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Plan to spruce up visitors’ gallery at Attari check post awaits nod
Functioning of former Infotech MD under lens
Panel slams Cong for ignoring minorities
State to woo NRIs with privilege card, facilities
I was terrorised, molested, thrashed: Victim
Patiala gang rape case
Amritsar arms licence scam
Makkar: SGPC will reconstruct historic monuments in state
Panel demands hospital in Sangrur village
Honey Singh’s effigy burnt in Jalandhar
Nine rape cases found fake, claims police
Malerkotla case: Girl’s father writes to Badal
Ayurvedic dispensaries without doctors in Sangrur
2 swine flu cases reported in Punjab
Five fall ill due to intense cold
Punjabi University to start helpline for women soon
In 5 months, 394 peddlers held in Fatehgarh Sahib
Rs 3 lakh stolen from arhtiya’s shop
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Illegal mining still rampant in Amritsar, Tarn Taran
Amritsar, January 2 The illegal activity has resulted in environmental degradation. It is also proving a security threat as mining is being done near the Indo-Pak border from where the Ravi flows. The Rajasansi police yesterday intercepted a truck and a trolley laden with sand coming from the Ajnala side. Though the police impounded the vehicles, the accused managed to escape. Ever since a ban on the illegal excavation of sand was imposed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court in April last year, the Industries Department has lodged at least 50 cases of illegal mining in Amritsar and 13 in Tarn Taran. The excavation is being mainly done from the Ravi belt along Ajnala and from the Sutlej and Beas in Tarn Taran. The Amritsar rural police has so far arrested 69 persons in this connection after registering cases against 89 persons. "For round-the-clock vigil, we need at least 30-40 per cent more staff," said Dharam Pal Bhagat, General Manager, Industries. He claimed that they had managed to curb the illegal activity to a larger extent, but admitted that it was still continuing during late hours. Bhagat claimed the government was in the process of recruiting more staff. "Till the recruitment process is completed, the power of registration of case has been relegated to the district administration, including Deputy Commissioner, SDM and SSP of the Amritsar rural police," said Bhagat. In the absence of any wing of the Mining Department at Pathankot, the district industries centre has been keeping a check on illegal mining in the area. The Border Security Force authorities have also took up the matter with the district administration as "it has resulted in serious security threat besides damaging the road laid by the BSF for reaching to its posts. Ban proves ‘ineffective’ The illegal activity is proving a security threat since it is done near the Indo-Pak border The excavation is being mainly done from the Ravi belt along Ajnala and from the Sutlej and Beas in Tarn Taran The Industries Department has lodged at least 50 cases of illegal mining in Amritsar and 13 in Tarn Taran since April last year
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HC upholds CBI probe into miller-official nexus
Chandigarh, January 2 Nearly three months after a Single Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court observed that "gross mischief has been played by officials of the Food & Supplies Department" while directing the premier investigating agency to carry out the probe, a Division Bench has upheld the order. The development is significant as the Food Corporation of India has all along been claiming that officers of the Punjab Food & Supplies Department are in league with the millers. They overlook "sham transactions involving blacklisted firms". As a result, the FCI is "burdened with liability to lift rice which is often short of specifications". It has to spend a huge amount to make the "rice conform to the specifications contemplated in the Food Adulteration Act due to which the loss often runs into crores". Taking cognisance of the "objectionable practices" during the hearing of a bunch of petitions filed by SID Rice Mills, Justice Mahesh Grover had asserted: "There is sufficient material on record which indicates that officials of the Food & Supplies Department of the State of Punjab have either worked in collusion, or have through their clandestine actions helped certain erring firms". Justice Grover had added "blacklisted firms or those purported to be acting on their behalf, by either registering a sale or showing a change in constitution of the partners of the firm, have successfully got the contracts for milling paddy". Mincing no words, Justice Grover had added: "It is evident that all is not well with the system that is prevailing". Justice Grover said the Punjab Government and its agencies were offering paddy for custom milling to the rice mills and were then obligating the FCI to lift the same and when the rice is found to be defective. "Evident from the record is also the fact that gross mischief has been played by officials of the Food & Supplies Controller, who have rampantly cleared certain firms operating from the premises of the defaulting firm either by showing a sale in their favour or by a change in the constituents of the firm". Taking up the appeal, the Division Bench of Chief Justice Arjan Kumar Sikri and Justice Rakesh Kumar Jain added: "We do not want to interfere with such a discretionary order passed by the Single Judge". About the case The Food Corporation of India has claimed officers of the Food & Supplies Department are in league with the millers. They overlook "sham" transactions involving blacklisted firms As a result, the FCI is burdened with liability to lift rice which is often short of specifications
