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Wife plotted Mukerian chemist’s murder: Cops
Hoshiarpur, February 23
With the arrest of four persons, the local police claimed to have solved the blind murder of Mukerian chemist. Talking to The Tribune, SSP Sukchain Singh said illicit relations were behind the murder of Dilbag Singh, resident of Mukerian. The victim’s wife Balbir Kaur had hired contract killers to eliminate the former.

Office entry denied; staff, students damage car
‘Embarrassing welcome’ for new DAV school head
Staff, students of DAV Senior Secondary School raise slogans against management and the new principal in Amritsar on Saturday. Amritsar, February 23
The students, parents and staff of DAV Senior Secondary School, Hathi Gate today stopped the new principal AC Preet from entering school premises. They even smashed windowpanes of his car.

Staff, students of DAV Senior Secondary School raise slogans against management and the new principal in Amritsar on Saturday. — Photo by Vishal Kumar


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Health Matters
Slums on priority list, says Chawla
Jalandhar, February 23
The health department will organise awareness camps in all slums of the state to check infant mortality rates besides ensuring that every pregnant woman has access to pre-natal and post-natal care.

Flesh trade racket busted, 6 arrested
Hoshiarpur, February 23
The police claimed to have busted a flesh trade racket here on Thursday by arrest of four men and two women, including its kingpin identified as Jaswinder Kaur alias Jassi. The racket use to function from kingpin’s rented house in Tibba Sahib mohalla and arrested persons have been identified as Charanjit Kaur, Yogesh Kumar, Dinesh Kumar, Naveen Kumar and Naresh Kumar.

Triple crash leaves 3 dead, 6 hurt
Nawanshahr, February 23
Three persons were killed and six others injured in a triple collision between a truck, Bolero and a motorcycle near Bahar Mazara village, here on Saturday. The deceased have been identified as Ramesh Kumar (60), Balwinder Kumar (40) and Surinder Kumar.

On bail, murder bid accused creates ruckus
Amritsar, February 23
One Deepu, who was recently released on bail in a case of attempt-to-murder, has become a nuisance in the Khuh Suniara area near the Hindu College of the city. The accused, along with his several accomplices, terrorised the shopkeepers by hurling empty bottles in the area and asked the shopkeepers to shut down their business establishments.






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Wife plotted Mukerian chemist’s murder: Cops
Raiviner Sud

Hoshiarpur, February 23
With the arrest of four persons, the local police claimed to have solved the blind murder of Mukerian chemist.

Talking to The Tribune, SSP Sukchain Singh said illicit relations were behind the murder of Dilbag Singh, resident of Mukerian. The victim’s wife Balbir Kaur had hired contract killers to eliminate the former. She is also among the arrested accused, who have been identified as Surjit Singh, alias Boby, Surjit Singh, alias Kala and Randip Singh, alias Ricky, all of Naushera Pattan. The SSP said, “On February 19, Balbir Kaur informed the police that her husband Dilbag Singh had left home after receiving a phone call to collect some money pooled in a scheme. Thereafter, subsequent attempts to contact him failed and he did not turn up home till late night.”

Later, his body was found dumped on the village link road and it bear severe head injury marks likely to be inflicted by some sharp-edged weapon. The SSP said during investigations Balbir Kaur emerged as prime suspect and on interrogation she revealed that she had illicit relations with Daljit Kumar and got her husband killed through contract killers.

Balbir hired Deepak through her paramour Daljit and agreed to pay Rs 2 lakh to Deepak for killing her husband Daljit. She also paid Rs 20,000 as advance.

However, when Deepak demanded Rs 30,000 more, Balbir insisted Daljit to hire some other persons of his village as she suspected that Deepak would not do their work. Later, Daljit with the help of aforesaid persons and Ruien Dass murdered Dilbag Singh on Tuesday night, while the latter was performing a Puja in his house. They later threw body on the link road.

" On interrogation, Balbir Kaur revealed that she had illicit relations with Daljit Kumar and got her husband killed through contract killers.

