16042026-ATR-01.qxd 4/15/2026 11:56 PM Page 1 c m y b Amritsar tribune FORECAST MAINLY CLEAR COMPLEX CANCER PROCEDURE PERFORMED AT CITY HOSPITAL BOOZE NOT ALONE TO BLAME FOR LIVER DISEASE: EXPERTS DHURANDHAR INDIAN FILM SERIES IN ~3,000-CR CLUB Amandeep Hospital performed a bilateral video endoscopic inguinal lymphadenectomy on vulvar cancer patient. P2 Specialists at annual GI Rendezvous sounded a warning that liver disease was no longer confined to alcohol use. P3 MAX 36°C | MIN 18°C YESTERDAY MAX 35°C | MIN 18°C The worldwide gross of the two instalments of Dhurandhar has now surpassed ~3,000-crore mark. P4 » » SUNSET THURSDAY 6.59 PM SUNRISE FRIDAY 5.59 AM » THURSDAY | 16 APRIL 2026 | AMRITSAR One held, 3 booked for links with drug trafficking module Tribune News Service Amritsar, April 15 The Amritsar (rural) police have arrested one person allegedly linked to Pakistanbased cross border drug smuggling network. His arrest led to the recovery of drug money amounting to over Rs 4.62 lakh. Two of his accomplices are yet to be arrested by the police. The arrested accused was identified as Rohanpreet Singh, alias Rohan, a resident of Bachhiwind, while those absconding were identified as Manmeet Singh, a resident of Mode border village, and Shivam, a resident of Ambala Cantt. Acting on specific tip-off about their links with Pakistan-based smugglers, a police team laid a trap near Attari. As per information, the module was reportedly involved in procuring heroin from across the border, and supplying it to local peddlers and routing the proceeds back to handlers in Pakistan through hawala channels. During operation, Rohanpreet Singh was intercepted while he was going on a motorcycle to deliver heroin and collect money from a local party. The police recovered Rs 4,62,600 in Indian currency and seized the motorcycle suspected to have been used in smuggling activities. A case under Sections 21, 25, 27(A), 29, 61 and 85 of the NDPS Act was registered against three accused. Further probe into the matter is underway. Firing outside house in Jandiala over property dispute Amritpal Mudit makes history, scores Khalistan sympathiserAssamjail Singhlikelytoremain in 100% in CBSE Class 10 exam Kin, lawyer urge govt to bring him back from Dibrugarh prison Tribune News Service Most meritorious students score above 99% marks Neha Saini Tribune News Service Amritsar, April 15 The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) announced the much-anticipated Class X result today. In Amritsar, Mudit Jain, a student of Shri Ram Ashram Public School made history by scoring a 100 per cent with a score of 500/500. Mudit not only became the district topper with his perfect score, but also became a national topper in the CBSE Class X board exams 2026. Closely following Mudit, were two students, Gurmehar Kaur Dhillon and Tanmay Aggarwal, who scored 99.8 per cent in the CBSE Class X result. Gurmehar is a student of Springdale Public School and Tanmay is a student of Luvdale Senior School. Arshveer Bhatia from DAV International School ranked third in the district with 99.4 per cent, along with Aashima Sukhija and Vridhita Aggarwal from Springdale School, who also scored 99.4 per cent. Other meritorious students include Guneet Kaur and Lubhani Sharma from Springdale with 99.2 per cent marks and Khanak Mahajan from The Senior Study II with 99 per cent score. The CBSE also released the gender-wise pass percentage for the Class X exams. This year, girls outperformed with 94.99 per cent pass percentage, while Classmates of Mudit Jain celebrate his success in Amritsar on Wednesday. PHOTO: VISHAL KUMAR MUDIT JAIN GURMEHAR KAUR TANMAY AGGARWAL 100% 99.8% 99.8% ARSHVEER BHATIA AASHIMA SUKHIJA VRIDHITA AGGARWAL 99.4% 99.4% 99.4% boys pass percentage stood at 92.69 per cent. The results are available on the CBSE website, as well as the UMANG and DigiLocker mobile apps. could be kept outside the state with the permission of the trial court, the Punjab Government and the state government concerned. “We are not running away from the law. Amritpal Singh has taken the oath of the Constitution and is entitled to a free and fair trial. We will fight legal battle in courts,” said Imman Singh Khara. Khara added that there was no threat to law and order in Punjab at present, and therefore his client should be brought back to the state to face trial. Amritpal’s family members said, “He is neither a terrorist nor a criminal. He is a sitting Member of Parliament who has sworn by the Indian Constitution. He is ready to face all cases registered against him and will not shy away from the due Tribune News Service