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Dhruv Pandove Trophy
Jagrit, Gurkirat wreck Patiala
Tribune News Service

Patiala, June 23
The four-day final of the Under-19 Dhruv Pandove Trophy got underway at the Burtlon Park, Jalandhar, between Jalandhar and Patiala today. Winning the toss and electing to bat first, Patiala were bundled out for 176 runs in 66.5 overs. The wrecker in chief was the duo of off spinners, Jagrit Singh and Gurkirat Singh, who accounted for all 10 wickets. The dominance of this spinning pair saw Patiala tumbled down to 112 for seven after making a steady start of 56 for the first wicket between Vikramdit Singh and Gauravjit Singh.

The stand was broken when Gauravjit was castled by off spinner Gurkirat Singh for 26.

From there on, Patiala kept on losing wickets. The only batsman, who was good with the bat, was opener Vikramdit Singh, who made a valiant 60 off 103 balls. Karan Kaila and Amarinder Singh stitched a 49-run partnership for the eighth wicket before Karan Kalia was snapped by wicketkeeper Mandeep Singh Jr on Jagrit Singh ball for a well-made 43 off 71 deliveries.

Patiala innings ended at 176 for all in 66.5 overs. Jagrit Singh 24-9-46-5 and Gurkirat Singh 23.5-3-75-5 did not allow the Patiala batsmen to settle down.

Jalandhar started their innings on a rousing note with their opener Pargat Singh and Mandeep Singh Jr putting on 32 runs for the first wicket. Pargat Singh mashed 27 runs off 13 balls before he was lured by left arm spinner Amarinder Singh to be neatly stumped by wicketkeeper Vikarat Sirohi. Mandeep Jr at this stage was joined by Himanshu Satyawan and the two raised 66 runs before Himanshu Satyawan was caught by Vikarat off the bowling of right arm leg spinner Bhavish Goel.

Jalandhar were 119 for two at close of play in 26 overs. Mandep Singh Jr was unbeaten on 43 of 84 deliveries, while Akash Rathore (seven not out) was keeping him company.

Brief scores:

Patiala: 176 all out in 66.5 overs (Vikramdit 60, Karan Kalia 43, Amarinder Singh 22 not out; Jagrit Singh 5 for 46, Gurkirat Singh 5 for 75).

Jalandhar: 119 for 2 in 26 overs (Pargat Singh 27, Himanshu Satywan 37, Mandeep Singh Jr 43 not out; Amarinder Singh 1 for 54, Bhavish Goel 1 for 30.

Bal Niketen school lick dust
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Chandigarh, June 23
Nav Bal Niketen School, Chandigarh, lost to Zirakpur School by eight wickets in the U-17 UT Cricket Tournament at Government Senior Secondary School, Sector 27, here today.

Batting first, Neeraj with 31-run knock helped his team reach the total of 99 runs. Except Neeraj, no other batsmen could face the clinical bowling spell of Mohit (3 for 23) and Tarun (3 for 18) properly.

Zirakpur school reached the target in 17.2 overs at the loss of two wickets. Harpreet remained the top scorer with 40 runs.

In another match of the day, Government Senior Secondary School, Sector 27, defeated Government Senior Secondary School, Sector 44, by 46 runs.

BECC drub Sunny Cricket Club
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Patiala, June 23
The Black Elephant Cricket Club (BECC), Patiala, defeated Sunny Cricket Club, Bathinda, by eight wickets in a five limited over match series and is leading 1-0 after the first match, which concluded at the Railway Ground, Bathinda, today.

The Bathinda club won the toss and elected to bat first. They managed to score only 96 runs and were bundled out in 26.1 overs.

Only three batsmen, Mata 16, Jashan 14 and Navkaran 10, could reach the double figures.

Navandu Sharma was the most successful bowler for the BECC, who took four wickets for 28 runs.

Chasing the target, the BECC started their inning on a disappointing note when Hemang was out without scoring any runs and soon after skipper Prabhjot was clean bowled by Navkaran when individual score of Prabhjot was just five runs.

In this stage, Abhinav Mehta (44 not out) and Inder Raj (38 not out) helped the BECC, Patiala, to achieve the target in just 15 overs.

