09122025-CT-01.qxd 12/9/2025 12:34 AM Page 1 c m y b Chandigarh tribune GUNSHOT FIRED, SUV VANDALISED IN MOHALI PLEA FOR CANCELLATION OF CGA GOLF RANGE LEASE DEED HELEN PAYS OBEISANCE AT THE GOLDEN TEMPLE Unidentified men fired a gunshot at an SUV parked in Phase 1, vandalised it with swords and rods. P2 Court puts Chd Golf Assn chief, UT on notice following plea for cancellation of Golf Range lease deed. P3 Helen, the OG siren of the Hindi films, has gracefully transitioned into living and loving a slow life. P4 » » AIR QUALITY INDEX CHANDIGARH 137 PANCHKULA 114 401-500 301-400 201-300 101-200 51-100 0-50 SEVERE VERY POOR POOR MODERATE SATISFACTORY GOOD Sent to 3-day remand; arrest follows brain-mapping test report Sheetal HOW THE CASE PROGRESSED Tribune News Service WHAT’S ON CHANDIGARH EXPO: National Silk Wool Expo; Kisan Bhawan, Sector 35; 11 am to 8 pm daily till Dec 11 PANCHKULA SCIENCE FEST: Concluding day of four-day 11th India International Science Festival; Dasehra Ground, Sector 5 (9:30 am to 6 pm) APNI MANDI Chandigarh: Sectors 29 and 56, and Dhanas Panchkula: Sector 15 Mohali: Sectors 68 and 71 Please send information about events in tricity at: whatson@tribunemail.com Chandigarh, December 8 Panjab University Prof Bharat Bhushan Goyal was arrested today in connection with the killing of his wife Seema Goyal, who was found dead at the couple’s official residence on the university campus on November 4, 2021. A special investigation team of the police arrested the professor following what cops described as ‘fresh and credible evidence’ linking him to the murder. Prof Goyal, who teaches at the University of Business School, was produced in a local court, which sent him to three-day police remand. According to the police, Prof Goyal’s arrest follows results from a forensic psychological assessment, brainmapping tests and the accumulation of substantial technical and circumstantial evidence gathered over the past four years. Seema was Prof Goyal’s second wife and a homemaker. She was found dead on the day of Diwali at their highsecurity campus residence. ■ November 4, 2021:Seema Prof BB Goyal Goyal found murdered at her PU campus residence with signs of strangulation and limbs tied ■ November 7, 2021: Statements of family members, victim’s husband Prof BB Goyal and daughter Parul recorded ■ December 7, 2021: UT police moved court for narco analysis ■ March 2022: Gujarat forensic lab declared Prof Goyal medically unfit for narco test ■ August 2022: Punjab and Her body was discovered on the ground floor with hands and legs tied with pieces of cloth and visible head injuries. The preliminary post-mortem report had concluded that she died due to strangulation. Prof Goyal had then told investigators that he was asleep on the first floor of the house when he was alerted by their milkman in the morning. He reportedly found the main door locked from outside. Later, he discovered his wife lying motionless. Before the police arrived, he moved the body to a hospital, an act Haryana High Court sought status report after Seema’s brother filed a petition for independent investigation ■ 2023-24: Prof Goyal, Parul undergo polygraph test ■ March 2025: Forensic psychological assessment of Parul done at Rohini, Delhi ■ July 2025: Prof Goyal underwent brain electrical oscillation signature ■ December 8, 2025: Prof Goyal arrested from PU that investigators later said had disturbed the crime scene. The victim’s mobile phone was also missing. The lack of forced entry led officers to believe early on that the perpetrator was likely someone known to the victim. Forensic reports later indicated that the mesh panels of both bedroom and kitchen doors had been cut from the inside, raising further suspicion of an internal hand. Over the years, the victim’s family persistently alleged that the couple’s interfaith marriage had led to tension within the household. They c m y b Seema Goyal claimed that Prof Goyal subjected Seema to frequent harassment and physical abuse. Their daughter had also stated that the two had a heated argument a day before the murder. The police suspected that Prof Goyal was withholding crucial information as he gave inconsistent statements during questioning that could help establish the sequence of events leading to Seema’s death. The police sought narco-analysis test on December 7, 2021, but he was declared medically unfit due Continued on page 3 MAX 25°C | MIN 8°C YESTERDAY MAX 25.8°C | MIN 8.9°C SUNRISE WEDNESDAY 7.08 AM /THETRIBUNECHD 4 years on, PU prof held for wife’s mysterious murder MAINLY CLEAR SKY SUNSET TUESDAY 5.23 PM » TUESDAY | 9 DECEMBER 2025 | CHANDIGARH FORECAST FACEBOOK/CHANDIGARHTRIBUNE CTU outsourced staff who went on strike sacked UT mulls imposing penalty on Chd Club Chandigarh, December 8 The UT Transport Department today terminated the services of nearly 100 outsourced employees who took part in a strike. The strike call was given by the outsourced employees of the Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU) and Chandigarh City Bus Service Society. To cope with the situation, some employees operating interstate buses were deputed on the city buses. Officials said no Tricity route was affected due to the strike. The Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) was invoked as it was already envisioned that the employees may go on strike. Continued on page 3 To also recover dues of biz activity at club Dushyant Singh Pundir Tribune News Service Chandigarh, December 8 After carrying out a demolition drive on November 25, the UT Administration is mulling over imposing a penalty on the Chandigarh Club and recovering dues for carrying out commercial activities. According to officials, six acres were allotted to the club on a leasehold basis, but it encroached upon five acres of government land and gave it to M/s Commando Caterers Pvt Ltd. The officials said the caterer was carrying out commercial activities on the land encroached upon by the club for the past nearly two decades. Apart from recovering the dues, penalty would also be imposed on the club, the officials said, and added that the department concerned had been asked to calculate the amount. During the demolition drive, several illegal structures, including a kitchen and a toilet constructed beyond the zoning line and extension of the building on the right side and a passage to the kitchen, were removed. Following a petition filed by M/s Commando Caterers against the demolition of the alleged unauthorised construction by the UT Administration, Continued on page 3 Man, daughter die as truck hits bike Mohali, December 8 A father-daughter duo died after the bike they were riding was hit by a speeding truck at the Chhat light point on the Zirakpur-Patiala highway today. The deceased were identified as Ramesh Chand, 40, and Sumita, 24, an MBA student, both residents of Vasant Vihar in Dera Bassi. Complainant Chamel Singh, a resident of Ram Darbar, stated that the man was going to drop his daughter at a private college in Banur when a speeding UPregistered truck hit their bike from behind while they were taking a turn towards Banur village at Chhat light point — a designated black spot with fatal mishaps taking place frequently. After the incident, the truck driver fled the spot. The injured victims were rushed to the Dera Bassi subdivisional hospital where they were declared dead. In another road mishap, Sanoli resident Ramsharan (25) died after the bike he was riding hit an electricity pole in Dhakoli. He was taken to the Dera Bassi subdivisional hospital where doctors declared him dead. — TNS