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Accountant shot dead
Dera Chief Case
HIV Case
Prisoner commits suicide in lockup
Honour killing: Lovers cremated
Booksellers hold protest against raids
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2 brothers attacked, 1 dies
Wanna sing for a cause, says Himani
Chautala demands relief for fire-hit
State will not stop water supply to Delhi: CM
Protests against water, power shortage
Complaint against VC over book
2 commit suicide
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Accountant shot dead
Panipat, May 10 The incident took place at the railway crossing of Singhpura village near the refinery complex. Accountant Sarvesh Pandey, along with three other employees of the refinery and a driver, was returning to the refinery complex after withdrawing money from the city branch of a private bank. As they reached the railway crossing in Singhpura village, the driver of the ambassador car (MH-06-C-0645), in which they were travelling, stopped the vehicle to let a truck coming from the opposite side pass. As the vehicle stopped, three motorcycle-borne persons also stopped their bike, blocking the way ahead of the car and asked the refinery employees to hand over the cash, threatening to shoot at once. As Pandey raised an objection, the persons shot at him and snatched a suitcase and a bag in which the cash was kept and fled from the scene. The employees had kept Rs 25 lakh in the suitcase and Rs 11.86 lakh in the bag. The other employees of the refinery - clerks Arvind Kumar Sinha and Prem Kumar, Ajit and driver Suresh - immediately informed their superiors and consequently the police about the incident. Meanwhile, they took Pandey to the Panipat civil hospital, where he was declared brought dead. Pandey and the other employees of the refinery had left the bank at around 12.15 pm and the shooting incident took place at around 12.40 pm. It is believed that that the assailants followed them up to Singhpura village from the bank and executed the crime as soon as they got a chance. A team of senior officials, including SP M.S. Sheoran, reached the spot to take stock of the situation and started investigations. The police stated that the manner in which the crime had been executed suggested that the criminals were aware that the employees were carrying cash with them. Officials stated that the police was working on various theories to crack the case. They said that possibility of an insider's role in the crime could not be ruled out, but it would be inappropriate to comment on this at present. Meanwhile, the body of the deceased was shifted to the mortuary of the civil hospital for a post-mortem examination. SP Sheoran said a case under sections 302 and 392 of the IPC and some sections of the Arms Act had been registered against unidentified persons.
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Hearing adjourned till May 24
Suman Bhatnagar
Ambala, May 10 Special Judge of CBI court R.K. Saini adjourned the next hearing for May 24. The CBI had filed chargesheets in Ranjeet and Chattarpati murder cases and sexual exploitation of sadhvis around eight months back in this court against the dera chief and seven others. The dera chief is lone accused in the sexual exploitation case. In the Ranjeet Singh murder case, besides the dera chief, Kishan Lal, Jasbir Singh, Awtar Singh, Inder Sain and Sabdil Singh are made accused by the CBI while in the Chattarpati murder case, besides the dera chief, Kishan Lal, Kuldeep Singh and Nirmal Singh are listed as accused. The arguments could not begin earlier as the dera chief had filed a petition in the Punjab and Haryana High Court for the quashing of the FIRs. Last month, the high court dismissed the petition. The dera chief had appeared in the CBI court in Ambala for the first time in October last year. The CBI argued in detail on the sexual exploitation of the sadhvis of the dera. CBI counsel H.P.S. Verma and Umreesh Gandhi said there were sufficient evidences and witnesses against the dera chief to prosecute him and frame charges against him in this case. Gursher Singh, the counsel of the son of Ram Chander Chattarpati, supported the plea of the CBI. The CBI counsel read out the statements of two sadhvis, Sarjeevan Kaur and Sapna, in the court, in which they stated how the dera chief sexually exploited them. The statement of Khatta Singh, a former driver of the dera chief, was also read out in the court. In his statement, he had raised several allegations against the dera chief. A unanimous letter that disclosed the alleged sexual exploitation was also discussed during the argument. Defense counsel Surya Prakash said he would file his reply in this case on May 24 in the court. He said the dera chief had been falsely implicated in the cases. A tight security arrangement was made in the Police Line complex where the CBI court was temporarily shifted for today for security reasons. The road leading to the SP office was closed for public use. The dera chief reached the court around 11 am along with a convoy of 50 vehicles, including three police gypsies. Later, the dera chief addressed his followers at Gandhi grounds in Ambala Cantonment. He asked them to have faith in God and advised them to work for the human kind.
