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Temple land turns colony
Dera Bassi, June 12 President of the Kabir Jhakho Mandir Prabandhak Committee Rajesh Bittu here has alleged that 18 bighas of the temple land on Gulabgarh Road had been sold by mahant Gudial Das to Harcharan Singh, who, he alleged, was closely related to the MC chief. Amritpal Singh, who was the MC chief from 1992 to 1997 and 2003 to 2008, on the other hand pointed out that he did not know anything about this deal and had nothing to do with the buyer. He added that Rajesh Bittu was not above board and was himself facing serious charges of cheating. In a press conference addressed by Bittu, he said the mahant of the temple sold his rights over this land through an agreement in 1996 to Harcharan for Rs 4 lakh. A general power of attorney was also executed in favour of Rajbir Singh, who is also reportedly related to Amritpal. “Since selling of the temple land is not allowed, Harcharan and Gurdial Das devised a plan to get the land registered in Harcharan’s name,” said Bittu. “Harcharan filed a case in a local court alleging that Gurdial was not cooperating in the registration of the land deed which was executed in 1996. Two days later, they told the court that they had reached a compromise and a decree might be passed that the land be registered. The court, it seems, was not informed that the land belonged to a temple. Only the khasra numbers were give to the court,” said Bittu. The court gave a decision within a week of filing of the petition by Harcharan. “The court issued a decree that the land be registered in Harcharan’s name in 1999. The land was registered in 2005 and later sold in plots to separate parties,” alleged Bittu. When The Tribune team visited the temple, sevadar of the temple Anubhav said the land was not sold and was still with Gurdial Das. When asked about the houses being built on the land, he said they were getting the houses built to give these on rent so that the temple could earn some money for the construction of a satsang bhawan. While one house had already come up on the temple land, another was under construction. Bittu alleged that Harcharan was related to Amritpal and was a partner in another property, which was registered jointly in Harcharan and Amritpal’s wife’s name. Amritpal, however, denied that he knew Harcharan. “I am not related to him and if he is my partner in any property, then it does not mean that I am responsible for all deals he has done,” said Amritpal. Amritpal alleged that Bittu was levelling false allegations against him as Bittu was involved in two cases of cheating in which he had complained against Bittu. Bittu added that after Gurdial Das had issued a general power of attorney in Rajbir’s name, Amritpal realised that Das had executed a specific power of attorney in the name of another person Jethu Ram Saini. He then made sure that this was cancelled, the cancellation of this power of attorney had Amritpal’s signatures, said Bittu. Amritpal said he was the MC chief and he signed hundred of papers each day as witness. “It could have been one of those papers,” he said. Harcharan is now said to be in Bhopal and could not be contacted for comments.
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Bank agent held for murder
Ropar, June 12 On June 10 Tirath Ram had gone with his colleague Ram Gopal Shukla's son, Dhananjat alias Pintu, to a bank in Ropar to get his fixed deposit. He did not return and his body was found at village Bhadarpur near cremation ground in the evening on June 11. During investigation, police team inquired about Ram Tirath's fixed deposit account from the bank. Bank authorities said they have neither got a fixed deposit account nor a simple savings account in the name of Ram Tirath. Police rounded up Pintu on basis of suspicion. During interrogation, Pintu accepted to have killed Ram
Tirath. Ram Tirath, a technician of grade II, lost one of his arms during working hours in 1997. Following this the Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) gave him a compensation of Rs 2 lakh one and a half years ago. Pintu was then working as an agent of the aforesaid bank. He asked Ram Tirath to invest Rs 2 lakh in a fixed deposit through him in the bank. Ram Tirath gave this money and in lieu of this Pintu gave him a fake FD booklet and used money for his own purpose. The term of FD expired a few days ago and Ram Tirath wanted to withdraw his money. He asked Pintu to come
with him. Since there was no actual FD, Pintu took Ram Tirath to a secluded spot near the cremation ground of village Bahadurpur and bludgeoned him to death.