The second match will be played tomorrow at the same venue, while the remaining two matches will be played at the BECC Ground, Patiala.

Brief scores:

Sunny Cricket Club: 96 all out in 26.1 overs (Mata 16, Jashan 14, Navkaran 10; Navandu Sharma 4 for 28, Ajay Bharti 2 for 12, Bhavjot 2 for 23).

BECC: 97 for 2 in 15 overs (Abhinav Mehta 44 not out, Inder Raj 38 not out; Mata 1 for 20, Navkaran 1 for 36).

COURTS

Derogatory Remarks
Notice to Babbu Mann

Chandigarh, June 23
A local court today issued a notice to Punjabi singer Babbu Mann on a complaint filed by Arvind Thakur, a lawyer, for using derogatory remarks against freedom fighter Lala Lajpat Rai. The court of Additional Civil Judge JS Sidhu issued the notice to the singer for July 20.

During a performance in the UK, the singer had stated that Lalaji had died of heart attack, contrary to the accepted fact that he died due to caning by the British police.

The plaintiff stated that they were surprised to read a report on the matter in English dailies on June 16. It was mentioned in the complaint that such derogatory remarks were made by the singer to gain publicity. The plaintiff stated that such events created unhealthy environment in the society. — TNS

CRIME

Nine held for assault in separate incidents at Burail
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Chandigarh, June 23
The assorted bunch of toughs who kept the city police on its toes last night during two separate incidents of assault that occurred in and around Burail village turned out be hooligans, not “terrorists”.

In an ostensible bid to thwart a “terrorist attack”, a group of armed youngsters armed with swords, baseball bats and batons barged into a Sector 45 house and indiscriminately assaulted eight labourers. The victims were later admitted to the Government Medical College & Hospital, Sector 32 with multiple injuries. Two of them, who are in a critical condition, are battling for their lives at GMCH and PGI.

Clarifying on last night’s incident in which a hotel in Burail village, Hotel Shalimar, reported an “attack by terrorists”, DSP (south) Vijay Kumar said it was not a terrorist strike. “Rather, some local goons created a ruckus and assaulted four youths staying at the hotel. No gunshots were fired during the incident”, he asserted. “We have thoroughly examined the scene. Our investigations revealed four residents of Bathinda, who had been staying at the hotel, were in fact assaulted by goons from Burail. We’ve arrested four people in this connection”, Kumar said.

The police said a case of rioting, causing injury and criminal intimidation had been filed against Gurdeep alias Happy, Munish alias Goldy, Sanjay alias Sanju, Vikas alias Vicky and Rama Kant, all residents of Burail. The five suspects, who were named in the complaint, were arrested and produced before a local court, which sent them to jail.

The four people who were attacked have been identified as Gagandeep, Parasdeep, Sharandeep and Mandeep - all students of a polytechnic college in Bathinda. Efforts are on to trace them.

About the reasons leading to the assault, a police officer said the suspects told the cops some members of the other group had urinated on them from the hotel’s first floor. “They then went upstairs to teach them a lesson. It’s highly unlikely for strangers to indulge in such mischief against a group of local youngsters. Things will only be cleared when the other group gives its part of the story,” the officer added.

About the attack on the labourers, the DSP said four people - identified as Sonu Shah, Prince, Dilbar and Sukhwinder Singh, all resident of Burail - had been arrested after registering a case of attempted murder, rioting, causing hurt and criminal trespassing in connection with the murderous assault. Their fifth accomplice, Parveen, is absconding. The suspects were produced before a local court, which remanded them to one-day police custody.

The injured have been identified as Mehboob, Akbar, Chander, Taslim, Abdul, Ram Lal, Sazid and Sadam. Ram Lala, a Nepalese national, sustained severe head injuries and was referred to PGI from GMCH. Another seriously injured victim, Abdul, was admitted to GMCH.

Sources close to the police said one of the victims had been allegedly harassing Price’s sister. Prince along with a group of over a dozen armed youths, indiscriminately assaulted the victims after barging into the house where they were living.

The police said all the suspects involved in both incidents were “notorious” and had been indulging in “antisocial activities”. The cops are examining past records to find out their involvement in criminal incidents.

