15102025-TTC-01.qxd 10/15/2025 12:36 AM Page 1 13 IMF RAISES INDIA’S GROWTH FORECAST TO 6.6% BUSINESS /thetribunechd ‘PAK LOST 100 SOLDIERS IN OP SINDOOR’ BACK PAGE CHANDIGARH | GURUGRAM | JALANDHAR | BATHINDA | VOL. 9 NO. 285 | 18 PAGES | ~5.00 | REGD. NO. CHD/0006/2024-2026 ESTABLISHED IN 1881 wednesday | 15 october 2025 /thetribunechd www.tribuneindia.com Fresh twist as Rohtak ASI dies by suicide, names IG Puran in note BJP fields both Dy CMs in first Bihar list of 71, drops Speaker Securitythreat: UT admnjustifies NSA arrestofWangchuk Repeats 61 MLAs; Lalu ex-aide Ram Kripal from Danapur Tribune News Service In 6.28-minute video, praises DGP Shatrujeet, Rohtak ex-SP Bijarniya Aditi Tandon Ravinder Saini New Delhi, October 14 The BJP on Tuesday released the first list of 71 candidates for the November Bihar elections, fielding both its Deputy Chief Ministers and dropping Assembly Speaker Nand Kishore Yadav (72), a seven-term lawmaker from Patna Sahib. Apart from Deputy CMs Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha, seven ministers in the outgoing Bihar Government find their names on the Chandigarh Police move court seeking nod for identification of body, autopsy Tribune News Service Rohtak, October 14 A Haryana Police ASI, Sandeep Kumar Lather, reportedly shot himself dead with his service pistol at Ladhaut village here on Tuesday, purportedly leaving behind a six-minute video and a fourpage suicide note levelling corruption allegations against the late IPS officer Y Puran Kumar, who died by suicide at his residence in Chandigarh over a week ago. Sandeep’s body was found in a room built in the fields. He was posted at the cyber cell of the SP office in Rohtak and was a member of the team that had arrested Sushil, an accused in a case pertaining to seeking extortion from a local liquor businessman. Sandeep is survived by his wife and three daughters. Sandeep’s death came hours after the state government late Monday night sent DGP Shatrujeet Kapur on leave. Before that, the government had transferred then Rohtak SP Narendra Bijarniya. The two were among the officials named by Puran Kumar in a note he left behind. In the suicide note, Sandeep levelled serious allegations of corruption, harassment and misconduct on caste lines against Puran Kumar and his subordinate staff. continued on page 10 LoP in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi meets family members of Haryana IPS officer Y Puran Kumar in Chandigarh. PTI ‘Systemic bias at play’: Rahul calls for accused’s arrest to end family’s ordeal Bhartesh Singh Thakur & Sheetal JUSTICE MUST, CAN’T LET DALITS DOWN: CHIRAG Tribune News Service Union Minister Chirag Paswan on Tuesday met the family of IPS officer Y Puran Kumar in Chandigarh and assured them of action without delay. “Even in the 21st century, people face persecution based on caste, creed and religion. If the family doesn’t get justice, no Dalit will feel encouraged to join the IAS/IPS,” he said. Chandigarh, October 14 As the deadlock between Dalit IPS officer Y Puran Kumar’s family and the Haryana Government continued for the seventh day, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini to act immediately and take action against accused officers. Addressing mediapersons after meeting the family of the deceased officer in Chandi- OP SINGH GETS ADDITIONAL CHARGE OF DGP The Haryana Government has sent DGP Shatrujeet Kapur on leave following suicide by IPS officer Y Puran Kumar, who allegedly named Kapur in his suicide note. A 1992-batch IPS officer, Om Prakash Singh has been given the additional charge of the DGP. garh, Rahul alleged there was systemic discrimination against Kumar. The family has so far refused to allow the post- mortem, demanding the arrest of all accused. Rahul said, “The Haryana CM had continued on page 10 Tribune News Service TEJASHWI HALTS LALU’S TICKET DISTRIBUTION RJD president Lalu Prasad gave away the party ticket to several candidates until his son and heir apparent Tejashwi Yadav early on Tuesday pointed out that the INDIA bloc, helmed in Bihar by the RJD, was yet to formally announce a seat-sharing formula. PTI list. Nand Kishore has been replaced by Ratnesh Kushwaha, a BJP organisational man. Choudhary will contest after over a decade and has been fielded from Tarapur, which is adjoining Parbatta, the seat he won the last time he contested in 2010 on the RJD ticket. A former BJP Bihar chief, Choudhary later joined the JD(U) before switching camps to the saffron party. Sinha has represented Lakhisarai thrice and will defend the seat again. The BJP has nominated two Members of the Legislative Council— Choudhary and continued on page 10 Googleannounces AI hub in Vizag, to invest $15 billion WHO issues global alert for 3 Indian cough syrups Tribune News Service Aksheev Thakur Tribune News Service New Delhi, October 14 Google on Tuesday announced a $15 billion investment over the next five years to establish a state-of-the-art artificial intelligence (AI) hub in Visakhapatnam, marking its largest AI project outside the US. The ambitious venture, developed in partnership with Adani Enterprises, will position Visakhapatnam as a global technology hub and drive AI innovation across India. The announcement was made following a discussion between Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. INSIDE edit: ai impetus New Delhi, October 14 The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued an alert against the use and distribution of three cough syrups believed to be responsible for the recent death of 21 children in Madhya Pradesh and three in Rajasthan. The WHO has asked national regulatory and law enforcement authorities worldwide to immediately notify it if these products were detected in their country. The world body also called for an increased surveillance of the unregulated market. In a statement, the WHO identified the contaminated Blamed for deaths of children in MP, R’sthan oral liquid medicines as specific batches of Coldrif, Respifresh TR and ReLife, manufactured by Sresan Pharmaceuticals, Rednex Pharmaceuticals and Shape Pharma, respectively. The world body said it had been collaborating closely with the Indian health authorities to monitor the situation, identify the source of the contamination and mitigate any potential public health risks. The affected products were oral liquid medicines containing active ingredients commonly used to relieve symptoms of common continued on page 10 Satya Prakash New Delhi, October 14 The Ladakh administration on Tuesday defended before the Supreme Court climate activist Sonam Wangchuk’s detention under the National Security Act (NSA), 1980, saying he “had been indulging in activities prejudicial to the security of the state”. SC to now hear release plea today Responding to Wangchuk’s wife Gitanjali Angmo’s petition seeking his immediate release from detention, Leh District Magistrate Romil Singh Donk, who passed the September 26 detention order under the NSA, deniedas“baseless”herallegation continued on page 10 Face-off between Chd, Ropar cops over RS ‘candidate’ CHANDIGARH: High drama was witnessed here after the Chandigarh Police refused to give the custody of a candidate, whose nomination papers were rejected for the Rajya Sabha polls from Punjab, to the Ropar police. 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