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Third eye all set to keep watch on Golden Temple
Calling up SHO did impersonators in
4 killed in accidents
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Assembly Elections
Emphasis to be laid on junior hockey coaching camps
3 held with opium, smack
Driver decamps with truck
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Third eye all set to keep watch on Golden Temple
Amritsar, May 9 The SGPC has installed 127 CCTV cameras in the entire complex at a cost of Rs 1.5 crore. The cameras can capture colour images even at night and come with tilt-zoom and range-adjustment features. Out of these, there are 101 outdoor box CCTV cameras. There are 11 outdoor PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) CCTV cameras with distant zoom feature which can turn 360 degrees.
There are also infrared CCTV cameras with night vigil facility. These cameras have been installed in front of the Akal Takht, ‘parkarma’ verandahs, all four “chhabeels” in the ‘parkarma’, “gathri ghar” (baggage room), jora ghar (shoe-deposit centres), ‘kara parshad’ counters and the room where cash offering is counted. However, no CCTV camera has been installed from Darshani Deori to the sanctum sanctorum due to a couple of reasons. Firstly, the cabling required for the installation of the CCTV camera would mar the beauty of the architectural marvel that the Golden Temple. Secondly, the installation of the current lot of CCTV cameras is disrupting the signals and subsequently affecting the live telecast of “Gurbani” from the shrine. Therefore, the SGPC is now contemplating to install special wireless CCTV cameras in this stretch. The SGPC has also appointed six control room operators through Vantage Security Solutions, a security agency firm. Four more operators would be appointed soon as a total of 10 are needed to manage the facility round-the-clock. The control room is equipped with eight LCD screens and the latest software. According to SGPC officials, the software will not only facilitate identify any unclaimed object lying in the complex but will also sound an alarm if somebody jumps into the “sarovar”. At present, the CCTV cameras installed in the complex can record activities for 24 hours, but once the system gets fully operational their recording capacity will go up to 30 days. The CCTV facility can be made more effective if the SGPC deploys watch and ward staff equipped with walkie talkie sets at the four entrance gates of the shrine as well as inside the complex. SGPC secretary Dalmegh Singh is looking after the entire CCTV project while Nishan Singh is providing technical supervision. The SGPC since long was contemplating the installation of CCTV cameras for more security at the Golden Temple Complex. The proposal was first mooted when Bibi Jagir Kaur was heading the SGPC. The decision to put up CCTV cameras was apparently taken following attacks on religious places and threats to blow up the Golden Temple. Cases of picking of pockets and garment thefts, besides instances of children going missing, also prompted the SGPC to act on the proposal. SGPC president Avtar Singh Makkar said they will update the security at the Golden Temple and provide their staff the latest security equipment so that the CCTV camera facility is fully utilised.
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Calling up SHO did impersonators in
Hoshiarpur, May 9 SSP Rakesh Aggarwal in a press conference here this evening said the police arrested Amandeep of Maharaja Ranjit Singh Nagar, Satnam Singh of Chabbewal, Upinder Kumar of Ghaian Mohalla, Paramjit Singh of Bhangala, Jalandhar, and Ravinder of Saidaraian, PS Bulhowal. The police also seized two laptops, three USB internet connection, fake driving licence and voter card of Paramjit Singh, four mobile phones and forged documents. The SSP said at 11:33 am on May 8, the SHO of Chabbewal police station received a call from mobile phone (98766 58620) and the caller claimed himself to be the personal assistant of the Punjab Deputy Chief Minister. The caller said he was sending one Satnam Singh along with an application to him. He instructed the SHO to inform him after taking action in this regard. Meanwhile, the SHO reached the police station and at 12:19 pm another mobile call from mobile phone (No. 80541-15786) was received by the SHO. The caller referred to the call of PA of the Deputy Chief Minister and told the SHO that a application by Satnam Singh had been delivered in the police station in which it was stated that the latter had sold his vehicle to one person at Garhshankar for which he was not giving regular installments. He further instructed the SHO to send a police party