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Plan to spruce up visitors’ gallery at Attari check post awaits nod
Amritsar, January 2 Besides enhancing its sitting capacity, the BSF authorities have proposed to expand the gallery with better viewing angles and height, state-of-the-art facilities like CCTV cameras, bulletproof control room, cafeteria etc. Aditya Mishra, IG Punjab frontier, BSF, said they had been waiting for an approval for the Rs 33-crore project aimed at improving facilities for thousands of visitors coming to witness beating the retreat ceremony. At present, the check post has a seating capacity for 5,000 people. However, on an average about 10,000 tourists visit daily to witness the retreat ceremony orchestrated by the BSF and the Pakistan Rangers. The number of visitors rises significantly during holidays. The BSF authorities also face a lot of problems in handling a huge rush while many visitors return without watching the flag lowering ceremony as they do not find any place there. The tourists often rue lack of facilities, including sufficient number of washrooms and availability of drinking water. The BSF authorities have proposed to redesign the gallery which could accommodate about 30,000 people and have better viewing angles. A spacious parking facility for accommodating about 200 vehicles, an open-air theatre, toilets, medical facilities, a separate gallery for VIPs, and a conference room would also be included in the newly planned gallery. The BSF authorities have also proposed the construction of a huge red sandstone structure in the middle and on both sides of the road where the retreat ceremony is held to give the place a traditional look. Mishra said they sincerely hoped that the Union Home Ministry would approve the project at the earliest. The project The
Rs 33-crore plan has been proposed to facilitate visitors coming to witness beating the retreat ceremony The gallery will be redesigned increase seating capacity from the current 5,000 to 30,000 people Other facilities will include a spacious parking lot for 200 vehicles, an open-air theatre, toilets, medical facilities, a separate gallery for VIPs and a conference room
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Functioning of former Infotech MD under lens
Chandigarh, January 2 Joshi has requested the Finance Minister to ask the Examiner, Local Funds Account, to examine the depletion in fixed deposits, discrepancies in allotment of industrial plots and their cancellation besides the appointment of consultancies for the Rajpura and Rail Majra IT Parks. Joshi has urged the Finance Minister to expedite the inquiry so that action can be taken against the "wrong doers" at the earliest. He has also urged that Punjab Infotech and other boards and corporations be brought under the purview of the Examiner, Local Fund Accounts, for greater transparency in their functioning. The inquiry has been ordered a year after repeated complaints by former Punjab Infotech Chairman Harjit Singh Grewal to the Chief Minister, the Deputy CM as well as the Governor, alleging that the corporation, which had fixed deposits worth nearly Rs 50 crore, now virtually had no reserves. Grewal had alleged several irregularities in the functioning of the corporation during his period in office. He had claimed that the corporation had paid more than Rs 5 crore to various consultancy firms in 2011 for working on more than 20 projects even when in several cases the corporation was yet to take possession of the land required for the projects. Among the cases pointed out by the former Infotech Chairman include Rs 36 lakh paid to a consultant for the IT Park at Rail Majra which did not take off due to objection by the state forest department. Similarly, Rs 20 lakh was paid to a consultant to dispose of a commercial site in the Sector 67 IT Park as consultation fee. This site resulted in a further controversy with the reserve price being brought down from Rs 60 crore to Rs 35 crore, following which the highest bidder backed out of the auction. Grewal had also protested against giving the project for computerising the functioning of the state Secretariat to a private firm for Rs 125 crore. He had claimed that a government agency had offered to do the project at a nominal cost. He had also complained against "unnecessary modernisation" of the Infotech office, handing out of appointment letters without any need and creation of a five-star culture by holdings events and parties which did not yield any result.
