Hoshiarpur, November 11
A timely-intervention by Garshankar cops slammed brakes on second marriage plans of an NRI at Padrana village here on Sunday. The police took action after a complaint was filed by NRI’s first wife.

According to the police sources, NRI Parmod Kumar, who hails from Laroa village and had recently come from Italy, got his second marriage arranged with Sukhwinder Kaur, daughter of Ajit Singh of Bakkapur. The wedding was to be solemnised at a marriage palace in Padrana.

However, when Balwinder Kaur, resident of Solra in Kapurthala district came to know about the marriage of her husband she along with her brother lodged a complaint against Parmod Kumar with the Garhshankar police.

Kaur said she was married to Kumar and has a 14-year-old son from him. Their divorce case is pending in an Italy court which had ordered a two-year separation for them.

The divorce proceedings would be finalised after the separation period, which is yet to be completed. “So Parmod’s marriage to Sukhwinder would be illegal as he is yet to obtain a divorce from me,” claimed Balwinder.

Nawanshahr, November 11
“Beta main eh akkhan daan karan wala kagaj bhariya hoya hai” (Son, I have filled up a form to donate eyes). These words, spoken by 70-year-old Amro Devi of Adoana village two days before her death, made her family aware of her last wish. The district eye donation society officials were immediately called to do the needful.

In August, three teenage hawkers were crushed by a speeding truck. On the same day, the son of a local BJP leader was murdered. Though the deaths were tragic enough to spread darkness in the lives of the victims’ parents, the latter decided to keep the spirit of mankind alive and light life of others. “We are doing our best to motivate masses to pledge their eyes,” said Dr Jatinder Dev Verma of the eye donation society. "Mankind even after death" is our slogan, says the man.

The society, which was founded around three years ago, has so far received 37 donations and helped 74 persons get their vision back. Rattan Jain, another social worker associated with the society, while giving details to The Tribune, said the society had so far organised about 50 eye donation awareness seminars and distributed literature in different educational institutions, religious and social congregations in the district. At least 1,700 persons have pledged their eyes. Their family members have also been made aware about their donation.

“Besides, there are a number of cases wherein the society has been approached for eye-donation, though the deceased had not pledged their eyes. The changing mind set of the society signifies that people are becoming more and more aware and coming forward for the noble cause”, added Verma. The society has been sending eyes for transplantation to Punarjot Eye Bank, Ludhiana. Besides eye donation, the District Eye Donation Society can also be contacted by blind persons for fulfilling their requirement. As many as 5 visually impaired persons have been provided with the facility of eye transplantation by the society, said Dr. Verma. 

Kapurthala, November 11
District police has booked five persons for duping a youth of Rs 15 lakh in the name of sending him to France. In a complaint submitted to SSP Rakesh Agarwal, Kulwinder Kaur of Bamuwal village alleged that Manjeet Singh of Raipur Ariyan and his family took the money from her and promised to send her son to France. However, her son was send to Turkey and was forced to illegally cross the border. While doing so the boy was caught and put behind the bars, said Kulwinder, adding that the former returned to India after spending six months in captivity.

The complainant said when she asked Manjeet Singh to return the money, he handed over a Rs 11-lakk cheque which bounced. SSP had asked the anti-fraud cell to conduct a probe. The cell found the allegations levelled in the complaint true following which, an FIR under section 420 of IPC was registered against the five accused at Dhilwan police station. The accused are still absconding.

Phagwara, November 11
Two unidentified armed motorcyclists looted a petrol pump at Bhularai road after injuring an employee in the wee hours of Sunday.

According to the reports, the accused came to the Gilco station and asked an employee Ajay Kumar for a refuel. While Ajay was busy filling the tank, one of the robbers pointed a pistol at his head and asked him to hand over the cash bag. When another employee of the station, Mahinder Singh, tried to thwart the looting, the accused opened fire on him and sped away with Rs 2,000 cash. Mahinder, who received injuries on his stomach and back, was admitted to the civil hospital from where he was referred to a Jalandhar hospital. DSP HPS Khakh said a case has been registered and a massive hunt has been launched to nab the culprits.