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CM announces compensation for farmers
Sidhuwal (Patiala), June 12 Speaking to mediapersons on the sidelines of the foundation stone laying ceremony of the Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law on the Sidhuwal-Bhadson road, the Chief Minister said farmers would be given compensation between Rs 2,500 and Rs 5,000 per acre. He added that he had spoken to the union home minister about the grant of Rs 100 crore for the Gurta Gaddi divas, which was held during the 300th year celebrations of the Sikh Panth. Speaking about the confrontation between the Jathedar of the Takht Patna Sahib, Iqbal Singh and the Jathedar of the Akal Takht, Joginder Singh Vedanti, the Chief Minister washed his hands off the controversy by saying it was a matter which needed to be sorted out between both the religious leaders. He added that a cabinet meeting was lined up to be held today evening at Chandigarh in which it would be decided whether to reduce VAT duty on LPG, as was being done by Congress-ruled states, all over the country. Speaking about the court case going on against J.S. Ahluwalia, the new vice-chancellor of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib World Sikh University, Fatehgarh Sahib, the Chief Minister said he too was facing a lot of court cases and a person could hold any position until proved guilty. The Chief Minister also said the DA installment will be released soon for the Punjab government employees. Speaking about the power shortage in the state, Badal said there was absolutely no power shortage in the state and this was this just a temporary phase.
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Council Polls
Bassi Pathana, June 12 Ashok Kumar Singla, district electorate officer cum deputy commissioner told that candidates filed their papers for ward No.1 and ward No. 10. Similarly, for Sirhind and Fatehgarh Sahib council only one nomination paper was filed for ward No. 5 and in rest of the councils in the district no nomination was filed. He said June 17 is the last day for filing papers, June 15 and June 16 would be holidays, scrutiny of nominations would be held on June
19. Last date for withdrawal of candidates is June 20 and the polling would take place on June 30 from 8 am to 4 pm. |
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Police to increase surveillance
Ambala, June 12 In view of the rise in the recent robberies, Ambala SP K.V. Ramana has asked the owners and managers of petrol stations in the district to tighten their pump security and deploy armed security guards. The police, on its part, will increase surveillance around petrol pumps. Orders have also been passed to the SHOs to check how many petrol pumps are adhering to the orders of deploying private security. The police would also hold co-ordination meetings with petrol pump owners and bank managers to ensure such incidents did not occur, stated the SP.
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All-India Challenger Trophy
Chandigarh, June 12 ERCA beat APJ, Kharar, by six wickets while St Vivekanand team thrashed Ranson XI by nine wickets. In a low scoring match with ERCA, APJ team set meagre 81-run target. The bowling spell of Gaurav Malhotra did not allow the rival team’s batsmen to stick to the wicket for long. The team were all out for 80 runs in 26.5 overs. Mayank Sood, who made 17 runs, was the highest scorer for APJ. Gaurav Malhotra returned with the figure of 3 for 20 followed by Nishant Verma (1 for 5) and Balwinder Singh (1 for 7). In reply, ERCA reached the target in 19.3 overs losing just four wickets. Shasya (33) and Sumit Agnihotri (23 n o) enabled the team to register a six-wicket win. At Vivek High School, St Vivekanand beat Ranson XI by nine wickets. Electing to bat, Ranson XI were all out for 106 runs in 27 overs. Talwinder played the key role with his unbeaten 42-run knock. Pradeep (4 for 25) and Verender (2 for 2) were the pick of the bowlers of the Vivekanand team. In reply, St Vivekanand chased the target down in 12.3 overs with nine wickets to spare. Prince, Verender and Rahul were the main scorers. The other matches scheduled to be held in afternoon were washed out due to rain. The tournament is being organised by Edmund Rice Cricket Academy and the Aresson Sports Club. Brief scores: APJ, Kharar: 80 all out in 26.5 overs (Mayank Sood 17, Gaurav Malhotra 3 for 20, Nishant 1 for 5); ERCA: 83 for 4 in 19.3 overs (Shasya 33, Sumit 23 n o, Balwinder 10 n o) Ranson XI: 106 all out in 27 overs (Talwinder 42, Pradeep 4 for 25, Verender 2 for 2); St Vivekanand: 107 for 1 in 12.3 overs (Prince 32, Verender 24 n o, Rahul 19 n o). Tomorrow’s fixtures: ERCA vs Vivekanand: 9 am at St John’s High School; Victoria Park, Meerut, vs Aresson XI: 1 pm at St John’s High School; APJ, Kharar, vs Ranson XI: 9 am at St Soldier’s School, Sector 16, Panchkula; Vivek High School vs St Soldier’s: 1 pm at St Soldier’s School, Sector 16, Panchkula.
