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Keetu’s killers evade cops
Moga, October 31
The Punjab police has flashed a message to its counterparts in all north Indian states besides issuing a look-out notice at all the international airports across the country to nab the three nephews of the former MLA of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) Malkiat Singh Keetu and their associates who killed him at Bilaspur village in Moga district on Monday.

Man speaks up for disabled son, killed
Bathinda, October 31
The Mansa police today arrested four members of a family of Bhame Khurd village for allegedly murdering a man who had confronted them for slapping his physically challenged son.

Three injured in firing incident
Abohar, October 31
At least three persons were injured after miscreants fired at the cremation ground in Subhash Nagar, located close to the Naam Charcha Ghar of the Dera Sacha Sauda here on Wednesday evening.

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	Keetu’s killers evade cops Police issues look-out notices at airports, alerts adjoining states Kulwinder Sandhu Tribune News Service Moga, October 31 The Punjab police has flashed a message to its counterparts in all north Indian states besides issuing a look-out notice at all the international airports across the country to nab the three nephews of the former MLA of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) Malkiat Singh Keetu and their associates who killed him at Bilaspur village in Moga district on Monday. Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Law and Order, SK Sharma who is personally supervising the investigations, said the police had created pressure on the family members of the alleged accused so that they could persuade their kin to surrender before the police. "The deadline given to the alleged culprits through their family members to surrender by the police is expiring tonight. We hope that if the strategy works properly, they may surrender anytime,” the ADGP said. Adding that the killers most probably left Punjab after committing the crime, Sharma said they could have taken shelter in adjoining states. "We have already set-up many search teams and dispatched them to various locations in search of them", he said. the ADGP said the owners of the white Maruti Swift car, which was used to flee away after committing the crime, had been taken into custody so that the police could give some vital clues about their location. "We have also launched a hunt to search this car,” he said. With regard to the investigations conducted by the police, SK Sharma said it has been established that the killers had a 'revengeful attitude' but the exact reason could be ascertained only after their arrest. Keetu was shot dead by his three nephews Jaspreet Singh, Harpreet Singh and Gurpreet Singh along with three of their associates reportedly over a property dispute. Meanwhile, Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal, who holds the charge of home affairs, today claimed that the police would soon nab all the culprits who gunned down the former SAD MLA Malkiat Singh Keetu on Monday. Accompanied by Revenue Minister Bikram Singh Majithia and Rajya Sabha Member Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, the Deputy Chief Minister met Keetu's wife Gurdeep Kaur and his son Kulwant Singh to condole the death of the party leader. He recalled that Keetu was a dedicated worker who contributed a lot in strengthening the base of the party. The Deputy CM said the party leadership would stand by the bereaved family in its hour of crisis. Earlier, Sukhbir Badal held a closed-door meeting with the ADGP, Law and Order, SK Sharma and the senior civil and police officials of the district who briefed him about the progress in investigations in the case.
	Man speaks up for disabled son, killed Tribune News Service Bathinda, October 31 The Mansa police today arrested four members of a family of Bhame Khurd village for allegedly murdering a man who had confronted them for slapping his physically challenged son. SSP Mansa Narinder Bhargav said two brothers, Darshan Singh and Gurmel Singh along with their sons, Gurwinder Singh and Avtar Singh, were nabbed from Gharagna village today within two days of the murder of Bogh Singh of Bhame Khurd village. He said on October 29, the accused Gurmel Singh had allegedly slapped Harjinder Singh, the son of Bogh Singh, while accusing him of entering hs fields. Harjinder is physically challenged. Bogh Singh later confronted Gurmel in the fields for slapping his son, who could not defend himself. However, Gurmel called his brother and son and and other relatives who came armed with guns and sticks. They shot and killed Bogh Singh. The SSP said the accused fled from the village but were caught. They have been booked for murder.
	Three injured in firing incident Our Correspondent Abohar, October 31 At least three persons were injured after miscreants fired at the cremation ground in Subhash Nagar, located close to the Naam Charcha Ghar of the Dera Sacha Sauda here on Wednesday evening. As per the available information, at least 12 persons stormed the cremation ground carrying arms, sharp- edged weapons and lathis. They inquired about someone who was not present there. The miscreants then opened fire and attacked some of the mourners with lathis and sharp-edged weapons before fleeing. The incident triggered panic forcing scores of mourners to take shelter. DSP Gurpreet Singh Dhindsa and SHO Balkar Singh rushed to the site along with police force and reportedly collected two empty bullets, sources said. Three persons have been admitted to the emergency ward in the Nehru Memorial Civil Hospital. Police has been deployed in the area to prevent trouble. Notably, this is the second such incident in less than a week. On Sunday, some persons had forcing their entry into a house in street number 6 of the old town and attacked some youths.
	Farmers block highway again Tribune News Service Muktsar, October 31 Irate over the alleged arbitrary conditions fixed by the commission agents, a number of farmers from Khuddian village in Lambi assembly constituency today blocked the Fazilka-Delhi national highway for over an hour. The agitating farmers alleged that a commission agent was under weighing the paddy stock on the ground that moisture level was high in the crop. Irked over this, the farmersthey blocked the road. Naib Tehsildar Sukhbir Singh Brar reached the spot and pacified the protesters and lifted their dharna. Later, Deputy Commissioner Paramjit Singh visited a number of grain markets in the district to review the paddy procurement arrangements and directed the officials to speed up the process. He also told the farmers and arhtiyas to approach him in case of any problem.
	Transformer thieves nabbed Bathinda, October 31 The Mansa police has busted an inter-state gang of criminals specialising in theft of power transformers and its parts in Mansa and adjoining districts of Haryana. SSP, Mansa, Narinder Bhargav said two members of the gang were nabbed while three others were likely to be nabbed soon. The gangsters had stolen as many as 17 transformers from several villages. They often stole one transformer in Mansa and then crossed over to steal another in Haryana. The police managed to nab two members of the gang, identified as Amandeep Singh alias Amni and Sandeep Singh alias Bila, from a police check-post at Toddarpur village in the district. The accused were riding a motorcycle carrying stolen copper from the transformers. They tried to flee but were nabbed by the police. The SSP said copper wire stolen from six transformers was recovered from their possession apart from nine motor pumps. — TNS
	Rich tributes paid to Indira Tribune News Service Bathinda, October 31 Glowing tributes were paid to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi at a function that was organised in the Congress office here today to observe her 28th death anniversary. Former MLA Harminder Singh Jassi presided over the function in which the party workers paid homage to Indira Gandhi by offering flowers on her portrait. Jassi recalled her sacrifice for the unity and integrity of the country. He said Indira Gandhi was always concerned about the welfare of the poor and downtrodden and took several historical steps to achieve the goal.
	New treatment for MDR-TB Tribune News Service Moga, October 31 With drug-resistant strains creating complications in the treatment of tuberculosis (TB), the state health department in association with the union government on Wednesday launched the second line of treatment in Moga district. Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Subodh Gupta said the programme has been further revised with the objective of universal access to quality care of TB for all patients. "The standard recommended length of drug therapy through Directly Observed Therapy (DOT) is six months, which may be extended in some cases but if there is delay and the patients fails to take the full course of treatment, it turns into multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) where first-line drugs are ineffective,” he said.