04112025-LT-01.qxd 11/4/2025 12:55 AM Page 1 c m y b Ludhiana tribune YOUNG MINDS ADD TOUCH OF SUSTAINABILITY TO CREATIVITY VILLAGERS URGE GOVT TO NAME SCHOOL AFTER WAR HERO SEKHON As a tribute to PVC recipient, villagers have urged the government to name government school after him. P2 At a craft fair organised recently, spotlight was on discarded cardboard, old bottles, etc. P3 » » BOLLYWOOD APPLAUDS WOMEN IN BLUE AFTER WIN FORECAST PARTLY CLOUDY MAX 30°C | MIN 16°C YESTERDAY MAX 30°C | MIN 15°C SUNSET TUESDAY 5.33 PM Celebs take to social media to share their excitement and send their love to Team India for this historic win. P4 » SUNRISE WEDNESDAY 6:39 AM TUESDAY | 4 NOVEMBER 2025 | LUDHIANA OPEN DUMPING, BURNING OF GARBAGE Intensify campaign, issue challans to violators: MC chief to health officials Tribune News Service Ludhiana, November 3 Municipal Corporation (MC) Commissioner Aaditya Dachalwal directed health branch officials to take stern action against those dumping waste in the open or burning waste and ensure cleanliness in the city. Warns that strict action will be taken against them too, if they fail to ensure cleanliness at ground level MC chief Aaditya Dachalwal interacts with officials during a meeting in Ludhiana on Monday. The officials were directed to intensify drive against the violators and issue hefty challans, if anyone was caught dumping waste in the open or burning the same. Further, Dachalwal issued a warning to the officials that strict departmental action would also be taken against them, if they failed to ensure cleanliness at the ground level. The directions were issued during a meeting held at the MC’s Zone D office here on Monday evening. Senior Deputy Mayor Rakesh Prashar, MC Additional Commissioner Paramdeep Singh, Joint Commissioners Vineet Kumar and Abhishek Sharma, Assistant Commissioners Neeraj Jain, Gurpal Singh and Jasdev Sekhon, CSO Ashwani Sahota, Health Officer Vipal Malhotra, Chief Sanitary Inspectors (CSI) and Sanitary Inspectors (SI) were among others present in the meeting. The MC Commissioner said the civic body had been regularly appealing to residents to stop dumping waste in the open and strict action would be taken against those who were indulging in the practice. He told the officials to move to the field on a regular basis and ensure cleanliness in their respective areas. Dachalwal said he would also be conducting surprise inspections in coming days. Besides taking action against the violators, the civic body would also act against officials who failed to perform their duty at the ground level. A few employees had also been suspended in the past as they failed to ensure cleanliness in their respective areas. Tribune News Service Commuters make their way amid a thick layer of smog in Ludhiana. TRIBUNE PHOTO: HIMANSHU MAHAJAN Ludhiana, November 3 After Senior Deputy Mayor Rakesh Prashar raised concern over open dumping of garbage around the static compactor site near Pavilion Mall, Ludhiana North MLA Madan Lal Bagga, Deputy Mayor Prince Johar and Municipal Corporation (MC) Commissioner Aaditya Dachalwal, along with the Senior Deputy Mayor, conducted an inspection at the site on Monday. Civic body teams are already working to clear KABADDI PLAYER’S MURDER Major fire breaks out at Gandhi Nagar Market garment shop Kin refuse autopsy, Goods worth lakhs destroyed, cause not known so far Ludhiana, November 3 A massive fire broke out at a garment shop in Gandhi Nagar Market on Monday morning. Goods worth lakhs of rupees gutted in the fire. As per information, the fire was noticed when a safai sewak was cleaning the road. He saw smoke billowing from the shop. Following which, he alerted the shop owner and other shopkeepers in Gandhi Nagar Market, who then called the fire brigade. Gandhi Nagar Market is a wholesale market. GRENADE SEIZURE Nikhil Bhardwaj Tribune News Service Ludhiana, November 3 As investigation in the recent recovery of a Chinese live grenade from the city found the Pakistan-backed ISI terror plot to disturb the law and order situation, the Ludhiana police have planned to issue a lookout circular (LOC) against one of the suspected key conspirators Ajay Malaysia. He is currently hiding in Malaysia and he is said to be working for the ISI. Ajay’s brother Vijay was also brought from a Rajasthan jail on production warrant for questioning to establish the extent of his role in the terror plot. As per police sources, Ajay has no criminal background. A police team has also visited his home in Rajasthan. It has learnt that Ajay travelled to Malaysia around 2021-22. He rarely speaks to his family and works as a security guard there. Driven by the lure of money, he became involved in the crime of hand grenade smuggling. When Ajay returns to India, only then the entire conspiracy behind the grenade attack can be exposed. As per the police, Ajay was plotting a bomb blast in Ludhiana, which was foiled by the police. His target was a crowded place. He wanted to target a Chhath Puja site, where thousands of people were expected to attend. Therefore, the police are investigating the case from several angles. According to the police, Ajay initially asked Ajay from Muktsar to find someone to deliver the grenade from Amritsar to Ludhiana. When he failed to do so, the former assigned two inmates from the Muktsar jail, Ramnik Singh alias Amrik, and Parvinder Singh, alias Chidi, to carry out the task. According to their instructions, Kuldeep Singh and Shekhar Singh took the grenade to Ludhiana, where they were supposed to deliver it to someone else. However, last week, the police apprehended them during a checking near Shivpuri Chowk. During interrogation, Kuldeep revealed that Ramnik and Parvinder, who were also lodged in jail, had asked him to do the work and promised them Rs 50,000 each. Notably, earlier, a case under the Explosives Act was registered in the matter along with various sections of the BNS. Notably, earlier Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh and a foreign terrorist, Arshdeep Singh, alias Arsh Dalla, were charged under the UAPA by the Punjab