26112025-LT-01.qxd 11/26/2025 12:22 AM Page 1 c m y b Ludhiana tribune SOLID WASTE MGMT REMAINS UPHILL TASK IN MALERKOTLA YOUTH TRAINED IN LIFE-SAVING SKILLS AT CAMP DILJIT DOSANJH SHINES, CHAMKILA DOESN’T Legacy waste management is another hiccup in solving long-pending issues faced by most of civic bodies. P3 Aimed at creating strong cadre that can play frontline role during floods, earthquakes, fires and storms P3 Actor-singer misses out on the Best Actor award at the 53rd International Emmy Awards-2025. P4 » » » FORECAST MAINLY CLEAR SKY MAX 23°C | MIN 7°C YESTERDAY MAX 23°C | MIN 7°C SUNSET WEDNESDAY 5.23 PM SUNRISE THURSDAY 6:57 AM WEDNESDAY | 26 NOVEMBER 2025 | LUDHIANA NCB raids South City nightclub Patiala man nabbed with 304-gm heroin Sleuths say drug peddlers targeting youths at such places Tribune News Service Nikhil Bhardwaj Tribune News Service Ludhiana, November 25 The Sadar Khanna police claimed to have nabbed a Patiala-based smuggler and recovered 304 gm of heroin from his possession. The suspect was on the way to deliver heroin to his clients when the Khanna police nabbed him. The suspect was identified as Binder Singh, a resident of Khusropur village in Patiala. ASI Avtar Singh said a police team was conducting a routine patrolling on the Mohanpur service road when on suspicion, the officials signalled a car driver to stop for checking. When the youth sitting on the driver’s seat was asked to open the window of the car, he put a yellow envelope kept on the seat between his two legs in his left pocket and opened the window. Afterwards, the policemen, caught the suspect and asked his name and address. The ASI said in the presence of Vinod Kumar, DSP , Khanna sub-division, a formal search was conducted and the yellow envelope was seized from his pocket in which 304 gm of heroin was kept. The police team nabbed the suspect and a case had been registered. Ludhiana, November 25 Officials from the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) zonal office in Chandigarh carried out a surprise inspection at a nightclub in South City here. Sources on Tuesday said the raid was conducted on Saturday night. The development came following the intelligence gathered during a covert probe done by the country’s premier agency. The NCB sleuths reached the club posing as clients. The investigators had reportedly learnt that drug sellers had begun targeting the city’s clubhopping youth, pulling them into a well-coordinated network of narcotics distribution. It is learnt that the NCB MORE CLUBS ON RADAR Sources in the department maintained that the NCB had already shortlisted some nightclubs where they suspect peddlers had been tapping the youths and selling them drugs. In coming days, it might intensify their operation to catch those peddlers who also enter the clubs as customers and then resort to illegal drug peddling. At some nightclubs, some minor youths were also being served liquor and hookah by the management against the rules. sleuths had carried out the operation secretly and the Ludhiana police were not kept in the loop. Sources familiar with the development revealed that the traffickers had adopted a new tactic: blending in with regular party crowds. After spotting potential customers, they allegedly persuade them to slip into club washrooms, where they offer small samples and push them towards buying drugs under the pretext of party fun. Washrooms, the sources added, were favoured for such exchanges as they fall outside the CCTV camera coverage, allowing the dealers to operate with minimal risk. The substances being circulated through the method reportedly include marijuana, cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin and ‘drug ice’, often sold in small amounts so transactions remain discreet and less likely to draw attention. The investigators have also identified several busy nightlife hubs — particularly venues along Canal Road and in the South City area — that are now under active surveillance. The NCB is believed to be preparing focused raids during peak nightlife hours to intercept peddlers on the spot and cut off the growing flow of drugs into the city’s nighttime entertainment circuit. In recent years, the agency has stepped up its efforts nationwide to curb drug use in high-profile social settings such as parties, clubs and private events. One of its most publicised operations was the raid on a luxury cruise ship off the Mumbai coast, where several people were detained on suspicion of possessing or consuming narcotics. Two miscreants thrash man, take away bike Ludhiana, November 25 In the Moti Nagar area here, two bike-borne miscreants stopped a man riding a motorcycle and hit him on the head with sticks. Despite wearing a helmet, the motorcyclist was injured in the attack as the helmet was broken. The suspects fled the scene with his vehicle. The victim, Jamshed, said he was going on his motorcycle and when he reached near the Vishwakarma Colony market, two men stopped him and came in front of his bike. Following this, they began beating him with sticks. He said the miscreants hit him hard on the head due to which, despite wearing a helmet, he was injured and fell down. He said he was going to work around 9 am on Tuesday as he works as a construction contractor. He was on the way to 33 Feet Colony on Chandigarh Road when he was robbed by the suspects near Vishwa Karma Colony. He said he filed a complaint at the Moti Nagar police station and underwent treatment at the Civil Hospital. Meanwhile, the police said c m y b they received a complaint in this regard and had started a probe in the matter. There were no CCTV cameras installed at the site of the incident. The police would scan CCTV cameras installed near the crime scene to identify the robbers. They would not be spared and the looted bike would also be recovered. — TNS In Guru’s remembrance Devotees pay obeisance to mark Guru Tegh Bahadur’s martyrdom anniversary at Gurdwara Shri Manji Sahib, Alamgir, on Tuesday. PHOTO: ASHWANI DHIMAN DIG’s gunman assaulted, skull fractured Incident occurred when cop’s car grazed a milk vendor’s bike Ludhiana, November 25 A security guard attached to a Deputy Inspector General (DIG), Ludhiana Range, was assaulted by a group of people, including a milk vendor and his aides, resulting in a fractured skull and a serious spinal injury to the gunman. At present, the constable is admitted to a hospital. Initial investigations suggest that the attack was perpetrated by a milk vendor, identified as Simranjit Singh, his father and three other accomplices. Following the incident, the Ludhiana police registered a case and initiated an intensive manhunt for the suspects. The victim, constable Gagandeep Singh, said on November 13, after completing his duty, he and three friends — Pratap Singh, Jaspreet Singh, alias Happy, and Tushar — were travelling in a Maruti Swift car. They were going to Balachaur, near Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar, Nawanshahr, as Pratap intended to inspect a used car for purchase. After reaching Garhi Fazal Road, as they passed Simranjit Singh, who was commuting from the opposite direction on a bike laden with aluminum milk cans, their car grazed his twowheeler. The minor contact instantly provoked Simranjit, who began abusing them. Afterwards, he called his father and friends, who, armed with sharp weapons, launched a vicious assault on him. — TNS