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Fatal scuffle: 2 of pick-pockets’ gang killed by partners
Phagwara, December 15
A minor altercation among five pick-pockets resulted in two of them being killed by the other three. The trio killed their two partners using bricks and rods and then threw the bodies in a gutter before setting them on fire.

3 extortionists arrested
Jalandhar, December 15
The city police claims to have arrested three members of a gang for allegedly demanding extortion money from a local industrialist. Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (City-1) S.K. Kalia said that the trio had been identified as Jagsheer Sandhu, alias Vicky, a former employee of the industrialist, and his two accomplices.

Electric shock claims 1 life
Jalandhar, December 15
Shripal, an employee of Powercom died, after he got an electric shock and fell from a transformer adjacent to the general post office. Eyewitnesses said Shripal had climbed the transformer to rectify a fault when he accidentally got an electric shock and fell on the ground, sustaining serious head injuries.

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	Fatal scuffle: 2 of pick-pockets’ gang killed by partners Ashok Kaura Phagwara, December 15 A minor altercation among five pick-pockets resulted in two of them being killed by the other three. The trio killed their two partners using bricks and rods and then threw the bodies in a gutter before setting them on fire. The Phagwara police today succeeded in unfolding the mystery of the blind murders of these two persons and the case was solved with the arrest of the three killers under Sections 302, 201 and 34 of the IPC. Kapurthala SSP Sukhminder Singh Maan, while confirming the arrests, told The Tribune here that the remains of some unidentified persons were found from a sewerage gutter at a deserted place on the old Civil Hospital premises on the Phagwara-Banga road on December 10 evening. The remains later turned out to be the burnt body parts of two persons and the police sent the pieces of bones to the Amritsar lab for examination. The deceased were identified as Chand of Palahi Gate, Phagwara, and Harmesh, alias Meshi, of Tamakoo Kuttan, Phagwara. SSP Maan said the police registered a case on the complaint lodged by Phagwara resident Ashwini Kumar on December 11 and started investigations. The SSP said, on a tip-off, Phagwara city police station SHO Amrik Singh Chahal solved the murder mystery. The three killers were identified as Manjit, alias Billa, of Kot Rani village; Inderjit Singh, alias Jeeta, of Daddal Mohalla, Phagwara, and Avinash Chander of Cherra village. The SSP said the three killers, presently residing in the old Civil Hospital building, and the two deceased, were merely pick-pockets and were working together at various places, including the bus stand, railway station, in and around the town and even small fairs. He said all these five criminals had fixed a deserted place on the old Civil Hospital premises on the Phagwara-Banga road as a meeting point. The SSP said the deceased had borrowed some money from the killers and were not returning it to them. On the night of December 3, they all met at the fixed place and had a drink together. During the drink session, the killers demanded their money back, but they refused to return it. All of them then indulged in a scuffle and the accused attacked them with bricks and rods, following which both Chand and Meshi died on the spot. DSP Sandeep Sharma said the accused threw the bodies of both the deceased in a dry sewerage gutter and covered them with dry grass and old clothes and set them on fire. SHO Amrik Singh Chahal said the arrested persons were produced before the Judicial Magistrate who sent them in police remand for one day.
	3 extortionists arrested Tribune News Service Jalandhar, December 15 The city police claims to have arrested three members of a gang for allegedly demanding extortion money from a local industrialist. Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (City-1) S.K. Kalia said that the trio had been identified as Jagsheer Sandhu, alias Vicky, a former employee of the industrialist, and his two accomplices. Kalia told The Tribune that Vicky had left the job a couple of months ago and was making threatening calls to his employer Sadhu Ram Mittal demanding Rs 2 lakh. In this regard, Mittal had lodged a complaint at Police Station Division 2 earlier, he added. Today the police nabbed the three persons, Vicky, a resident of Moga and presently putting up at Amrit Vihar, Sunny of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Colony, and Rakesh Kumar, alias Pamma, of Surat Nagar. The ADCP claimed that they admitted to have demanded the extortion money from the industrialist. The police has also seized a mobile phone and a fake appointment letter from Vicky, Kalia revealed.
	Electric shock claims 1 life Jalandhar, December 15 Shripal, an employee of Powercom died, after he got an electric shock and fell from a transformer adjacent to the general post office. Eyewitnesses said Shripal had climbed the transformer to rectify a fault when he accidentally got an electric shock and fell on the ground, sustaining serious head injuries. His colleagues rushed him to the local Civil Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. The body was handed over to his family members after a postmortem examination. — TNS
	Protests LBP burns effigy of pvt mobile phone company Tribune Reporters Jalandhar, December 15 Members of the Lok Bhalai Party today burnt the effigy of a private mobile phone company against the practice of sending obscene SMSes and MMSes on the mobile handsets of mobile users. Party president Balwant Singh Ramoowalia said instead of providing any facility, private mobile companies were harassing the users. He said by providing unwanted services to send such SMSes and MMSes, the companies were causing a loss of over Rs 1.35 crore to the public. After the protest he, along with a group of lawyers, addressed the grievances of families duped by travel agents. Nambardar union to rally against government Jalandhar:The Punjab Nambardar Union today resolved to hold district-level rallies against the reluctance of the state government to pass a notification regarding their long-pending demands. Addressing mediapersons here today, Gurmit Singh Lohgarh, president of the union, said they had long been demanding that the government give preference to the sons of deceased nambardars while nominating new nambardars and to increase their honorarium. “Although the government has acceded to our demands, a notification in this regard is yet to be issued. Therefore, we have decided to hold rallies at the district level and to hold state level protest rallies in the constituency of the Chief Minister on February 10,” said Lohgarh. BJP Sports Cell holds cycle rally Jalandhar: Protesting against the hike in the petrol prices, members of the BJP Sports Cell today organised a cycle rally in the city. The president of the cell, Sunil Sharma, led the rally. He said the hike in the petrol prices would affect the public badly. Manish Vij and Gurprit Rocky, both general secretaries, Amit Mattu, press secretary, Sahil Sharma, Simarpreet, Amit Bhatia, Vicky Painter, Neeraj Gupta, Ajay Thakur, Sheetal Sharma, Ajay Chopra and Bhupinder Khullar were also present during the protest. Employees stage demonstration Hoshiarpur: Activists of the local unit of the Punjab Water Resources Employees Union staged a demonstration and rally in front of the office of the Superintending Engineer of the department here today against the non-implementation of their various demands, including filling of vacant posts, release of seniority lists, due promotions of employees, payment of bonus and uniforms, etc. They raised slogans against the state government. In a press note, circle secretary of the union Satnam Singh stated that a state-level dharna and rally would be held before the state office in Chandigarh on December 22 in which employees from all over Punjab would participate to pressurise the higher authorities of the department to implement their demands.
	Army mela today Jalandhar, December 15 An Army mela and ex-servicemen’s rally would be held at Guru Nanak Stadium, Kapurthala, tomorrow. Lieut-Gen Munish Sibal, GOC, Vajra Corps, will be the chief guest. A large number of ex-servicemen from across the state are expected to attend the function. The mela would provide civil population a glimpse of the might of the Army with the theme “Know Your Army” to reach out to the masses, especially the youth. The function is open to general public to witness the high standard of military equipment and exciting demonstrations by the men in uniform. The rally would include a mass band display, dog and horse shows, helicopter show and daredevil motorcycle display. A special weapons and equipment display would also be held highlighting tanks, guns, surveillance equipment, radars and other modern equipment. — TNS