08122025-LT-01.qxd 12/8/2025 1:16 AM Page 1 c m y b Ludhiana tribune FIVE BOOKED FOR ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF LAND Police Division 7 register a case against five persons on charges of fraud and criminal conspiracy. P2 » TV ARTISTES OPEN UP ABOUT THEIR WINTER MUST-HAVES From long coats to high boots, celebs reveal their must-have winter wardrobe essentials. P4 » FORECAST MAINLY CLEAR SKY MAX 24°C | MIN 8°C YESTERDAY MAX 23°C | MIN 7°C PUJA AGGARWAL DEMONSTRATES ART OF FERMENTATION Puja Aggarwal conducted a workshop on Ferment & Flourish at Café Wellbeing at Sector 22 in Chandigarh. P4 SUNSET MONDAY 5.23 PM SUNRISE TUESDAY 7:07 AM » MONDAY | 8 DECEMBER 2025 | LUDHIANA No check on encroachments by shopkeepers at Bhadaur House Traders keep stocks in corridors, parking lots; pedestrians, commuters suffer Shivani Bhakoo Tribune News Service Ludhiana, December 7 Giving two hoots to calls given by law-enforcing agencies for removal of encroachments, shopkeepers at Bhadaur House and AC Market continue to violate norms. Corridors in the entire Bhadaur House area are encroached upon with stocks of shopkeepers giving no way to pedestrians to move. Parking lots are also encroached upon by keeping bags and parking auto-rickshaws to load/unload stocks. Commuters are also facing difficulties due to the same while passing through the stretch. On Sundays and Thursdays, the market witness buyers from other districts Space encroached upon by shopkeepers at Bhadaur House in Ludhiana. PHOTO: ASHWANI DHIMAN and states and huge stocks are stocked for buyers. Having limited space to keep the entire stocks in shops, most of the huge bags are kept outside in the corri- dors. The remaining stocks are kept in parking areas. Roads are cleared only after loading/unloading of stocks. Traffic jams have become the norm of the day. Attendants at Bhadaur House parking lot said the contract gets renewed each year. “No slip is issued to visitors but they are asked anything between Rs 50 and Rs 100 for parking their vehicles. In limited parking space, even commercial vehicles such as trucks were parked and drivers and conductors keep stocks covering entire parking area, giving hardly any space to move around. There has been no check by the authorities due to which the issue is getting worse,” rued a shopkeeper wishing anonymity. Neither the police nor the Municipal Corporation authorities bother to notice the encroachments due to which the common man has been suffering. Three open fire at Bizman lands in e-rickshaw driver police dragnet in Tribune News Service Ludhiana, December 7 Three car-borne persons opened fire at an e-rickshaw driver on Hambran Road. While leaving, the suspects also threatened the man that they would kill him. The victim is a son of former sarpanch of the Congress. The complainant, Bikramjit Singh, a resident of Kapoor Singh Wala, told the police that on December 6, he was going on his e-rickshaw to drop a passenger, along with her small child, at Chaharan village. When he reached near Khaira Hospital, near Hambran Road, a white Maruti Swift car, without registration number plate, in which three unidentified persons were travelling, came. One of the per- One of suspects threatens to kill victim, probe underway Nikhil Bhardwaj sons lowered the side mirror and fired a shot at him. The bullet hit the front mirror of his e-rickshaw and he jumped down to save his life. While leaving the scene, the person took his hand out of the vehicle, raised his finger and threatened to kill him. Investigating officer ASI Major Singh said CCTV cameras were being checked to get any clue about the suspects and after their arrest, the cause of the firing could be known. The victim told the police that he had no enmity with anyone and don’t know the suspects who fired at him. Vehicles set afire outside house; four minor boys arrested Ludhiana, December 7 Some miscreants set vehicles parked outside a house in Janakpuri on fire on Saturday night. The fire quickly spread to the house. Occupants of the house were sleeping inside when their neighbours called them. Afterwards, the victims ran outside to save their lives. Four minor boys were reportedly arrested by the police for committing the crime. The fire severely burnt the exterior part of the house and the health of a 90-year-old woman got deteriorated due to suffocation. CCTV cameras installed outside the house captured the miscreants. The house owner, Amarpal Singh, said around 2:30 am, some miscreants came close to the vehicles parked outside the house and set them on fire. After coming to know about the incident, they ran outside for safety. In no time, the fire spread to the front portion of the house. They tried to douse the flames by pouring c m y b water. Four of their vehicles were damaged in the fire. “If there had been a delay of a few minutes, there would have been casualties,” said Gurpreet Kaur, a woman. “We barely saved our lives after neighbours informed us fraud case about the incident,” he said. ADCP Sameer Verma said four minor boys were arrested in the case. The suspects were not drug addicts rather they resorted to mischievous activity. They had no enmity with the house owner. — TNS Tribune News Service Ludhiana, December 7 The Sarabha Nagar police claimed to have arrested an industrialist, Surinder Singh Riyat, a resident of BRS Nagar, here, in a major land fraud case. A case was registered in October 2024 against Surinder’s brother Jasbir Singh Riyat on the complaint of Chamkaur Singh of Baba Nand Singh Nagar. Both brothers are auto spare parts manufacturers. SHO, Sarabha Nagar, Aditya Sharma, said a complaint was filed in this regard in July 2024 in which the complainant had alleged that Jasbir Singh Riyat had entered a deal regarding a land at Ayali Kalan village with Chamkaur but the suspect, despite taking the money, failed to transfer the full ownership. On January 27, 2025, the case was recommended to be cancelled with the approval of the then Commissioner of Police, Ludhiana. Afterwards, com- BROTHER STILL AT LARGE The Sarabha Nagar SHO said during probe, industrialist Surinder Singh Riyat was also nominated on October 11, 2025, in a major land fraud case, which was registered in October 2024 against his brother. Surinder was arrested recently while his brother Jasbir was still at large in the case. plainant Chamkaur filed a complaint in December 2024 to seek fair re-investigation. Following this a reinquiry was done by the ADCP-Investigation, Ludhiana, and after DA Legal, Ludhiana’s opinion, the case was opened for reinvestigation in May against Jasbir Singh Riyat and others, the SHO added. The SHO said during investigation, Surinder Riyat was also nominated on October 11, 2025, and he was arrested recently while his brother Jasbir was still at large in the case.