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Panel for screening of 57 blood donors
Tribune News Service
Yamunanagar, May 10 The committee has recommended screening of 57 blood donors, whose blood was given to the girl, from Rajindra Hospital, Patiala, Punjab. The committee found that the girl’s father had injected her with a medicine 35-40 times. It also felt that the infection could have entered the girl’s body through contaminated needles. “When a patient is subjected to multiple transfusions, the possibility of infection through contaminated needles increases,” said a committee member, adding that if the results of the screening of 57 blood donors come out to be negative, then it could be safely said HIV spread through a contaminated needle. The girl, who was to undergo a bone marrow transplantation, was subjected to multiple tests at a Delhi hospital. However, the father of girl claimed that the needles used for injecting medicines at home were imported and of best quality. Earlier, the father of the girl had said nine transfusions took place at the Civil Hospital but later it was found that four more transfusions had taken place. “Actually she was given blood four times in between while she was getting it in Patiala,” said the committee member. These four blood donors too were screened and like the remaining nine they too were found non-reactive for HIV. Meanwhile, it has been decided by the health department to educate thalassaemia patients about the window period of HIV. As per the National Aids Control Organisation (NACO), window period of HIV is 45 days to three months.
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Prisoner commits suicide in lockup
Kurukshetra, May 10 Gogi (23), alias Sushil, who belonged to a poor family of Pehowa, was spotted hanging from a grill. Surprisingly, the police staff on duty did not notice when he tore a blanket in the cell and later hanged himself with a grill in the lockup. Meanwhile, the illaqa magistrate has started an inquiry and the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has also been informed about the incident. Kurukshetra SP Amitabh Dhillon said the deceased was wanted in a criminal case and subsequently arrested from Dera Bassi in Mohali district yesterday. He said the deceased was working as a driver with a Rishikesh-based mahant for the past 3-4 years. During the last trip to this holy city on April 26, Gogi ran away with the mahant’s car, Rs 4 lakh and some silver ornaments that belonged to the mahant. Dhillon said though the stolen car was recovered from Baldev Nagar, Ambala, the accused evaded the arrest. He was later arrested and a sum of Rs 3.75 lakh was recovered from him. As per the NHRC guidelines, the judicial magistrate was informed about the incident and videography of the crime spot was done. Gogi was also involved in cases of forgery, sodomy etc. Meanwhile, a departmental inquiry has also been initiated to examine the role of cops on duty. |
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Honour killing: Lovers cremated
Karnal, May 10 The police handed over the bodies to the respective families after conducting post-mortem at the civil hospital, Karnal. Sunita and Jasbir were done to death by the girl’s family yesterday morning over their love affair. They were living together for the past several months even though Sunita’s marriage was “annulled” by villagers about two years ago. She was reportedly pregnant and thia had hurt Sunita’s family and allegedly drove to take the extreme step. Both belonged to Jat families of Balla village, about 40 km from here. It is learnt that the angry parents decided to cremate Sunita in Karnal whereas the last rites of Jasbir were performed at Balla village. Meanwhile, no one had been arrested in the case by the police till the filing of this report. The Karnal police chief said certain persons had been rounded up and questioned in this regard.
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Booksellers hold protest against raids
Kaithal, May 10 The protesters handed over a memorandum to the local SDM in the absence of the deputy commissioner, demanding withdrawal of cases registered against some of their colleagues. According to reports, yesterday officials of the Haryana School Education Board, including R.L. Wadhwa, deputy secretary (publication), Raman Vohra, assistant secretary, Harcharan Singh, DEO, and DPEO Sadhu Ram Berwal, seized huge stocks of duplicate books from a shop in the local Gandhi Market. The shop had already been sealed two days ago by a team after some books were found to be duplicate. Preliminary investigation suggests that some publication houses had printed duplicate books of the board syllabus. After receiving reports about the sale of duplicate books in the market, the matter was brought to the notice of deputy commissioner Vikas Gupta following which the local board authorities raided some shops and seized a large number of duplicate books. Last week, some books which were to be delivered to students under the Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan free of cost were seized from the market.
