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Yannick attack case
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Migrant labourer found dead
113 teams take part in zonal youth festival on third day
Hotels, clubs gear up for Diwali celebrations in city
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Circumstantial proof nailed accused
Deepkamal Kaur Tribune News Service
Jalandhar, October 25 The evidences included the recovery of pieces of blood-stained glass and stones (used in the attack) from outside the rented accommodation of Yannick, fresh injury marks on the nose of one of the accused Sahildeep, three cars recovered, certain mobile phone tower locations and proving of the fact that Rommy Uppal had changed the number of his Innova car used in the attack. The prosecution proved that accused Uppal had changed the number plate of his car used in the attack to conceal his identity. Using record from the office of the DTO, it established that the Innova with its actual registration number PB-08-M-0020 was being plied with fake number plate PB-32-L-0012. The car was found parked at the rear side of the house of his father Dharam Singh Uppal, SP Nawanshahr, from underneath the trees covered with tarpaulin. The police got a whiff of it as inspector Naresh Kumar Joshi, then in charge, police post bus-stand, said he received a wireless message from Police Control Room that a foreign national had been admitted in Chhabra Care Neuro and Trauma Centre in an injured condition. Two main statements
At hospital, main complainant Charanjit Singh Sidhu, resident of Dashmesh Nagar, Jalandhar, met the police and got his statement recorded. His statement was considered to be of utmost importance, as he, along with his nephew Naveen, was present at both places, first at liquor vend near Sultej Cinema where first fight took place and then at Dashmesh Nagar where nine boys got together reportedly to take revenge. He said, "It was birthday of Arsto, an African boy on April 21, 2012. In this celebration, the other friends of Arsto were also present at Dashmesh Nagar. I and my nephew Naveen also joined in. I, Naveen, Nbuyaamba Girejase and one Junior went to liquor shop to purchase beer bottles. Three clean-shaven persons (according to prosecution version - Sahildeep Singh, Amandeep Singh and Jaswant Singh) were also standing with a white car. At about 11:30 pm suddenly, Nbuyaamba Girejase and Junior started quarreling with the three persons." "On coming out of the house past midnight, I saw that all the three persons (who had quarreled with Junior at the beer shop) were giving hard blows on Yannick's head. All three persons were hitting him with stones and glass bottles, thinking it was Nbuyamba Girejase. On seeing me, all the accused fled from the spot." Another witness Madan Lal, a taxi driver owning a Xylo Mahindra, said, "On April 21, 2012, at about 4:40 pm, he received a phone call on his mobile from Grace, African student of the LPU, to take them for some party of their friend's birthday. The witness testified that he knew Grace, Polin and other African students as he used to take them from Amritsar and Chandigarh. At about 6 pm, he picked up Grace and Polin from the LPU and then picked up some other students from Garha Road PG and reached the place of party at Dashmesh Nagar at about 10 pm." "African students went inside the house where the party was being held. He parked his car facing towards the bus-stand. At about 11:45 pm, one African student whose name he later on came to know as Yannick, was knocking the door where the party was being held for entering therein when three cars with nine to 12 persons came from the bus-stand side. They hit Yannick on his head with glass bottles or some other things and fled. He made a phone call to Grace that one of their colleagues had been attacked and they should come out and take care of him. The injured was profusely bleeding, so he refused but he took others with him to hospital in the auto." Witnesses turning hostile
Like Sidhu and Naveen, he also refused to identify the accused present in the court as those assailants. He was also declared hostile. The public prosecutor said they had all turned hostile under fear and pressure from the accused persons who belonged to very influential families of Jalandhar. One of the accused, particularly, is son of a Superintendent of Police, two are sons and one is a near relative of MD of Sugar Mill. The parents of other accused are business and influential families of the city. Mistaken identity
The accused had reportedly come to take revenge from Nbuyaamba Girejase, but hit Yannick in the process as a case of mistaken identity. Yannick had just entered and was about to join the party then. Car registration and mobile tower details
Besides the car of Uppal, two other cars were recovered in the case were PB 08 AZ temporary 9260 Liva white reportedly with accused Sumeet Bunny. The third car was Lancer bearing RC number PB-67-C-2000 belonging to Amandeep Singh. He had hid it in Mithapur village near the house of his relatives. A voluminous call record detail was produced with some of the mobile phones showing location as Nirmal Complex, GT Road, Jalandhar, or Alfa Estate Building, opposite bus-stand, Jalandhar at the given time was also produced. However, there was a lot of confusion with some irrelevant details produced. At this, the public prosecutor argued, "Some call details pertain to the mobiles recovered from the accused by the police on their surrender or disclosure statements much after the occurrence from a few days to two and a half months. It will be naïve to presume that the accused must have given the real mobiles or SIM number to police to their own detriment. The accused must have prepared or consulted appropriate persons before surrendering evidence against them. The police is also found to be so inept that it fell into their trap. It never got done forensic examination of the mobiles to test the claims of accused." |
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Modi a potential political option: Bedi
Jalandhar, October 25 On her visit to Dr BR Ambedkar National Institute of Technology here, Bedi said, "The country had a ruling party in Congress which gave us a decade of corruption. On the other hand, there is BJP’s Prime Ministerial candidate who is known for development he has brought in Gujarat." Speaking on the issue of what she thinks of Arvind Kejriwal's way to counter the "political rot" in the country and why she herself abstained from joining the Aam Aadmi Party, she said, "Kejriwal has chosen electoral politics but I have never considered joining politics as a solution for countering the present-day problems the country faces." About the controversy surrounding self-proclaimed godman Asaram Bapu, Bedi said, "Such incidents are making women come forth and speak up about the atrocities faced by them." She, however, refrained from directly making any comment on the issue. Later, during an informal interaction with the students of the institute, Bedi asked them about the problems which the country was facing. She also prepared a list of issues pointed out by them and also what were the positive things about the country in the present scenario. "A few months ago, I went to California. As I drove down the country roads, there was beautiful countryside spread over miles covered in orchards, vineyards and farmland. Today, as I drove down from Amritsar, the only farmland visible was divided in fragments. We once had agricultural resources but not anymore," Bedi said. Speaking to students, she said they needed research-based study. She said there should sessions for students wherein they play teachers.