Two injured in road mishap
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The mangled remains of the car that had a head-on collision with a crane at Zirakpur on Wednesday. A Tribune photograph

Zirakpur, June 23
Two persons were injured in a head-on collision between a car and a crane near AKM Place on the Zirkapur-Patiala highway here late last night.

The injured have been identified as Parminder Kumar, a resident of Sector 31, Chandigarh, and Gurmeet Singh, a resident of Sector 22, Chandigarh. The car in which they were travelling was badly damaged in the collision.

The incident took place when the car was moving towards Zirakpur from the Banur side and the crane was coming from the Zirakpur side. The investigating officer stated that the injured had been admitted to a hospital and investigations were on.

Forgery

The police has registered a case of forgery against Mahinder Singh, a resident of Budhanpur village, Panchkula, on the complaint of Satnam Singh, a resident of Jalalpur, and Himmat Singh, a resident of Adarsh Nagar, Zirakpur.

In their complaint, they alleged that Mahinder Singh had signed a deal of a piece of land in Rajpura on May 17, 2003, and took token money of Rs 25 lakh from them. Subsequently, at the time of registry the accused stated that he had not signed any deal. The police had asked Mahinder Singh to submit a duplicate copy of his signature, which he refused.

One booked for trespass

Mohali: The police booked Parveen Kumar, a resident of Janta Colony, Naya Gaon, on the complaint of Shiv Murti Yadav, a resident of Janta Colony, who had approached the Punjab Human Rights Commission regarding this case.

The investigating officer stated that the complainant alleged that Parveen Kumar had forcibly entered his house and used abusive language. Later, the complainant had approached the human rights commission in this regard and a case had been registered after the investigation done by the officials, the investigating officer added.

Govt officials attacked

On the complaint of a GMADA official, the Mohali police today registered a case against unknown persons.

The official in his complaint stated that some unidentified persons threw stones at the staff members of the enforcement wing who were on their official duty. A case has been registered.

Couple booked for fraud
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Chandigarh, June 23
The police booked a city-based couple and a Panchkula resident on charges of duping a man of Rs 3.25 lakh on the pretext of sending him abroad.

Surinder Kumar, a resident of Sector 29, reported to the police alleging that Jasvir Singh, a resident of Sector 29, his wife Surjit Kaur and Mintu Manchander, a resident of Industrial Area, Panchkula, had allegedly taken Rs 3.25 lakh from him from 2007 to 2009 promising to send him to Germany. They neither sent him abroad nor return his money. A case has been registered.

Women caught stealing

Ramesh Kumar, a resident of Sector 3, reported to the police alleging that Monika, Reeta, Jyoti, Kajal, Kavita and Reena, all residents of Sector 25, were caught red-handed while stealing a lawn mower and seven brass lights. A case has been registered.

Injured

A cyclist, Harmesh Kumar, a resident of Kaimbala village, was hit by an unidentified car near Sector 3-4-9-10 intersection on June 21. He was injured in the mishap and admitted to the PGI. A case has been registered.

SPORTS

Udayan makes it to semis
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, June 23
Punjab’s Udayan Bhaskar outclassed top seed Dalwinder Singh of Punjab 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (2) to move into the semifinal round in the U-14 age group (boys) of the Amul-AITA Talent Series Tennis Tournament at CLTA courts, Sector 10, here today.

Dalwinder won the first set 6-2, but Bhaskar held his nerves and came from behind to win the next set 6-4. In the nail-biting decider, both the players displayed a good show, but it was Bhaskar, who clinched the set as well as the match through a tie-breaker.

While in another (U-14) quarterfinal, it was cakewalk for second seed Shrey Gupta, who easily drubbed his opponent, Rohit Kumar 6-1, 6-2. Unseeded local boy Param Pun went down fighting against third seed Ishan Kakkar of Delhi 4-6, 6-0, 2-6.

In the quarterfinals of U-18 (boys) singles, the seeded players, including Harry Jindal and Suraj Beniwal, justified their rankings and moved into the semifinals. While top seed Jindal faced some resistance from his opponent Mandeep Kumar 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5) during the quarterfinal match, fifth seed Suraj Beniwal beat Ranjeet Singh 3-6, 6-1, 6-0.

