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P4 » » SUNSET WEDNESDAY 6:08 PM SUNRISE THURSDAY 7:05 AM » WEDNESDAY | 11 FEBRUARY 2026 | LUDHIANA Punjabi singer, sibling nabbed with heroin during Op Prahar Father-son duo from neighbourhood critically injured as they try to intervene Tribune News Service Tribune News Service Ludhiana, February 10 Around 15 assailants on Tuesday barged into the house of a bride in Indrapuri Colony and brutally attacked a family member, the police said. A neighbour and his son, who tried to intervene, were also assaulted and critically injured. The attackers fled the scene while issuing death threats. The trouble began during a pre-wedding function on Monday night between the bride’s family and a few youths who were their distant relatives over dancing. The situation escalated into a heated confrontation. Howev- Wailing family members at their house in Indrapuri Colony. er, residents intervened and calmed both parties. On Tuesday, while the main wedding ceremony was being held at a nearby community hall, the bride’s paternal uncle, Pappu, was alone at the house. Taking advantage of the same, around 15 men armed with swords and sharp weapons stormed the residence and attacked Pappu. Hearing screams, neighbours Surjit Singh (50) and his son Baljit Singh (28) rushed to the scene to help. The suspects also attacked them with sharp weapons. Both sustained severe injuries. As more people from the locality gathered, the assailants fled the scene. The man and his son were rushed to the Civil Hospital, where they were undergoing treatment. Surjit said they were attacked with swords. The police recorded the victims’ statements and are learnt to have identified the suspects. A manhunt has been launched to arrest the miscreants. Suspect who killed 9-yr-old a convict in rape case: Police Nikhil Bhardwaj Tribune News Service Ludhiana, February 10 The Ludhiana police claimed to have made significant progress in the gruesome murder of nine-year-old Aman whose throat was slit by suspect. Meanwhile, the kin of the boy held a protest outside the Salem Tabri police station, alleging misbehaviour by a policeman with the family. Sources indicate that the suspect was captured in CCTV cameras near the area where Aman was playing. The footage showed the suspect taking the child away with him. Based on the visual evidence, the police were able to establish the identity of the suspect. The investigation has revealed that in 2020, a case was filed against the accused at the Jodhewal police station for raping a seven-year-old girl. He had been sentenced to 20 years’ in jail for the crime. While being taken to the Civil Hospital for a medical examination by a team of the Khanna police, the suspect managed to escape from police custody recently and had been at large since then. The family of the deceased held a protest outside the Salem Tabri police station alleging misbehaviour by a policeman. They alleged that despite identification of the suspect, the police failed to arrest him. ACP Kikkar Singh denied any misbehaviour with the kin of the child. He said police were conducting raids to nab the man. About allegations of the kin that the suspect was held and later released, he turned the same as false. Sources said after the police identified the man, a raid was conducted at his house. — TNS Nikhil Bhardwaj Ludhiana, February 10 In a decisive strike against organised crime and antisocial elements, the Ludhiana Commissionerate Police has significantly intensified ‘Operation Prahar 2.0’. Under the specialised guidelines of Gaurav Yadav, Director General of Police (DGP), Punjab, the second day of the operation witnessed a large-scale mobilisation of force aimed at neutralising criminal elements and absconders. The operation was executed under high-level field supervision to ensure tactical precision. Dr S Boopathi, IGP (provisioning), Punjab, along with Swapan Sharma, Commissioner of Police, Ludhiana, personally took part in the briefing and led a combing operation in the Salem Tabri area. The leadership emphasised a zero-tolerance policy towards organised crime and directed teams to act with maximum clinical efficiency. Sharma said 450 police personnel were deployed across the commissionerate in 20 specialised strike teams, each led by a gazetted officer. As many as 125 simultaneous raids were conducted across strategic hideouts and sensitive loca- ASHWANI DHIMAN Ludhiana, February 10 An 18-year-old youth died in a tragic road accident in Sarabha Nagar on Tuesday. He was riding a bike when he was hit by a speeding and rashly driven Wrangler Rubicon. He suffered serious head injuries and died on the spot. The deceased was identified as Laksh, a resident of the city. He was pursuing BBA from an institute in Chandigarh. SHO, Police Division 5, Sukhjinder Singh, said as per preliminary probe, the SUV driver was driving the vehicle in a rash manner, which might have caused the accident. A case under various sections of the BNS was registered against the suspect and further probe was launched. — TNS Bride’s uncle attacked with swords after clash among kin over dance ASHWANI DHIMAN Hit by rashly driven vehicle, student dies IG S Boopathi and CP Swapan Sharma during the operation in Ludhiana. 82 LAND IN CUSTODY ON DAY 2 As many as 82 persons, including gangsters, wanted criminals, and three proclaimed offenders (POs), were arrested by the Ludhiana police on the second day of Operation Prahar 2.0 on Tuesday. tions. The intensive crackdown resulted in the arrest of 82 individuals, comprising active gangsters, wanted criminals, and three proclaimed offenders (POs) on the second day of the operation. In addition to the arrests, the police teams successfully confiscated a significant cache of contraband, which comprised of 122 gm of heroin, two country made pistols, 17 mobile phones, seven twowheelers, 5 gm of Ice drug and 6 boxes of liquor, he said. The CP reiterated that Operation Prahar 2.0 was a sustained campaign to ensure public safety and clean the city of criminal influence. He warned that the drive would be continued to target financial and logistical roots of the organised crime. Meanwhile, Punjabi singer Paramjit Kaur Pammi and her brother Sarwan Singh were nabbed by the Machhiwara police on drug trafficking charges during Operation Prahar 2.0. The police seized 8 gm of heroin from them and sent them to jail. During the pandemic, Pammi stopped singing and began drug trade. 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