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Migrant labourer found dead
Jalandhar, October 25 His body had been thrown off from the rear side of a dera near Guru Amar Dass Nagar on the Amritsar highway here around noon. The victim's body was found wrapped in a blanket with deep injuries on his head and chest. The Division Number 1 police had a harrowing time trying to identify him the whole day. He was later found to be a resident of Kalia Colony where he had got constructed a house in a 2-marla plot. He was reportedly living alone here and had set up a shop outside his house which he was himself running. He also had two tenants in the house ,whom the police has interrogated. SHO Division Number 1 Balbir Singh said the victim's brother had been called and was likely to reach here tomorrow. He said he was probing the case from various angles, including his involvement in any recent clash.
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113 teams take part in zonal youth festival on
Jalandhar, October 25 As many as 113 teams took part in different events. DAV News was launched by BB Sharma, Prof NK Neb, editor and Prof Ravi Manuja, college registrar. Principal Rekha Kalia Bhardwaj, Principal Sucharita Sharma and principals from BD Arya College and Hindu Kanya College were also present on the occasion. S Gursharan Singh, managing director, GNA-IMT Phagwara, was also present on the occasion. Prof Sharad Manocha welcomed the chief guest, distinguished dignitaries from various colleges. Among others present on the occasion were Jaswant Paul, manager PNB, Jalandhar, Naresh Dhiman, principal Doaba College. Seminar inaugurated
Maggie Baxter, the chair of trustees and founder of ROSA, the UK fund for girls and women, inaugurated a seminar on women empowerment at Mehr Chand Polytechnic College ,
Jalandhar, here. Baxter was accompanied by Navjyot Johal, FreeLance Financial Consultant, UK , Principal Jagroop Singh welcomed the chief guest and the guest of
honour. He said in order to attain empowerment, women must be educated and made financially independent. In her presidential address, she said women were not short of creative ideas to bring a positive change in their life. |
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Hotels, clubs gear up for Diwali celebrations in city
Jalandhar, October 25 While hotels are bustling with activities to welcome both domestic and foreign visitors with ethnic themes, clubs in the city are organising various events to entertain their guests. Loads of prizes like cars and foreign trips are on offer in various competitions in the coming week. Maya Hotel is starting the Diwali celebrations with a Halloween theme party on October 31. “We are celebrating Halloween festival before Diwali. This way, people will understand the importance of light after darkness. We are offering sumptuous buffet inclusive of welcome drink, DJ and dinner at a very nominal cost for adults and children,” said Rajeev Gupta, marketing head, Hotel Maya. The hotel has also roped in a Rangoli artist who will paint the hotel with her art style. Also, there are special Diwali celebrations for foreign guests on Diwali day. Ramada Hotel is organising international food festival next week wherein city residents will get a chance to relish delicacies from around the world. “The festival will extend over several days and will include seminars, tasting, food pairings, dinners and a signature event every evening. The guests will enjoy opportunity to sample high-quality food and wine, meet and greet winemakers, chefs and tastemakers and also continue our tradition of sharing the art, culture and fun of food and wine. This will be the first of its kind festival in Jalandhar,” said OP Thakur, general manager, Ramada Hotel. Haveli, one of the most sought after ethnic places in the city, is celebrating Diwali in its own way. They are organising a special Diwali programme in their ‘Rangla Punjab’ section. “We are giving a very special offer to our visitors of Rangla Punjab on Diwali. From November 1 onwards, people can visit Haveli and can make diyas themselves with the help of our potters available at the venue. Also, they can take away these diyas as Diwali gifts. Also, we will be offering special Diwali delicacy ‘gujiya’ free to all the visitors to ‘Rangla Punjab’,” said Ashmeen Arora of White Pixels, PR agency for Haveli. Even clubs are leaving no stone unturned to entertain their guests. The high-profile Gymkhana Club is organising Bumper Tambola for its members on October 26. “Diwali celebrations are already on. We are celebrating the festival in a most ethnic way. We have organised tambola in three parts. The first set was played last week with prize money of Rs 1 lakh. The second set will be played on October 26 which is worth Rs 2 lakh and the final set will be played on November 1 with a bumper cash award of Rs 3 lakh,” said Daljit Singh Chhabra, secretary, Gymkhana Club.
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Social activist Kiran Bedi today said BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi has emerged as a potential political alternative for the country.
On her visit to Dr BR Ambedkar National Institute of Technology here, Bedi said, "The country had a ruling party in Congress which gave us a decade of corruption."
Events in the category of western singing, classical dancing and folk orchestra were held on the third day of the GNDU Zonal Youth Festival-C Zone.
As many as 113 teams took part in different events. DAV News was launched by BB Sharma, Prof NK Neb, editor and Prof Ravi
Manuja, college registrar.