On the other hand, Dhruv Agarwal beat third seed Atul Sri Patel 6-0, 6-0.

In the girls U-18 singles, unseeded Aashima Garg turned the tables on the third seed Nikita 4-6, 6-1, 7-5, whereas Charvi Saxena secured her berth in the semifinals after getting a walkover from Arshpreet Kaur.

Results:

Boys (quarterfinals U-14 singles): Udayan Bhaskar (PB) defeated Dalwinder Singh (PB) 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (2); Ishan Kakkar defeated Param Pun (CHD) 6-4, 0-6, 6-2; Rahul Seth (CHD) defeated Nihit Rawal (CHD) 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (9); Shrey Gupta (HAR) defeated Rohit Kumar (HAR) 6-1, 6-0.

Doubles: Rohit Kumar (HAR) and Vikas Berwal (HAR) beat Udayan Bhaskar (RAJ) and Dalwinder Singh (PB) 4-1, 4-0; Nihit Rawal (CHD) and Paramvir Singh Bajwa (CHD) beat Chiraj Bajwa (CHD) and Aditya Vashisht (RAJ) 4-1, 3-5, 10-2; Rahul Seth (CHD) and Ishan Kakar beat Sabrang Sandal (CHD) and Parmeet Singh Deol (CHD) 4-2, 4-1; Shrey Gupta (HAR) and Param Pun (CHD) beat Santbir Singh (J&K) and Adhhayan (CHD) 4-1, 4-5(7), 10-1.

U-18 singles: Harry Jindal (PB) beat Mandeep Kumar (CHD) 7-6 (4), 7-6(5); Nischay Rawal (CHD) beat Ayush Mintri (PB) 5-7, 7-5, 6-2; Dhruv Agarwal (UP) beat Atul Sri Patel UP) 6-0, 6-0; Suraj Beniwal (HAR) beat Ranjeet Singh (CHD) 3-6, 6-1, 6-0.

Doubles: Kamal Kishore Maderna (RAJ) and Ranjeet Singh (CHD) beat Manoj Sheoran (HAR) and Nischay Rawal (CHD) 4-2, 4-2; Suraj Beniwal (HAR) and Dhruv Agarwal (UP) beat Aditya Sharma (DLI) and Nirbhay Singh Soin (GUJ) 4-2, 4-1; Sohrab Kanwar (PB) and Hardeep Singh Sadhu (PB) beat Mandeep Kumar (CHD) and Dipanshu Garg (HAR) 5-4 (5), 4-5(2), 10-6; Aayush Mintri (PB) and Atul Sri Patel (UP) beat Pranav Suri (CHD) and Sean Yip (CHD) 4-1, 4-0.

Girls quarterfinals U-14 singles: Charvi Saxena (CHD) beat Rubani Ahluwalia (CHD) 6-3, 6-1; Pooja Mourya beat Saumya Saxena (CHD) 6-2, 6-1; Nandini Sharma (CHD) beat Ayna Arora 6-0, 6-1; Bhavya Wadhawan (CHD) beat Harsimran Kaur (HAR) 3-6, 6-3, 6-0.

U-18 singles: Charvi Saxena (CHD) beat Arshpreet Kaur; Bhavya Wadhawan (CHD) beat Nandini Sharma (CHD) 6-4, 6-3; Aashima Garg beat Nikita (CHD) 4-6, 6-1, 7-5; Harsimran Kaur (HAR) beat Vibhuti Khullar (CHD) 6-0, 6-3.

Doubles:

1. Charvi Saxena (CHD) and Nikita (CHD) beat Aditi Mittal (CHD) and Jigishaa Dosajh (CHD) 4-0, 4-0; Pragya Mangal (RAJ) and Aashima Garg (CHD) beat Priya Singh (RAJ) and Marisol Calay (CHD) 4-0, 4-2; Harsimran Kaur (HAR) and Pooja Mourya (PB) beat Ayna Arora (CHD) and Nandini Sharma (CHD) 4-2, 4-0; Bhavika Wadhawan (CHD) and Bhavya Wadhawan (CHD) beat Valentina Shekar (KAR) and Dimpy Khirwar (UP) 4-1, 4-0.