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Panel slams Cong for ignoring minorities
Jalandhar, January 2 He said this while addressing mediapersons at the Circuit House here. Masih also went on to praise the Parkash Singh Badal-led government in Punjab for “doing a lot for the benefits of the minorities”, especially the Christians and Muslims. Asked whether it is appropriate for a person like him holding a constitutional post to criticise a particular party and praise the other, he said “he has just spoken the truth”. A press note later issued by the Punjab Information and Public Relations Department clearly stated that Masih praised the Badal government for taking several steps for the benefits of the minorities in Punjab which had “not been taken care of by any other government in the past”.
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State to woo NRIs with privilege card, facilities
Chandigarh, January 2 The government will highlight steps taken to help the NRIs with regard to property and matrimonial disputes. NRI Affairs Minister Bikram Singh Majithia has already ordered fast-tracking of procedures for investigating land disputes registered by NRIs in accordance with an earlier assurance given to them. The government has also ensured the passage of both the human trafficking as well as compulsory marriage Bills before the conference in order to give a message to the NRI community that it was sensitive to their concerns. It has been decided to introduce a “privilege card” for NRIs which will allow them special discounts at shopping malls, hotels, restaurants and jewellary shops, besides preferential treatment in schools and hospitals. Sources said the SAD was keen to “improve” its image among NRIs. During its last term, the government received a shock at the widespread support given to the Peoples Party of Punjab (PPP) by Punjabi NRIs abroad. Similarly, it was felt more was required to be done to woo the community when Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal was forced to cancel his trip to Canada last year following objections by hardliners. The government is keen to wean NRIs away from the influence of radical groups who dominate this community abroad. The government is also wooing the NRI media with 45 NRI journalists from abroad being put up in a top hotel on government expenditure. Majithia said Sukhbir would hold a brainstorming session with the elected representatives of various countries to get their suggestions on the first day of the conference here. Majithia said the afternoon session on the same day would have a discussion with the NRI media and that their help would be sought to project the proper image of the State abroad. He said the conference would conclude on January 5 at Jalandhar with an open session for discussion with the NRI community.
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I was terrorised, molested, thrashed: Victim
Faridkot, January 2 The sequence of events and the victim's statement are mentioned in the charge sheet. Senior police officers had publicly dubbed the case as that of elopement, claiming that the girl had been willingly living with the main accused, Nishan Singh, in Goa. In her statement to the police recorded on December 22, the victim has said that she was terrorised, molested, beaten up and kept under lock and key in Chandigarh, Delhi, Goa and Kharar. She said that Nishan Singh had forced her to write a letter claiming that she was with him of her own will. He had also coerced her into posing for a picture with him " to spoil my life". The victim said she had tried to escape twice but was caught and given a severe thrashing. "I was repeatedly molested and whenever I put up resistance, Nishan would badly thrash me. There were threats to kill my parents whenever I uttered a word against the accused." the victim has stated. She has also said that Nishan Singh was well-connected and his associates in Moga, Chandigarh, Delhi and Ludhiana helped him with a fake driving licence and number plate. "The number plate of the vehicle which was used to kidnap me was changed on way to Moga. The accused were so confident of their connections that they had no fear of being caught," the girl has stated. She has also said that she was dragged out of her house by her hair. As her family members were beaten up, she was bundled into a car and taken away. More revelations The victim says she was forcibly kept under lock and key in Chandigarh, Delhi, Goa and Kharar Nishan Singh forced her to write a letter claiming that she was with him of her own will The accused also coerced her into posing for a picture with him "to spoil my life" She tried to escape twice but was caught and given a severe thrashing
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Patiala gang rape case
Patiala, January 2 She said the matter could not end by taking disciplinary action against some policemen. "Certain influential people are trying to protect the culprits of this heinous crime. They terrorised the victim and kept threatening the family for over a month in a bid to suppress the rape incident, which forced the victim to commit suicide. These elements should be identified," she alleged. The minister was accompanied by PCC senior vice-president Laal Singh, Nabha MLA Sadhu Singh Dharmsot, Rajpura MLA Hardial Singh Kamboj, Mohali MLA Balbir Singh Sidhu, former MLA Nirmal Singh and Punjab Youth Congress President Bikram Chaudhary. Sanaur MLA Laal Singh spoke on the working of the "polticised" police which follows the instructions of halqa incharge. "We appreciate that the government has realised its mistake by saying that politicisation of the police will be checked,” he said.