Jandiala, April 15 Panic gripped a residential area here late Monday night after two unidentified assailants opened fire outside a house in a suspected targeted attack linked to a family property dispute. A case has been registered against the accused under Sections 109, 351 and 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), and Sections 25, 27, 54 and 59 of the Arms Act at the Jandiala Guru police station. Complainant Daljit Singh of Bandala, told the police that assailants arrived on a motorcycle without registration number plate on April 13. With faces covered, they fired three rounds at the main gate of his house with an intention to kill him, followed by one shot into the air. After firing, the accused fled from the spot while issuing threats to the complainant. No one was injured in the incident, but bullet marks on the house gate confirmed the attack. Daljit suspects his cousin Buta Singh’s hand in the attack, citing an ongoing court battle over their father’s ancestral land. The police are scanning CCTV camera footage of the nearby areas, and probing all angles, including personal enmity, and also working to identify and arrest the accused. Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh. FILE PHOTO process of law.” Amritpal Singh was booked in connection with the storming of Ajnala police station and subsequent violence in February 2023. He was arrested two months later from Rode village in Moga district and later detained under the NSA. Notably, nine of his associates, who were also detained under the NSA and lodged in Dibrugarh jail, were brought back to Punjab last year after their detention period expired. They are now in judicial custody. The associates shifted back to Punjab include Pappapreet Singh, Basant Singh, Bhagwant Singh Bajekhana, Gurmeet Singh Bukkanwal, Daljit Singh Kalsi, Gurinderpal Singh Guri Aujla, Harjit Singh and Kulwant Singh Dhaliwal. 120 cellphones returned to owners Police launch probe into viral video of ASI taking bribe Tribune News Service No one injured in incident Like every year, the CBSE has not released any merit list or announced toppers. Amritsar, April 15 Khalistan sympathiser Amritpal Singh, who is also Khadoor Sahib MP is likely , to remain in Assam jail, even after the expiry of his National Security Act (NSA) detention. The Punjab Government has reportedly moved the Ministry of Home Affairs seeking his continued detention at the Assam facility under the provisions of the Transfer of Prisoners (Punjab Amendment) Act, 2025. His NSA detention period ends on April 22 this year. His detention was last extended by the Punjab Government in April 2025. After the expiry of the detention period he is likely to be arrested in the Ajnala police station attack and violence case registered in February 2023. Meanwhile, Amritpal Singh’s family and his legal advisor have urged the government to shift him back to a jail in Punjab so that he can face trial in the state. Imman Singh Khara, legal counsel of Amritpal Singh, claimed that he also learnt from his sources that the Punjab Government had approached the Ministry of Home Affairs seeking permission to extend his detention at the same facility under the Transfer of Prisoners Act, 1950, amended last year citing security and law and order situation. The lawyer pointed out that the Punjab Government had amended the Act last year under which a prisoner SSP Surendra Lamba hands over a mobile phone to its owner in Tarn Taran. PHOTO: GURBAXPURI Tarn Taran, April 15 The district police returned 120 lost/stolen mobile phones to actual owners after finding handsets here today. At a function held here on Wednesday, SSP Surendra Lamba said the police had recovered 120 Stolen devices recovered by Tarn Taran police lost/stolen mobile phones. The SSP said owners were informed about recovery of their handheld devices. “The price of the recovered mobile phones is estimated at Rs 22 lakh,” said Riputapan Singh, SP (Investigation). The SSP said mobile phones were handed over to actual owners at the function here today. — OC Amritsar, April 15 The city police have initiated an inquiry into a viral video showing an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) posted at a local police station allegedly accepting a bribe. The ASI accepted bribe on the police station premises. Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Anubhav Jain said the video, which was around six months old, had already been brought to the notice of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB). An inquiry by the Vigilance Department was already underway, he said. “Appropriate action will be taken against the erring official after the completion of A CCTV grab shows an Assistant Sub-Inspector allegedly taking bribe in Amritsar. the probe,” the ACP said. The video surfaced on social media on Tuesday, triggering widespread outrage and raising serious questions over the police functioning in the city. In the clip, the ASI is allegedly seen accepting Rs 5,000 bribe in connection with a road accident involving a private transport bus that claimed the lives of three youth. The incident had occurred on the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) lane. The video also shows the ASI demanding an additional Rs 1,000 in the name of the munshi (head constable), while the person handing over the money promised him to pay more amount later. Three booked on charge Agency owner alleges embezzlement of Girl’s suicide case turns into of kidnapping teenage girl LPGcylinders; godown in-charge booked murderprobeafterautopsy Our Correspondent Tarn Taran, April 15 The Sadar police have named three persons as accused in a case registered for kidnapping a minor girl student of the Class XI on the pretext of marriage. According to information, the accused have been identified as Lovepreet Singh, alias Noni, a resident of Makhu in Ferozepur district, his sister Manpreet Kaur and brother-in-law Nishan Singh, both residents of Pandori Gola. The victim girl’s family alleged in a complaint to the police that their daughter went to her uncle’s house, where Lovepreet Singh, in collusion with his sister Manpreet Kaur and brother-in-law Nishan Singh, kidnapped her on the pretext of marriage. Assistant Sub-Inspector Rajpal Singh said a case had been registered against the three accused under Sections 137 (2), 96 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita in this connection. All the three accused are absconding and are yet to be arrested by the police. Amritsar, April 15 A case has been registered against a godown in-charge and his associates for allegedly misappropriating LPG cylinders and cash at a gas agency here. Channan Singh Sidhu, a retired Army officer and owner of Sandeep Gas Service, located in the Anngarh area, lodged a complaint accusing Kuldeep Singh, who had been working as godown incharge for the past 10 years, of illegally selling LPG cylinders and misappropriating funds during the recent crisis arising out of the US-Iran war leading to shortage of gas. c m y b The incident also highlighted black marketing of the LPG as accused allegedly admitted to have sold gas cylinders. Sidhu, who has been running the agency for 44 years, stated that a routine stock verification conducted by his office staff in March revealed a significant shortage of cylinders at the godown near Gate Hakima. The missing stock included cylinders of 14.2 kg, 19.576 kg and 5.07 kg capacities. During questioning, Kuldeep Singh allegedly confessed to selling cylinders to meet his financial needs and promised to repay the amount within a month. The complainant further alleged that Kuldeep Singh, along with his relatives and associates — Nirmal Singh and Satnam Singh — also siphoned off Rs 3.59 lakh in cash. The accused were reportedly handling stock and financial records after March 1, raising suspicion of a larger conspiracy. Sidhu pointed out that cylinders formed part of the government-regulated stock and were not meant for open sale in the market. The police said that a case under Sections 306 and 318(4) of the BNS was registered against accused in this connection. — TNS Amritsar, April 15 The police have registered a murder case after the postmortem report revealed that a 19-year-old girl had died due to smothering and manual strangulation, and not suicide as was initially claimed. The victim was identified as Sukhmanpreet Kaur. The incident had occurred on May 2 last year. According to the police, the deceased’s mother Raminder Kaur, a resident of Tarn Taran, presently living in Amritsar, had on May 2, 2025, reported that her daughter, a student, had died by suicide at their residence. Acting on her statement, the police had initially registered an inquest proceeding under Section 194 of the BNSS. However, an autopsy conducted by a panel of doctors at the Forensic Medicine Department, Government Medical College, Amritsar, concluded that the cause of death was asphyxia resulting from the combined effect of smothering and throttling (manual strangulation). Following the postmortem findings, the police registered a case under Section 103 of the BNS. SHO Satnam Singh said a thorough inquiry was underway to establish the exact circumstances leading to girl’s death. — TNS