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INBRIEF FOUR DRUG PEDDLERS HELD Phagwara: The Nurmahal police have arrested two 'drug peddlers' on charge of selling intoxicant tablets. As many as 110 intoxicating tablets were recovered from the possession of the accused identified as Jaswant Singh, alias Sonu, a resident of Cheema Kalan village, and Gurmail Singh, alias Dula, of Alaudipur village in Kapurthala. The Nakodar police arrested Bhupindar Singh of Sanghe Jagir village with 27 tablets. The police arrested Aman Preet of Kangana village with 15 tablets. OC DRUG ADDICT ARRESTED Phagwara: The Bilga police have arrested a person on the charge of consuming heroin. The accused has been identified as Guljit Singh, a resident of Burj Hassan village. A lighter, silver paper, and plastic pipes used for consuming contraband were recovered from his possession. A case under the NDPS Act has been registered against the accused. OC WOMAN BOOKED FOR VISA FRAUD Hoshiarpur: The police have booked a female travel agent for allegedly defrauding a person of Rs 1,60,000 on the pretext of sending him abroad. Ram Murti, a resident of Jora, filed a complaint with the police. He stated that Nirmal Kaur of Jora defrauded him of Rs 1,60,000. oc BANNED PILLS RECOVERED Hoshiarpur: The police have seized narcotics from various locations and arrested two persons. The police arrested Ashni Kumar, alias Badhu, a resident of Hardokhanpur, during a patrol in the area and recovered a large quantity of banned pills from him. Whereas the police of Garhdiwala police station arrested Indrajit, alias Shankar, resident of Balmiki Mohalla, Garhdiwala, and recovered a huge quantity of narcotics from him. oc Sexual assault, murder of teenager NCW to issue suo motu notice to DGP on action taken report Slams officials, calls for swift trial in case |No FIR lodged against dismissed ASI Tribune News Service REMAND OF ACCUSED EXTENDED Jalandhar, December 5 Calling for a probe into reported lapses by the Punjab Police in the case of alleged sexual assault and murder of a minor in Jalandhar on November 22, the National Commission for Women (NCW) is set to issue a suo motu notice to the state DGP to seek an action taken report (ATR) within three days. The NCW issued a release on Friday, stating that on receiving instructions from Chairperson Vijaya K Rahatkar, a team from the commission visited the family on Thursday to take direct cognizance of the matter and Having secured the remand of accused Harminder Singh Rimpy twice, the Basti Bawa Khel police on Friday got his remand extended by another day. The first remand was for nine days, which was extended by two days. As the second remand ended today, the police sought his custody for another four days. But the court granted remand only for one more day. He shall be presented in the court tomorrow again. review the investigative lapses reported by the family. The NCW criticised state government officials for cancelling the Chairperson’s meeting regarding women safety. “A scheduled meeting with administrative officers of the division had to be called off. No prior information regarding the enforcement of the Model Code of Conduct in place for Zila Parishad elections was provided to the Chairperson. Therefore, despite a sincere intent, not much could be taken up regarding not sharing prior information regarding safety of women,” the statement mentioned. The statement, however, read, “The Chairperson had also taken a review meeting with all senior police officials of the Jalandhar division on Unrest in Bholath Cong as papers of 4 Block Samiti nominees rejected Khaira blames ‘biased’ officers, lodges complaint with state poll commissioner Tribune News Service Kapurthala, December 5 The nomination papers of four nominees of the Congress for the December 14 Block Samiti elections were rejected by the Returning Officer (RO) and Assistant Returning Officer of Bholath on Friday, leading to massive unrest in the party in the area. Congress MLA Sukhpal Khaira went live on Facebook with the candidates to share his grouse. He has even lodged a complaint with State Election Commissioner Raj Kamal Chaudhari, alleging that the RO and the ARO of Bholath had succumbed to political pressure and hence rejected the papers. He has listed out the names of the candidates - Puran Singh from Zone No. 17 Lakhan Ke Padde, Joban Singh and Gurjit Singh from Zone No. 18 Chakoke, Hardev Singh and Kamaljit Kaur from Zone No. 10 Nangal Lubana and Rajinder Kaur from Zone No. 21 Padde Bet. “The officers did not even display the list at 5.30 pm and left the office premises