Police. Meanwhile, sources said Commissioner of Police Swapan Sharma had been personally supervising the investigation of the ISI-backed terror plot, which was foiled by the alert Ludhiana police. Six suspects, including three brought on production warrant from Muktsar and Sri Ganganagar jail, were arrested in the case by the police and charges of UAPA were also slapped on them. Several inmates would be brought on production warrant for questioning from various jails of the state and neighbouring states. Open waste dumping: MC officials inspectsite around static compactor Hazy view Tribune News Service Cops to issue LOC against ’key conspirator’ hiding in Malaysia After receiving information about the blaze, the fire brigade reached the scene and began efforts to douse the flames. It took three fire brigade vehicles to extinguish the fire and it was brought under control after about three hours. However, by then, the clothes stored in the shop had already been destroyed. Fire brigade officials said the cause of the fire was not yet known. They said the shop was closed and it was possible that a short-circuit could have caused the blaze. They said streets in Gandhi Nagar Market were narrow, making it difficult to control the situation. The fire brigade swung into action after receiving information in the morning and the fire was brought under control. Raman Mehta, a shopkeeper in the market, said shop was owned Manpreet Singh Bunty. Had the fire brigade not been able to control the fire in time, nearby shops could have been damaged as well. Shopkeepers said both floors of the shop were filled with clothes, which were reduced to ashes. The garment shop gutted in fire at Gandhi Nagar Market in Ludhiana on Monday. seek arrest of other suspects first Tribune News Service Ludhiana, November 3 In the murder case of kabaddi player Tejpal Singh (25), the deceased’s family had agreed for the post-mortem examination on Sunday. However, on Monday they categorically told the police that they would not allow the autopsy till the remaining suspects involved in the case were arrested. Senior police officials continued to convince the family for the entire day but the latter were adamant on their demand. Even some villagers, who were close to the family, said if the family allowed the autopsy, the police would not make efforts to nab the other suspects. Notably, on Sunday, the Ludhiana rural police had achieved a breakthrough in the murder case and arrested two suspects. The police also recovered a .30 bore countrymade pistol along with two c m y b Tejpal Singh, the deceased WAS SHOT DEAD ON OCT 31 IN JAGRAON GOT COMPLAINTS IN LAST WEEK: SR DY MAYOR The Senior Deputy Mayor said in the last week of October, they had received complaints against open dumping of garbage and of a few mischievous residents burning waste outside the compactor site. Following which, civic body officials were directed to remove waste and take action against the violators. garbage from the site. Necessary directions have been issued to the staff to expedite the process and ensure that there should be no open dumping of garbage at the site again. Corporation Sanitation Officer (CSO) Ashwani Sahota and Health Officer Vipal Malhotra were among other officials pres- ent during the inspection. The Senior Deputy Mayor said earlier in the last week of October, they had received complaints against open dumping of garbage and of a few mischievous residents burning waste outside the compactor site. Following which, civic body officials were directed to remove waste and take action against the violators. The MLA, Senior Deputy Mayor, Deputy Mayor and MC Commissioner said the civic body was making regular efforts to improve solid waste management in the city. The officials had been directed to stop open dumping of garbage and strict action should be taken against the violators dumping waste in the open. Meanwhile, they appealed to residents to support the civic body in keeping the city clean and stop open dumping of garbage to avoid action. Man nabbed with heroin Tribune News Service Ludhiana, November 3 The Crime Branch, Ludhiana, claimed to have nabbed a smuggler and recovered 100 gm of heroin from his possession. He was on the way to deliver heroin when a police team caught him and recovered the drug. The suspect was identified as Sanjit, a resident of the city. Assistant Commissioner of Police (Detective) Deep Karan Singh, and in-charge, Crime Branch, inspector Beant Juneja issued a statement in this regard. ACP Deep Karan Singh said acting on the direc- tions of Commissioner of Police Swapan Sharma, the police had launched an operation against smugglers as part of the special campaign launched by the state government, ‘Yudh Nashian Virudh’ (war against drugs). In the operation, one drug smuggler was apprehended along with 100 gm of heroin and one motorcycle. He said a police team, led by Inspector Beant Juneja, was conducting a checking near the Bus Stand chowk at Gill village. During the checking, the team apprehended Sanjit, along with his motorcycle, and recovered 100 gm of heroin from his possession. The peddler was on the way to deliver the drug to his clients. A case under various sections of the NDPS Act was registered against him. The ACP said now, police remand of the smuggler would be obtained from court so that in futher interrogation, the entire drug supply chain could be busted and big suppliers involved in the racket be nabbed. The suspect has a criminal history as a case was registered against him at the Sadar police station in 2023. The murder occurred on October 31 in Jagraon in which the suspects had shot dead Tejpal after a scuffle. cartridges from them. They were identified as Harpreet Singh, alias Honey, a resident of Rumi village in Jagraon and Gagandeep Singh, alias Gagana, of Kili Chahal in Moga district. Harjobanpreet Singh, alias Kala, brother of Honey, was still at large in the case. The murder occurred on October 31 in Jagraon in which the suspects had shot dead Tejpal after a scuffle. The suspect in police custody in Ludhiana on Monday.