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Amritsar arms licence scam
Amritsar, January 2 Confirming this, Agarwal said he had asked the Commissioner of Police to form a special investigation team to conduct a detailed investigation into the case. The district administration had constituted a team headed by Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Sudeep Singh Gulati for scrutinising all arm licences issued by the administration. “During our probe, we found a number of suspicious cases wherein arms licences were issued on the basis of fake documents or fake addresses,” said Agarwal. Before the introduction of police commissionerate system in 2010, the district administration has been issuing arm licences to the city residents. Since 2010, the responsibility of issuing licenses for those living in the Municipal Corporation limits was shifted to the city police. The Patiala police had nabbed a city-based gun dealer Gaurav Arora and seized 17 weapons from him. Earlier, their investigations had revealed that some arms dealers in Amritsar had been hand in glove with the DC office which would issue fake arms licences to people living outside the state, including Delhi. The arms license branch in the DC office was later sealed for securitisation.
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Makkar: SGPC will reconstruct historic monuments in state
Amritsar, January 2 Talking to mediapersons here, Makkar said they would also reconstruct Thanda Burj (cold tower) at Fatehgarh Sahib where Sahibzada Zorawar Singh and Fateh Singh attained martyrdom. “A four-member panel has been constituted to erect the burj creating a feel of that particular period of history. The panel comprises noted historian Prof Kirpal Singh, Vice Chancellor of Punjabi University Dr Jaspal Singh, former Vice Chancellor of Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU) Dr Prithipal Singh Kapur and historian Dr JS Grewal. SGPC secretary Roop Singh will be the coordinator of the panel. Makkar said they would chart out the future course of action once the committee submitted its report to him. He said the SGPC was already reviving Guru-ka-Bagh and Gurdwara Charan Kanwal Sahib in Machhiwara by planting trees keeping in mind the olden times. In another initiative, the SGPC will also open a school for the deaf and dumb children at Gurdwara Alamgir, Ludhiana, he revealed. About the forthcoming Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) elections, Makkar said the SAD’s (Shiromani Akali Dal) agenda for the elections would only be released by party president Sukhbir Singh Badal. Lashing out at the Sarna brothers for the Gurdwara Bala Sahib episode and violent clash at Gurdwara Rakabganj, he said the electorate would give them a befitting reply with their mandate. He said they would restore transparency in gurdwara affairs in New Delhi after being voted to power in the DSGMC polls.
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Panel demands hospital in Sangrur village
Sangrur, January 2 Ghabdan Kothi is situated about 12 km from Sangrur on the Sangrur-Patiala road. Earlier, a TB hospital had functioned from there. It was closed by the government about 10 years ago. Now, almost all the buildings in the premises are in a dilapidated condition. Convener of the Sangarsh Committee Parshotam Singh Phaguwala said they had come to know that out of the 41 acres land of the TB Hermitage, 25 acres had already been given to PUDA. However, Sangrur Civil Surgeon HS Bali said the entire land of the TB Hermitage was in the possession of the Health Department. About transferring of the land to PUDA, Dr Bali said he had no information in this regard. Phaguwala said they had formed the committee to get their demands fulfilled. These included setting up of a PGI-level government multi-specialty hospital on the land.
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Honey Singh’s effigy burnt in Jalandhar
Jalandhar, January 2 Activists of the Istri Jagriti Manch (IJM) demanded that Honey Singh and other singers like Diljit Dosanjh, Jazzy B and Geeta Zaildaar be booked under the Indecent Representation of Women Act, 1986, for promoting vulgarity and commodifying women. The manch vice-president, Charanjit Kaur Barnala, said: "There has been a sharp rise in crime against women. Incidents of kidnapping and rape are increasing because of songs that belittle women." Culture Minister Sarwan Singh Phillaur had announced a censor board to check vulgar songs. The same is yet to be constituted. Another manch office-bearer Jasbir Jassi said: “Even a censor board won't serve any purpose. Singers like Diljit Dosanjh, Miss Pooja and Gippy Garewal were invited by the government to perform at the Kabaddi World Cup..” A complaint was lodged against Honey Singh at the Nawanshahr police station yesterday by an NGO, for demeaning women.