without passing any logical orders for the rejection of the papers”, he wrote. Interestingly, while the State Election Commission has mostly appointed SDMs as the ROs, this has not been the case in Bholath. Instead, PWD SDO Rajinder Singh is serving as the RO while Executive Officer, Bholath Municipal Council, Randeep Singh Waraich is the ARO. Waraich is the same official against whom Khaira had earlier lodged a complaint for allegedly delaying the election of Bholath and Nadala MCs a year ago. Khaira had also moved a complaint against him for remaining present with AAP workers in the Ludhiana West area during bypoll after which the ECI had recommended disciplinary action against him for violating the Model Code of Conduct. Khaira has reported another discrepancy with the State Election Commissioner. He wrote at 6 pm on Friday, “While I’m complaining the RO-cum-ADC, Kapurthala, has still not displayed the list of candidates for 3 zones of Zila Parishad related to the Bholath constituency. I urge you to direct the ROs concerned to immediately provide us with rejection orders so that we can move the Punjab and Haryana High Court.” RO Rajinder Singh maintained, “The papers of two candidates of the Congress have been rejected for not filing the caste certificates. The papers of other two have been rejected as we got report from the BDPO that they had usurped government land. We have told reasons for rejection to all four candidates.” Car crashes into DC residence Kapurthala, December 5 A speeding car crashed into the DC residence in Kapurthala late on Thursday night after first hitting another vehicle. The driver abandoned the car on the spot and fled. The police reached the scene and seized the vehicle. According to ASI Karamjit Singh, the incident occurred around 10 pm. Amritpal Singh of Urban Estate was returning from Jalandhar with his family in their car. As Amritpal turned at the Karol Bagh cut, the Innova driver rammed his car into his from behind, causing extensive damage to the vehicle. Driver Gurjit Singh belongs to Guru Nanak Nagar, Kapurthala. After the collision, he sped away towards the city. While fleeing, he drove straight into the DC residence gate at the DC Chowk, resulting in severe damage to the Innova as well. — OC A policeman inspects the place where two labourers fell and died in Jalandhar on Friday. A TRIBUNE PHOTOGRAPH Two painters fall from 5th floor, die Tribune News Service Jalandhar, December 5 Two labourers, who were painting the fifth floor of a building on Cool Road here, fell off this evening. While one of them died on the spot, the other succumbed to his injuries in a hospital. Both labourers were middle-aged. While one of them had a slip, the other also came off while coming to his res- cue. Security guard in the building Makhan Singh said the contractor had given safety gears to both painters but they were perhaps not wearing these at the time of the accident. Police teams reached the spot. They took the bodies into custody for post-mortem in the Civil Hospital. Enquiries of the contractor and the building owner was underway by the police. Encroachments demolished Jalandhar, December 5 The Jalandhar MC took strict action against illegal encroachments in the city, targeting several prominent establishments and unauthorised shops. In a major move, the structure of the well-known Bansal Sweets, which was encroaching upon, was demolished. Several illegal shops at Tail Wali Gali near Shekha Bazar were sealed. — TNS 59 in fray for ZP, 403 for Block Samiti in K’thala House burgled, one arrested Phagwara, December 5 The house of Kulwinder Kaur was reportedly burgled in Narangshahpur near Phagwara on Thursday night. The victim told the police that her family was away to Nawanshahr to meet her parents, but found the house burgled when returned.The burglars entered the house after breaking the locks and took away gold earrings, tops, silver bangles, silver anklets and cash of Rs 5,000. She told the police that a neighbour alerted them. On returning to the residence, they discovered the main lock broken, the almirah opened and valuables missing. A local resident Sandeep Kumar, who was later arrested by the police.