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Ex-DGSE Pannu out to malign me: Maluka
Moga acid attack
Two minor girls abducted, cops succeed in rescuing one
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Attacked PPP leader seeks high-level probe
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Ex-DGSE Pannu out to malign me: Maluka
Bathinda, October 3 Maluka has been accused of helping his driver clear Class X examination through unfair means. Speaking to mediapersons on the sidelines of a sports event here, Maluka said, “The ‘Pannu Gang’ is after me. They have no work but to mire me in controversies. When one falls flat, they hatch another.” The Minister was referring to former Director-General of School Education (DGSE) Kahan Singh Pannu. Both have been accusing each other of conspiracies. Pannu declined to comment when The Tribune sought his reaction to the allegation. “I have nothing to say,” he said. Maluka said: “My driver has been accused (in a section of the media) of making someone else appear for the examination in his place. I openly challenge the reports and am ready to bear the consequences if he is found guilty. He appeared for the examination himself and there is no chance of someone impersonating him.” He said even some of his relatives had failed to clear the examination. With his tongue firmly in cheek, he joked, “Things are getting out of control. At times, I think of filing defamation suits. But if I start doing so, I will lose count of how many cases I have filed. Everyday, I am dragged into a new controversy.” |
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Moga acid attack
Moga, October 3 The Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, while taking a suo moto notice of the news report published in these columns on July 12 had directed the state government to provide compensation and formulate a policy of reimbursement of medical bills and rehabilitation of the victims. The cheques dated September 26 were issued by the local Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), which has been handed over to the victims. However, the government has not given money for medical expenses. The victim was still admitted to the ICU at DMC hospital in Ludhiana and has in the past couple of months, undergone many surgeries. She has lost an eye, besides suffering 70 per cent burn injuries. Her father was released from the hospital after a few weeks. |
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Two minor girls abducted, cops succeed in rescuing one
Moga, October 3 The youth, Jatinder Kumar, has been arrested by the cops and an FIR under sections 363 and 366-A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) has been registered against him. The girl was handed over to the parents after her medical examination. In another incident, a 17-year old Dalit girl was kidnapped by a youth from Dharamkot town when she went there for tuition, a couple of days back. The police had launched a hunt to trace them. An FIR under sections has been registered against Gurcharan Singh, a resident of Chirag Shah Wala under sections 363 and 366-A of the IPC at Dharamkot police station. Preliminary investigations in both the cases had suggested that the youths kidnapped the girls in separate incidents by promising to marry them. |
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Attacked PPP leader seeks high-level probe
Bathinda, October 3 Sidhana is an active senior PPP leader from Sidhana village near Rampura and was attacked with firearms twice in the Rampura constituency. He survived due to immediate medical intervention and had remained hospitalised for a long time. Sidhana has a considerable support of youngsters in the area. The PPP leader appreciated the efforts of the Bathinda police in busting the gang of 'supari' killers by arresting four of its members. However, he alleged that the attacks on him were politically motivated and those who had planned the attack too should be punished. He suspected that his political rivals had hired these contract killers to settle scores with him. Notwithstanding the attacks, Sidhana said he would support the PPP Chief, Manpreet Badal, in the coming Lok Sabha elections which the latter was likely to contest from Bathinda constituency. Earlier in the day, the police arrested Jagsir Singh Seera of Sidhana village, Gurpreet Sekhon of Mudki village in Ferozepur, Ranjodh Singh of Kotha Guruka in Bathinda and Harjinder Singh Bittu of Jagaram Tirath. The police claimed to have launched an early morning operation before arresting the gangsters from Jhumbar Basti near Jagaram Tirath village in Talwandi Sabo. Apart from executing 'supari' killings, the arrested persons are also accused of committing robberies and other heinous crimes. |
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Education Minister Sikander Singh Maluka today blamed "Pannu Gang comprising government officials and a few politicians” for allegedly hatching one conspiracy after another to malign his image.
