leading protests in the Daresi Fair row for the past two days. He said he would also raise the issue in the Punjab Assembly Session as illegal encroachments by the owners of a palace and a dying unit had also affected over 500 families adversely. While addressing a press conference on Monday evening, the MLA regretted that Congress activists, led by PPCC chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, and BJP activists, led by Gurdeep Sharma, committed a sacrilege by keeping the sacred Ram Lakshman Dola on the ground with an ulterior motive of harness- MLA Ashok Prashar
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