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Nine rape cases found fake, claims police
Chandigarh, January 2 He said those making false accusations were liable to be tried under Section 182 of the IPC. During December, a maximum of six rape cases each were registered in the districts of Bathinda and Fazilka while no case was registered in Patiala and Kapurthala districts. The ADGP talked about false cases in Majitha, Fazilka, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Ferozepur, Bathinda and Tarn Taran. He said there were instructions to improve the police response to cases of sexual assauls, sexual violence and abduction. An official note said: “In the recent cases of sexual assault, it has been seen that SSPs are not using women police officers, who are available in all districts in sufficient numbers, in women police stations or in crime against women cell. It is unfortunate that most SSPs are using women police officers only for dealing with dowry complaints." Asked about the findings in the Badshahpur case, Jasminder Singh said he was going through the probe details. Teenager raped by neighbour in Amritsar Amritsar: A 13-year-old girl was raped by her neighbour in Maqboolpura on December 30. The police filed a challan in court today. A case was registered on the complaint of the victim's aunt.The accused was arrested the same day and sent to judicial remand. Meanwhile, the police has cancelled a rape case registered a couple of days ago against Milan Kapoor of Vijay Nagar area for allegedly exploiting a woman on the pretext of marrying her. An inquiry conducted by a special investigating team headed by the Assistant Commissioner of Police (ASP) revealed that the case was false. “After a probe, the police found that the case was registered on misrepresentation of facts and the allegation of rape was not proved," said a press note, adding that " the case was cancelled based on sufficient circumstantial and documentary evidence.” — TNS 8-year-old girl violated in Hoshiarpur Hoshiarpur: An eight-year-old girl was raped and later murdered at village Simbli on Tuesday. The Mehtiana police has booked Sanjay Kumar (25) of Lakhi village in Purnia (Bihar) under Sections 302 and 376 of the IPC. The accused is at large. The girl's body was found in the fields. The Mukerian police has booked 10 persons for abducting a teenaged girl and a woman at Jalala village. The Sadar police has booked three persons on the charges of eve-teasing and assault. Ludhiana: A 14-year-old was raped by three men at Talwandi village near Ladhowal area here on Tuesday night. The three, identified as Seera (28), Harpal (32) and Vijay (30), have been arrested.One of the rapists allegedly thrashed a woman who tried to rescue the girl. The victim's father reported the matter to the village sarpanch, who informed the police. — TNS
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Malerkotla case: Girl’s father writes to Badal
Sangrur, January 2 The inquiry was marked after Saif's mother met the SSP on December 31, claiming that her son had been falsely implicated in the case. In his letter to the CM, the girl's father has sought action against a senior police officer for trying to protect the accused. He has said that the police had deliberately not arrested the accused. However, Sangrur SSP Harcharan Singh Bhullar said the police had conducted more than 15 raids to nab
Saif.
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Ayurvedic dispensaries without doctors
Sangrur, January 2 Due to fewer AMOs, patients have to rely upon the advice of Upvaids (pharmacists) working at the dispensaries. Moreover, the AMOs, working in the 12 Ayurvedic dispensaries of this district, also work for a couple of days every week at dispensaries, where the posts have been lying vacant. The AMOs are posted at 12 dispensaries which are situated at Kahangarh, Dhanno, Sangrur, Bhawanigarh, Dhuri, Sunam, Laad Banjara, Nagra, Mehlan, Bardwal, Bharro and Chaunda. The 22 dispensaries without a doctor are located at Longowal, Khanal Kalan, Bhai Ke Pishore, Alisher, Dhadhogal, Ugrahan and Churral Kalan. Sources said some of the Ayurvedic dispensaries that were based in villages were in a dilapidated condition. An officer of the department admitted that in the absence of doctors in these dispensaries, the patients in rural areas had been facing problems getting the treatment.