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2 brothers attacked, 1 dies
Kaithal, May 10 Sahib Singh and Sanjeev, both sons of Mohinder Singh, alias Kaptan, were returning from their fields on a motorcycle. As they were passing through a village street, they were stopped and attacked with sharp-edged weapons. Sahib Singh and Sanjeev ran for safety. Sahib entered a house and reportedly closed the door from inside. However, the assailants broke open the door and killed Sahib on the spot. All efforts of the house inmates, including some women, failed to save the victim. The assailants also chased Sanjeev who, too, had taken shelter in another house. The inmates of the house intervened and kept the assailants at a distance and saved Sanjeev. The police reached the spot after the incident. Later, the body of the victim was handed over to his family members after a post-mortem. The police has registered a case and raided a number of places to nab the culprits. It is learnt that old enemity over a land dispute led to the murder. |
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Wanna sing for a cause, says Himani
Rohtak, May 10 She was in town for “Naman-1857”, a show dedicated to the memory of freedom fighters who laid down their lives for the country. Himani, who hails from Faridabad, commenced her singing career on a classical note and shot to fame with her performance in reality TV show “Sa Re Ga Ma Pa”. An established name in the Mumbai film industry today, Himani has sung in movies like “Chingari”, “Aapki Khaatir”, “Dil Diya Hai”, besides a number of albums based on patriotic themes. Many more films, like “Mr Fraud” and “Bachna Aey Hasino”, are in the pipeline. Himani, who was accompanied by her father Sudhir Kapoor, attributes her success to the Almighty and her parents. A first-year student of BA (Honours) in English literature, Himani is a big admirer of Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhonsle. Apart from singing, she has a keen interest in basketball and painting. Later, “Naman-1857”, a show organised by the local chapter of Sanskar Bharti to commemorate the completion of 150 years of the country’s first freedom struggle, was staged at Shri Ram Rangshala. The show was marked by patriotic fervour. Rohtak SSP Hanif Qureshi was the chief guest, while B.R. Malik presided and Suresh Jain of the RSS was the guest of honour. Dr Yograj Bhatia was the convener.
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Chautala demands relief for fire-hit
Fatehabad, May 10 Chautala visited the families affected by fire in villages falling under the Ratia subdivision of the district. Talking to mediapersons at Sukhmanpur village, Chautala said the government had failed to save people from the fire and it was the government’s duty to provide compensation for houses, household items, cattle and wheat that were burnt in the fire. SIRSA:
Om Parkash Chautala has demanded girdawri to ascertain the loss of farmers following innumerable incidents of fire. A press note issued here on Saturday said Chautala along with his aides visited several fire-hit villages of Dabwali, Ellenabad and Rania on Saturday and gave a patient hearing to the victims. |
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State will not stop water supply to Delhi: CM
Karnal, May 10 “Haryana will continue to supply water to Delhi as it is the capital of India,” he said while interacting with mediapersons at the naval airstrip here during his third visit to Indri constituency during the past one week to seek votes for Congress candidate Bhim Sen Mehta. The Chief Minister had accompanied Mehta, a former minister in the Bansi Lal government from Indri, to the district headquarters on May 4, the day he had filed his nomination. He addressed meetings in about 12 villages adjoining Kunj Pura. — UNI
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Protests against water, power shortage
Sirsa, May 10 Residents of Mangaala village blocked traffic on the Ellenabad road, about 10 km from here, for nearly an hour. They raised slogans against the Bhupinder Singh Hooda-led government. Ramesh Kumar, former sarpanch, said they were not getting adequate potable water. Besides, frequent power cuts had made their lives miserable. Adding to their woes was the rising mercury. In a separate protest, irate residents of ward number 9 of Rania town clamoured for potable water. They asked the authorities to ensure adequate supply of water. |
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Complaint against VC over book
Kurukshetra, May 10 In the complaint, copies of which were circulated among mediapersons here, it has been alleged that a book titled “Culture in India : Ancient” is being taught in BA (Hons) second year at Delhi University and contains an offending chapter titled “Three hundred Ramayans” written by A.K. Ramanujan. The complainant has alleged that in the chapter Lord Hanuman has been described in a way which has hurt the sentiments of Hindus.
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2 commit suicide
Sonepat, May 10 The police has sent the bodies to the local Civil Hospital for postmortem examination. The duo had reportedly gone missing from their houses since late last evening and their bodies were seen hanging on a tree by some of the villagers in the morning today. Meena was married in a family in the same locality of the village. Sources said Meena’s was Rajesh’s aunt. The police suspected it to be a case of love affair. |
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