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Kang, Manav Das tied fifth
Chandigarh, June 12 Leading the pack, four strokes ahead was the duo of Vikram Rana and Gagan Verma at 213. Young Rashid Khan from Delhi returned the best card of three under par 69 to be tied third with Abhinav Lohan three strokes behind the leaders at 216. Seventeen-year-old Rahul Bakshi of Chandigarh and another jr Chikkarangappa gave the senior amateurs a scare as they moved up the ladder to share the seventh spot at 218. Kang, who played a good four under par score yesterday, played badly today returning a three over par 75 card. Manav Das managed a one over par 73 after yesterday's three under par 69. The meet is set for an exciting finish with eight players within a margin of five strokes. Top scores after 54 holes: 213 Vikram Rana (70, 72, 71), Gagan Verma (72, 68, 73); 216 Rashid Khan (71, 76, 69), Abhinav Lohan (72, 72, 72); 217 Manav Das (75, 69, 73), H.S. Kang (74, 68, 75); 218 Rahul Bakshi (78, 70, 70), Chikkarangappa (74, 69, 75); 220 Saurav Bahuguna (72, 74, 74); 221 Abhishek Jha (75, 75, 71); 222 Simarjeet Singh (76, 74, 72), Karan Vasudeva (74, 74, 74); 224 Siddharth Seth (72, 81, 71), Karan Singh (73, 75, 76), Arshdeep Tiwana (71, 77, 76), Jasjeet Singh (72, 75, 77).
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IOC emerge champions
Chandigarh, June 12 In the well-contested final, Rajpal Singh once again lived up to the expectations Baljeet Singh of IOC was awarded with man of the match title while Rajpal bagged the player of the tournament title. |
Four booked for fraud
Chandigarh, June 12 In his complaint, Sector 9-resident Sandeep Singh Chadha alleged that he had deposited Rs 7 lakh in cash with firm M/S Ben Consulting V. Gopi Krishan at ICICI Bank, Sector 9, to purchase shares. However, neither did the company provide him with shares nor did it return the money. The case is under investigation with the economics offences wing of the Chandigarh police. In another case of cheating, Dinesh Kumar of Una complained to the police alleging that Lakha Ram of Sector 8 took Rs 3.5 lakh in cash from him to send him abroad on August 13, 2007, but failed to honour him commitment or return the money. A case under Section 420, IPC, has been registered at the police station, Sector 3. Motor cycles stolen
Sumit Dhorta, a hostler at Punjab University, reported to the police that someone stole his Pulsar motorcycle (CH 04 B 4604) on June 10. The vehicle was parked near Nirman Cinema,
Sector 32. A case under Section 379, IPC, has been registered at the police station-34. In another incident, Moti Lal of Sarangpur lodged a complaint at the police
station, Sector 11, that someone stole his Hero Honda Passion motor cycle (PB 05 L 2629) on June 9 from the Sector
24 market. A case under Section 379, IPC, has been registered at the police
station-11.
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Alert cops arrest man with stolen car
Chandigarh, June 12 According to police sources, the police got a call from Sahil
Thukral, a resident of Sector 22, that his Maruti car (DL 2CV 2109) was stolen from the parking of Hotel Plaza, Sector 22, around 9.50 pm. After noticing the vehicle in Sector 25 around 10.30 pm, the PCR staff of ambulance-8 engaged the car in a pursuit and arrested the accused, Bahadur Singh, a resident of Khuda Lahora village, who was driving the stolen car. The PCR officials were awarded with class-I commendation certificates along with a cash reward by the
W/IGP UT Chandigarh.
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