07012026-TTB-01.qxd 06-01-2026 23:50 Page 1 SURESH KALMADI, FORMER IOA CHIEF, DIES AT 81 NATION /thetribunechd CHANDIGARH | GURUGRAM | JALANDHAR | BATHINDA | VOL. 146 NO. 7 | 16 PAGES | ~5.00 | REGD. NO. CHD/0006/2024-2026 ESTABLISHED IN 1881  DELHI NEW DELHI: A protest at JNU sparked a controversy as objectionable slogans targeting PM Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah were allegedly raised over the denial of bail by the Supreme Court to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the 2020 riots conspiracy case, prompting the Delhi Police to launch a probe. The University also ordered an internal inquiry. — TNS CBIsummonsVijayin Karurstampedecase NEW DELHI: The CBI has issued a notice to TVK president Vijay to appear for questioning on January 12 at the agency headquarters here in connection with the Karur stampede case, officials said. The CBI has already questioned several office-bearers of the party. It has now decided to call Vijay, following which it may take a call on filing a chargesheet in the case, they said. — PTI Soniahospitalisedin Delhi;conditionstable Congress leader Sonia Gandhi has been admitted to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital here after she suffered respiratory discomfort, sources said on Tuesday. “She is doing fine and her condition is absolutely stable,” they said. “She has this problem of chronic cough, and she keeps coming for check-ups, especially with this pollution in the city,” a hospital source said. — PTI HAVEN’T BOUGHT RUSSIAN OIL IN 3 WEEKS: RIL BUSINESS wednesday | 7 january 2026 /thetribunechd www.tribuneindia.com Anti-PM slogans at JNU; probe ordered NEW DELHI: 13 Hindu trader brutally murdered in UP SIR draft electoral roll out, B’desh, 6th hate killing in 18 days over 2.8 crore names deleted Tribune News Service 40-yr-old had flagged safety concerns in social media post on Dec 19 Ujwal Jalali Tribune News Service New Delhi, January 6 A 40-year-old Hindu grocery trader was murdered late Monday night in Bangladesh’s Narsingdi district, marking at least the sixth reported killing of a minority community individual in the country within the past 18 days, local media reported on Tuesday. The latest fatality comes just hours after another a Hindu businessman and newspaper editor was shot dead in the southern district of Jessore, deepening concerns over rising violence against minority communities. The victim, identified as Sarat Mani Chakraborty, was attacked at Charsindhur Bazar in Palash Upazila around 11 pm. continued on page 8 People take part in the funeral of Mani Chakraborty (inset) in Narsingdi, Bangladesh, on Tuesday. PTI MINORITY COMMUNITY UNDER ATTACK DEC 18, 2025: Dipu Chandra Das lynched, body burnt in Mymensingh after blasphemy allegation DEC 24: Amrit Mondal lynched in Rajbari’s Pangsha upazila DEC 29: Bajendra Biswas shot dead in Mymensingh DEC 31: Khokon Chandra Das stabbed and set on fire in Shariatpur; died of injuries JAN 5, 2026: Rana Pratap Bairagi, businessman and acting newspaper editor, shot dead in Jessore JAN 6: Sarat Mani Chakraborty, grocery trader, hacked to death in Narsingdi New Delhi, January 6 Nearly 2.88 crore voters’ names have been deleted from Uttar Pradesh’s draft electoral list, with around 46.23 lakh voters having being found deceased, 25.47 lakh enrolled at multiple places and 2.17 crore either absent or having permanently shifted. Uttar Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer Navdeep Rinwa said the draft voter list was released under the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR). In this, over 2.8 crore of the total 15.44 crore voters had not been included due to deaths, permanent migration or multiple registrations. The window for filing claims and objections opened on Tuesday and will continue till February 6. Meanwhile, Congress leader Gurdeep Singh Sappal told news agencies that his name AAP sarpanch murder mastermind shot in encounter Pawan K Jaiswar Tribune News Service Amritsar, January 6 A gangster who had been on the run after allegedly masterminding the murder of an Aam Aadmi Party sarpanch at a wedding in Amritsar two days ago was killed during an encounter with the police near Bhikhiwind in Punjab’s Tarn Taran district on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Harnoor Singh, a resident of Kathunangal in Amritsar dis- trict. He was wanted for allegedly planning the killing of Jarmal Singh, the sarpanch of Valtoha Sandhua village, said a senior police official. Jarmal was gunned down by two assailants at the wedding ceremony. The encounter took place near Gurdwara Bhai Taru Singh Ji on the outskirts of Bhikhiwind during a joint operation by the Anti-Gangster Task Force and the CIA staff of Tarn Taran district. Snehdeep Sharma, DIG (Fer- PUNJAB IN SAFE HANDS: AAP GEN SECY PANNU AAP general secretary and media in-charge Baltej Pannu said public safety in Punjab remained in safe hands and those responsible for heinous crimes would be pursued relentlessly. He said the police acted within bounds of duty in the sarpanch case. ozepur Range), said Harnoor was an associate of dreaded gangsters Afridi and Prabh Dasuwal, and also had links with gangster Donny Ball. The DIG said acting on inputs, the police intercepted a suspicious man moving from Sursingh towards Puhla village. When asked to stop, the suspect allegedly opened fire at the police team. During the exchange of fire, a policeman, Parmveer Singh, was hit by a bullet, but his bulletproof jacket saved his life, said an official. The police retaliated and the gangster was critically injured. Today’s issue is of 16 pages, including four-page Delhi Tribune. c m y b He was rushed to a hospital where doctors declared him brought dead, said the official. “Harnoor conducted reconnaissance ahead of Jarmal Singh’s murder,” said the DIG, who visited the encounter spot along with Tarn Taran SSP Surinder Lamba. The DIG said investigations were underway to ascertain Harnoor’s involvement in other criminal cases and to identify his associates. Edit: Punjab on edge CRICKETER SHAMI TOLD TO APPEAR FOR HEARING ■ Cricketer Mohd Shami was asked to appear for the SIR hearing in Kolkata ■ He was called because his enumeration form was incorrectly filled, said an official ■ Shami, from UP, has been living in Kolkata for years due to his cricketing career CONTROVERSY OVER SUMMONS TO AMARTYA The EC has said Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, reportedly summoned over discrepancies in his name spellings, is not required to appear for a hearing. TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee flagged the issue. as well as that of his family members had been deleted from the voter list in Uttar Pradesh. “The names have been deleted despite the submission of all documents and despite our names being there in the 2003 list as well as in the list during the last election. The BLO says the names were deleted since we shifted our residence. Today, the EC issued a press release saying that two crore voters who shifted residence did not submit their forms and so their names were deleted. However, our forms were submitted and we have the receipt. Still, the names were deleted...the entire SIR system has been made very complicated. So, we are opposing it...The goal of the SIR was to delete the names that could be deleted...” According to the draft list, state capital Lucknow witnessed the deletion of the maximum number of voters. When the SIR was announced, Lucknow had 39.9 lakh electors. The number has now come down to continued on page 8 Medical college suspends 2 students over ragging in HP Dipender Manta Tribune News Service Mandi, January 6 The administration of Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Government Medical College and Hospital, Nerchowk, has suspended two MBBS students for ragging and assaulting a junior student. The complainant-junior student has also been penalised after the inquiry found that he Junior also penalised for extortion attempt attempted to extort money from the seniors by misusing anti-ragging provisions. According to official sources, the action was taken after a fact-finding committee constituted by the college administration conducted an inquiry. continued on page 8