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Tribune News Service

Ambala, September 2
The police today booked Mayur Sethi for fraud.According to sources, Rajinder Singh, owner of the Mehtab Enterprises, had dropped a cheque for Rs 85,222 in the drop box of Maharashtra Bank on August 25.

Later, he learnt that the same amount had been credited in Mayur Sethi’s account of the State Bank of India.

The sources said it was observed that the payee’s name was changed in the cheque. It was found that Mayur Sethi had closed his bank account after 
collecting the amount on August 27.

On August 31, another fraud had been detected in the same bank, when Anil Batra, proprietor of a local pharmaceutical firm, dropped a cheque for Rs 4 lakh in the box on August 25 for transferring the amount from their sister concern Blue Ways. But the said amount was not credited in their account till August 31. On checking the account, it was observed that the said amount was transferred to the account of Mayur Sethi.

The affected person lodged a complaint with the police and after investigation, the police registered a case against Mayur Sethi. The police also recorded statement of duped account holders and several bank employees of the State Bank of India.

Anil Goel, manager of the State Bank of India, told mediapersons that the investigation was on and it was also confirmed from the video footage of CCTV cameras, that both the account holders had dropped cheques for collection in the box on August 25.

A thorough investigation was going on how the account in the name of Mayur Sethi was opened in the bank on the basis of a fake ID, attestation of signatures and without seeking introduction by an account holder, he added.

Ropar, September 2
Candidates who cleared the exam for government clerical jobs have not received appointment letters even after four years.Service Selection Board, Punjab, had advertised for the posts of clerks and conducted written and typing tests. In May, 2001, results were announced. The selection board then gave appointment letters to candidates.

Before the procedure could be completed, date for Vidhan Sabha elections was announced and around 90 successful candidates were left behind.

“We are waiting for the appointment letters,” said Ajit Pal Singh, one of the candidates.

Zirakpur, September 2
The Baltana police today arrested three persons on the charges of duping a Panchkula resident of Rs 1 lakh. They had allegedly taken the amount on the pretext of selling the land on the Banur-Patiala road.

The investigating officer stated that the case had been registered against Ajit Singh Bhalla, a resident of Professor Colony, Patiala; Harman Preet Singh, a resident of Banur, and Bobby, alias Vikas, a resident of Bazigar Basti, ward no 11, Banur, on the complaint of Bhupinder Singh, a resident of Sector 12-A, Panchkula. Lalli and Sandeep, are still at large.

The police said in his complaint, Bhupinder Singh, a Panchkula resident, alleged that he was sitting at his office in Zirakpur, along with his friends, when Lalli and Sandeep approached him to sell a 13-bigha land at Banur village.

He alleged that on August 28, they had fixed a place to settle the deal, where all the accused were present. The deal was finalised at Rs 1.54 crore per acre and Rs 1 lakh was given to the accused as token money. The accused had given six months period for the final payment.

The complainant had asked them to meet the real owner of the land and the accused presented Ajit Singh Bhalla as the owner. Ajit told the complainant that he had agreement documents and registry of Rs 1.25 crore would be done accordingly.

Later, Bhupinder Singh found out that the land was not for sale. He called up the accused to meet and asked them to return his money. He said he was going to call the police but in the meantime the accused fled from the spot.

On a tip-off, the Baltana police today laid a naka near Harmilap Nagar and arrested them.

ASI Anup Singh, Baltana chowki in charge, stated that three persons had been arrested and would be produced before Dera Bassi court tomorrow. A case under Sections 420, 465, 467, 468 and 471 IPC has been registered.

Chandigarh, September 2
Total dominance of Gorkha Training Centre of Shillong, along with the first hat trick by L Robert Metai, were the highlights of the match against Indian Tigers of Mumbai, in which the former thrashed the latter by 10-1 margin in the Eighth Administrator’s Challenge Cup All-India Under-17 Football Tournament at the Sector 42 Football Ground here today.

The winners in other matches included Mirozam SSA that outplayed Haryana Football Association 6-1; Madhya Pradesh, which registered 1-0 victory over Dalbir Academy of Patiala and Youth Club of Rurka Kalan that drubbed Sampalpur Football Academy of Orissa 3-0.

Earlier, Indian Tigers displayed an impressive show against Gorkha’s team today. Before Metai, who completed his hat trick by netting goals in the 60th, 63rd and 78th minutes, the team was already ahead 7-1. The other notable player was P Tshering Singh, who also contributed three goals. Singh drew the first blood in 15th minute and extended the lead 2-0 in the 24th minute. His third goal came in the 44th minute. The other goal-getters for Gorkhas were T Itonsana Singh (25th), Roel Lepcha (32nd), A Sushil Metei (37th) and Bijoy Subha (43rd).

In the second match, Mirozam SSA overpowered Haryana Football Association 6-1. Haryana took the lead through Narender Singh in the 17th minute, which proved to be the only goal for the team.

Mizoram team restored parity in the 19th minute through Francis Ramdin. After that there was no looking back for Mizoram, which took the 2-1 lead through Challiant Lunga (34th) and Dawngliana (39th) at the lemon break.

The other half witnessed complete dominance as Dawngliana (45th), Lal Rin Hlya (57th) and C Remmawia (80th, penalty) increased their victory margin.

At the Sector 17 Football Stadium, Madhya Pradesh eked out a surprising 1-0 victory over Dalbir Academy of Patiala in group D match. There was no goal in the stipulated time but the first minute of the addition time saw a goal by Mukesh Kumar of MP.

In the match between Youth Club of Rurka Kalan and Sampalpur Football Academy of Orissa, Ashit Gupta opened the account for Youth Club in the 15th minute. Amritpal Singh (37th) and Harjit Singh (42nd) sealed the 3-0 victory for their team.

In another match of the day, Indian Football Academy of Kolkata eked out a narrow 1-0 victory over SGGS Paldi. The important goal was scored by Sukhen in the 10th minute. Amardeep of SGGS Paldi and Mithun of IFA, Kolkata, were cautioned by the referee in 31st and 53rd minutes, respectively. Meanwhile, Mahindra and Mahindra of Mumbai did not show up for the match against Rohit Academy of Orissa, who were given a walkover and full points. Mahindras have withdrawn from the tournament. Tomorrow’s fixtures: At Sector 42 Football Ground: DAV Academy, Chandigarh, vs Indian Tigers, Mumbai (7 am), Mizoram SSA vs Steadfast Mumbai (9 am); Mahilpur Football Academy vs Haryana FA (11 am).

Sector 17 Football Stadium: New Public School Chandigarh vs YC Rurka Kalan (9 am), IFA Kolkatta vs Madhya Pradesh (1.30 pm) and SGGS Paldi vs Dalbir Academy Patiala (3.30 pm).

Chandigarh, September 2
Nav Bal Niketan Model School, Sector 29, lifted trophy in the UT Cricket Under-19 Cricket Triangular Series by thrashing Government Senior Secondary School, Sector 27, by nine wickets on the school ground here today.

Batting first, GSSS-27 put on 112 runs in allotted overs with the help of Rahul Siani’s 40-run knock.

For NBNS, Rajinder and Atul claimed two wickets each.

In reply, Ashu hit 42 runs, while Barinder chipped in 48 runs to overhaul the target. The winners, who made 113 runs in 16 overs, lost one wicket in the course.

Score

GSSS-27: 112 in 20 overs (Rahul Saini 40, Karnail 17, Rajinder 2 for 15 and Atul 2 for 15).

NBNS: Ashu 42, Barinder 48 and Jagmeet 1 for 24) .