08122025-ATR-01.qxd 12/7/2025 10:42 PM Page 1 c m y b Amritsar tribune FORECAST MAINLY CLEAR SKY MAX 21°C | MIN 6°C YESTERDAY MAX 21°C | MIN 6°C MP TO LOOK INTO DEMAND FOR CONVENTION CENTRE CONG, SAD SHOULD PRACTICE WHAT THEY PREACH: AAP PUJA AGGARWAL DEMONSTRATES ART OF FERMENTATION MP Sawhney assured the traders' body that they would consider the demand for a convention centre to host expos. P2 AAP leader Dhaliwal launched a sharp attack on the Congress, which announced to boycott the rural polls. P2 Puja Aggarwal conducted a workshop on Ferment & Flourish at Café Wellbeing at Sector 22 in Chandigarh. P4 » » » SUNSET MONDAY 5.26 PM SUNRISE TUESDAY 7.18 AM MONDAY | 8 DECEMBER 2025 | AMRITSAR 1 arrested with 626 gm opium in Tarn Taran BSF foils narco-terror bid, seizes 6.6 kg heroin near Int’l Border Our Correspondent Tribune News Service Tarn Taran, December 7 A team of the Kacha Pakka police, led by ASI Mehal Singh, arrested a man and recovered 626 gm of opium from his possession here on Saturday. The Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) said here today that the accused has been identified as Avtar Singh of Bhaini Gurmukh Singh village. The police party, while on patrolling duty, found the suspect roaming suspiciously and on frisking him, the cops found the opium from his possession. The police have registered a case under Sections 81-B, 61 and 85 of the NDPS Act against the suspect. Amritsar, December 7 Alert Border Security Force (BSF) personnel foiled a major narco-terror smuggling attempt and recovered a significant cache of heroin from Daoke border village in Amritsar on Sunday. According to officials, BSF troops deployed in the Amritsar sector detected suspicious drone activity near Daoke, located close to the Indo-Pak border, during late-night hours. A swift search operation was launched, which led to the recovery of 12 packets of heroin weighing 6.638 kg from a farming field near the border fence. In another incident on the Tribune News Service The seized contraband in the custody of the BSF in Amritsar. same night, BSF troops in the Ferozepur sector conducted a targeted operation near Gandu Kilcha village and recovered a pistol, a magazine, and four live rounds hidden in an agricultural field. BSF officials said the recoveries highlight continued attempts by Pakistan-based syndicates to push narcotics and weapons into India through drones and other covert methods. MC declares Ward No. 4 as model ward Tribune News Service Amritsar, December 7 The Amritsar Municipal Corporation has declared Ward No. 4 as a model ward. MC Commissioner Bikramjit Singh Shergill held a meeting with residents of Green Avenue and assured them that the ward would be made garbage-free. The meeting was attended by Ward No.4 councillor Mandeep Singh Ahuja, Chief Sanitary Officer Malkit Singh, Sanitary Inspector Harinderpal Singh, representatives of waste management company RRR, members of various Resident Welfare Associations, and a large number of local residents. During the interaction, the MC Commissioner announced that Ward No. 4 has been desig- Youth dies in police custody; kin protest, allege foul play nated as a model ward, which will be developed into a completely garbage-free zone. He said that with the cooperation of residents and Resident Welfare Associations, door-to-door segregation of waste would be ensured so that wet and dry waste can be collected separately through designated vehicles. The MC Commissioner said vehicles for daily waste collection have already been deployed in the ward. He urged residents to actively cooperate with the municipal corporation in making the city garbage-free and encouraged households to adopt composting practices within their homes. He said the Bhagtanwala dump site will be cleared of legacy waste by October 1, 2026. c m y b Amritsar, December 7 The death of a youth allegedly in the Jandiala Guru police station here on Sunday triggered a strong protest by family members outside the police station, who alleged that he died due to police torture. They also blocked the AmritsarJalandhar national highway, causing severe traffic chaos on the road. The deceased, Gurpreet Singh, alias Harman (24), was picked up by the Jandiala police on Saturday evening, allegedly in connection with an NDPS case. A police official said he died on Sunday morning while in custody after his health suddenly deteriorated. He was taken to a hospital at Manawala, where doctors declared him brought dead. Superintendent of Police (Investigations) Aditya Warrior said, “As per Supreme Court and National Human Rights Commission guidelines, we have approached the authorities concerned for a magisterial inquiry into the custodial death.” A medical board will conduct the autopsy to ascertain The wailing family members of 24-year-old victim Gurpreet Singh (inset) along with others hold a protest outside the Jandiala Guru police station in Amritsar on Sunday. the cause of death. Refuting allegations of torture, the SP said the entire police station complex is under CCTV surveillance monitored by the Punjab and Haryana High Court and the Supreme Court. He added that if anyone is found responsible for the death during the magisterial probe, strict action will be taken. However, the family rejected the police version, claiming that Gurpreet Singh was perfectly fine until he was taken away from his residence. Balwinder Kaur, mother of the deceased, said he had been detained for questioning after a quarrel in the village. She said he was not a drug addict and no drugs had been recovered from his possession. She added that his paternal uncles had met him in custody the previous night and found him normal. When the family went to the police station this morning to give him tea, they were told he had been taken to the hospital after falling ill. Accusing the police of torture and foul play, the family blocked traffic on the main GT Road and raised slogans against the Punjab Police until 4 pm.