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2 swine flu cases reported in Punjab
Ludhiana, January 2 Two patients from Haryana— who were being treated at the Fortis Hospital in Mohali— tested positive for swine flu. One of them from Kurukshetra died yesterday while another from Karnal is under treatment at the hospital. Dr Dipak Bhatia, Project Programme Officer and Project Coordinator, Integrated Disease Surveillance Project, Punjab, said, “Both these patients from Haryana were confirmed positive for swine flu after getting tested at a government-recognised laboratory. The Government of Haryana has been informed about it and further surveillance is being done to trace such patients and give them treatment.” "We have received samples of 14 suspected patients. Out of these two, who were tested positive, one is from Nawanshahar and is under treatment at Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, while the other is from Mohali and is being treated at Max Hospital in the city. The immediate contacts of these patients have been given prophylactic treatment,'' Dr Bhatia further said. Last year, 14 confirmed cases of swine flu were reported from across the state, of which four had died. Symptoms Acute respiratory disease syndrome High grade fever, cold, body ache, running nose,
diarrhoea, vomiting
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Five fall ill due to intense cold Bathinda, January 2 The Sahara volunteers rushed the youth, Deenu Kumar, to the Civil Hospital, Bathinda, and provided him with warm clothes. A policeman was also found lying unconscious due to the cold near Bibiwala chowk. Sahara volunteers rushed head constable Jaswant Singh to the Civil Hospital where he is undergoing treatment. In another case, a rickshaw-puller Kashmir Chand, who is a resident of Paras Ram Nagar, was found ill at Santpura road. A homeless 50-year-old, identified as Balvir Chand, was found in a critical condition on the roadside pavement. He was admitted to the Civil Hospital. In another incident, an 80-year-old woman was found unconscious near the bus stand. — TNS
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Punjabi University to start helpline for women soon
Patiala, January 2 University Vice Chancellor Dr Jaspal Singh said, “We have recently installed hi-tech CCTV cameras at various places. These cameras will function smoothly even in bad weather and low light,” he said. Girls in the university have welcomed the decision since in several eve-teasing incidents in the past, the culprits escaped by the time they contacted the security officials. “Many outsiders visit the university and on several occasions, they pass derogatory comments on girls. The cameras would keep a check on such people,” said Sarabjeet
Kaur.
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In 5 months, 394 peddlers held in Fatehgarh Sahib
Fatehgarh Sahib, January 2 It arrested 394 drug peddlers, 50 gangsters involved in various robberies, 59 proclaimed offenders, 17 fake travel agents, 50 persons for smuggling whisky in parts of Punjab and solved 68 cases of fraud. The police has also recovered stolen goods worth Rs 1.5 crore. It seized drugs, including 45 kg opium, 1,132.600 kg poppy husk, 2.44 kg smack,1,97,930 tablets, 10,818 capsules, 682 injections, 568 bottles of syrup and 26.56 kg narcotic powder. The police recovered 21 revolvers, 2 rifles, a pistol, a gun, 98 cartridges and 28 knives and iron rods Senior Superintendent of Police HS Mann said when he took charge five months ago, he directed all the SHOs to ensure that no drug was sold in their area and all drug peddlers were nabbed. He said that a majority of the drug peddlers were lodged in the Nabha jail. He said the drive to reduce crime had started yielding good results as the people’s confidence in the police had been restored and they were now coming forward with information. He said the name of the informer was kept secret.
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Rs 3 lakh stolen from arhtiya’s shop
Sangrur, January 2 The Dirba Station House Officer Krishan Kumar said this evening the arhtiya had not filed a written complaint with the police as he wanted to investigate the matter himself for now. The arhtiya told the police that Rs 3.6 lakh was lying in his safe, out of which Rs 3 lakh was missing.
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Illegal sand mining in Amritsar and its surrounding areas continues unabated, thanks to a shortage of staff in the Industries Department and the alleged indifferent attitude of the Police Department.
Union Minister of State for External Affairs Preneet Kaur today visited the family of the Patiala gang-rape victim at Badshahpur village in Patran sub-division of the district. Addressing a gathering of party workers in the village, Preneet flayed the state government for "delaying" action in the case which was initiated after directions of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
Activists of at least 40 organisations today came together to condemn the obscene lyrics rendered by Honey Singh, including "Main Hoon
Balatkari". Angry activists burnt Honey Singh's effigy, who announced that they would not allow obscene singers to perform in the city.
The Punjab Police today claimed that nine of the 63 rape complaints registered in December had proved to be false. Additional Director-General of Police (ADGP), Crime, Jasminder Singh, addressing a press conference here today, said : “Our police is committed to look into all complaints.There are a number of false cases being registered on account of personal rivalry”.
The district police has been leading a crusade against crime in the region for the last five months. It has registered 361 cases under the NDPS Act, 15 cases of rape, 13 cases under the Arms Act, 50 cases under the Excise Act and 15 murder cases.