— SSP, Hoshiarpur

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Office entry denied; staff, students damage car
‘Embarrassing welcome’ for new DAV school head
Tribune News Service

Amritsar, February 23
The students, parents and staff of DAV Senior Secondary School, Hathi Gate today stopped the new principal AC Preet from entering the school premises. They even smashed the windowpanes of his car. Slogans were also raised against DR Gupta, DAV Colleges Committee and the new principal for the unceremonious removal of former principal SK Luthra.

When contacted V. K. Sharma, principal DAV College (Boys), who is manager of the DAV Senior Secondary School - the biggest aided school in the state - he had sent his report to the DAV Management, New Delhi, narrating the entire incident.

Sharma, who was accompanying the new principal, alleged that the staff members had provoked the students to damage Preet’s vehicle.

Meanwhile, in a release issued to press, the staff secretary said their peaceful agitation would continue till the management reverses its decision to appoint the new principal. “Preet won’t be allowed to join as principal,” the release added.

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Health Matters
Slums on priority list, says Chawla
Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, February 23
The health department will organise awareness camps in all slums of the state to check infant mortality rates besides ensuring that every pregnant woman has access to pre-natal and post-natal care.

Health minister Laxmi Kanta Chawla, who was in the city to inaugurate a medical camp organised at Indira Colony, told the gathering that the government was providing Rs 600 to all women who delivered their babies in the urban state run health centers and Rs 700 in rural ones.

Every woman must take advantage of the concession so that they have access to best medical care during and after their pregnancy, she pointed out.

Trained staff was also available for those who wanted to deliver at home. Such women would also get Rs 500 as incentive under the Jannani Surakhya Yojna, she added.

Chawla stressed that all pregnant women in the state must be brought under the ambit of the scheme so that the infant mortality rate could be stemmed. There must be at least three checks up during pregnancy so that any health problem during this period could be dealt with, she said.

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Flesh trade racket busted, 6 arrested
Our Correspondent

Hoshiarpur, February 23
The police claimed to have busted a flesh trade racket here on Thursday by arrest of four men and two women, including its kingpin identified as Jaswinder Kaur alias Jassi. The racket use to function from kingpin’s rented house in Tibba Sahib mohalla and arrested persons have been identified as Charanjit Kaur, Yogesh Kumar, Dinesh Kumar, Naveen Kumar and Naresh Kumar.

After a tip-off, the police sent a customer with a signed currency note of Rs 500 and the kingpin provided him with a woman along with accommodation in her rented house. The police also recovered the signed note from Jaswinder Kaur.

According to the information, the kingpin was in the profession for the past many years and used to lure women from different areas by offering them good money.

Meanwhile, a case has been registered and the arrestees have been remanded in the judicial custody.

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Triple crash leaves 3 dead, 6 hurt
Our Correspondent

Nawanshahr, February 23
Three persons were killed and six others injured in a triple collision between a truck, Bolero and a motorcycle near Bahar Mazara village, here on Saturday. The deceased have been identified as Ramesh Kumar (60), Balwinder Kumar (40) and Surinder Kumar.

According to the information, Ramesh Kumar along with his relatives was returning in a Bolero from Jainjon when their vehicle was severely hit by a truck coming from opposite direction. A motorcyclist Surinder Kumar, who was coming behind the Bolero, was too trapped in the collision and killed on the spot. However, the truck driver managed to escape.

Meanwhile, the injured have been admitted to the Guru Nanak Mission hospital, Dhahan Kaleran and civil hospital, Banga.

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On bail, murder bid accused creates ruckus

Amritsar, February 23
One Deepu, who was recently released on bail in a case of attempt-to-murder, has become a nuisance in the Khuh Suniara area near the Hindu College of the city. The accused, along with his several accomplices, terrorised the shopkeepers by hurling empty bottles in the area and asked the shopkeepers to shut down their business establishments. This is reportedly the third time that the accused scared the residents by brandishing swords.

As the news spread, SHO of the D-division police station reached the spot. However, the accused fled from the scene before their arrival. When contacted, the police authorities said the exact cause of the incident could not be ascertained. However, the police party would conduct investigations into the incident. — OC

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