— OC Thursday, during which the minor’s case was discussed in detail with the officers concerned.” The team in its report pointed to negligence in the prove, “ASI Mangat Ram, who searched the house on the day of the incident, allegedly failed to trace the girl even after remaining inside the premises for approximately 30–40 minutes. It was only when neigh- bours, alarmed by the absence of any exit footage, carried out their own search that the girl’s body was found in the bathroom of the same residence.” The panel pointed out, “This raises serious concerns about the conduct and efficiency of the initial police response. To date, no FIR has been lodged against ASI Mangat Ram (who stands dismissed). Keeping in view the gravity of the crime, the NCW strongly urges the Fast-Track Special Court handling the matter to hold day-to-day hearings to ensure a timebound, fair, and swift trial”. The NCW has specified that it shall continue to monitor the case till its lawful conclusion. One car and two mini buses were burnt in New Sukhchain Nagar, Phagwara. 3 vehicles mysteriously catch fire, act of mischief suspected Our Correspondent Phagwara, Decem6ber 5 Tension prevailed in Sukhchain Nagar late Thursday night after three vehicles parked outside a residence caught fire under mysterious circumstances. According to local resident Kuldeep Singh, the family was asleep when they heard a noise around 2:30 am. Upon stepping outside, they saw flames engulfing the vehicles. Fire brigade teams were immediately alerted and managed to bring the fire under control, but not before the vehicles sustained significant damage, reportedly amounting to nearly Rs15 lakh. Kuldeep Singh stated that the incident appears to be an act of mischief and has urged the authorities to conduct investigation. The police reached the spot shortly after the incident was reported and began collecting information to determine the cause of the fire. However, officials said the exact reason behind the blaze had yet to be established. No injuries were reported and the police have assured that action will be taken based on evidence gathered. The incident has raised concerns among residents regarding the safety and possibility of intentional vandalism in the area. c m y b Rail Roko Train services hit Phagwara, December 5 The scrutiny of nomination papers for the Zila Parishad and Block Samiti elections in Kapurthala district has been completed and 59 candidates are in the race for the Zila Parishad and 403 for Block Samitis. A total of 64 nominations were filed for the Zila Parishad, out of which five were rejected, while 424 nominations were submitted for the Block Samitis, of which 21 were rejected. For the Kapurthala Block Samiti, 110 nominations were submitted, of which six were rejected and 104 were found valid. In the Fattu Dhinga Block, three out of 56 nominations were rejected, leaving 53 candidates in the fray. Nandiala Block witnessed the rejection of seven nominations out of 89, while 82 were accepted as valid. In Phagwara Block, two nominations out of 99 were rejected and 97 cleared. Sultanpur Lodhi Block reported three rejections from 70 filed nominations, leaving 67 valid candidates. — OC Phagwara, December 5 A statewide ‘Rail Roko’ call by farmer organisations on Friday triggered disruptions in several parts of the region as activists attempted to block rail tracks at several locations, prompting heavy police deployment and a series of preventive detentions. The protest, organised between 1 pm and 3 pm by the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM) and allied groups, sought to press demands, including repeal of the Electricity Amendment Bill-2025, legal guarantee on the MSP and , withdrawal of prepaid meters. Hundreds of farmers belonging to the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee led by Sarwan Singh Baupur gathered on tracks near village Dadwindi in Kapurthala district, leading to delays for trains passing through the sector before the police intervened to restore the movement. Several activists belonging to the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha managed to sit on the tracks at Malsian even as the police prevented blockades at Jalandhar Cantt station, keeping major routes opera- Our Correspondent Leaders detained, placed under house arrest A farmer leader being detained while he was trying to block the rail traffic near Jalandhar Cantonment on Friday. tional. The Malsian obstruction caused brief disruption for several passenger and freight services until additional police forces arrived and removed the protesters. The police detained several farmer leaders to prevent the escalation. BKU (Doaba) president Manjit Singh Rai was taken into custody along with 10 supporters after they attempted to stage a sit-in in the Jalandhar Cantt station area. In Phagwara, Bhartiya Kisan Union( Doaba) circle in-charge Kulwinder Singh Athouli and general secretary Satnam Singh Sahni were placed under house arrest earlier in the day as a precautionary measure.