with Satnam Singh to Garhshankar so that he may bring back his sold vehicle. The SHO noticed from the window of his office that one person, sitting in a car parked in the complex was talking to him on his mobile phone. The SHO called both the parties at police station but he became suspicious about Amandeep and Upinder Kumar. During their search he found the mobile phones of above said numbers from their possession. During their interrogation, they revealed that to favour Satnam Singh they telephoned the SHO as PA to the Deputy Chief Minister. A case under Sections 419 and 170 of the IPC has been registered against them and later Sections 65/66 of the IT Act were added. Satnam Singh and Upinder Singh revealed that they came in contact with kingpin of this gang Amandeep Singh in the jail. After coming out on bail, they started cheating the people through internet. On www.justdial.com, they floated a bogus company in the name of Confort Tour and Travel Private Limited, (showing Hyderabad its head office) through which they offered cheap air tickets not only for local destination but also for foreign countries. When any of the customer came in their contact they assured supply of cheap air tickets and got deposited its amount in a bank account of some manager of a hotel, where they were staying during the deal. They posed before the hotel manager that they were short of money and wanted to get it from their homes for which they took his bank account number. They gave the account number of hotel manager to the customers for getting deposited the amount of air ticket. As soon as they received the money they e-mailed the fake air ticket to the customer. After getting the amount from the hotel manager they escaped. Kingpin Amandeep Singh (21), who had studied up to Class VII, was master in operating computer and speaking English. About two dozens cases of cyber crime under Section 420 of the IPC had been registered against him in various police stations in Punjab. Similarly, number of cases had been registered against his other accomplices.
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4 killed in accidents
Tarn Taran, May 9 In the second incident, Rajwinder Singh (35), resident of the Kot Mit Singh locality, Amritsar, died last evening when the motorcycle he riding was hit by a tractor-trailer near Doburji village, 8 km from here. The driver of the tractor-trailer, who has not been identified as yet, was booked under Section 304A, 279 and 427 of the IPC. Batala: Two youths, including a Kabaddi player, died in a road accident here yesterday. Gurwinder Singh and Gurwinder Singh, residents of Bhamri village, were returning to their village from Harchowal village, when the motorcycle (PB-58E-2270) they were riding on collided with a JCB machine head on. They died on the spot. Talking to mediapersons, SSP Gurdeep Singh said a case was registered under Sections 304A, 279 and 427 of the IPC at Srihargobindpur police station against JCB machine driver Malkit Singh, resident of Alliwal village, who was absconding.
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Assembly Elections
Hoshiarpur, May 9 Former Chairman of the Market Committee Sunder Sham Arora convened a meeting of party workers here on Saturday in which Congress municipal councillors, including Mohan Lal Pehalwan, Brahm Shanker Jimpa, Krishna Saini, Harbhajan Kaur, president, rural wing of the Hoshiarpur Congress Committee, Rakesh Marwaha, former president, City Congress, Omkar Nath, and former municipal councillors Varjinder Pal Sud and Surinder Kumar Chhinda participated. All the speakers strongly condemned vendetta policies of SAD-BJP leaders for implicating Congress workers in false cases. They unitedly demanded party ticket for Sunder Sham Arora, who had done commendable work not only for the development of the area, but also made tremendous efforts for the uplift of the party workers. It may be recalled that former MP from Hoshiarpur parliamentary constituency Charanjit Singh Channi had recently convened a meeting of party workers in which his supporters, including some municipal councillors, Block Samiti and Zila Parishad members participated. Charanjit Singh Channi has staked his claim for party ticket from the Hoshiarpur Assembly segment.
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Emphasis to be laid on junior hockey coaching camps
Jalandhar, May 9 He stated this while releasing the annual sports calendar of the Surjit Hockey Society. It was highlighted that junior hockey players should be given a chance to hone their skills in the game through different coaching camps. In a press note issued by the society, Bharti said according to the calendar the Under-14 Junior Coaching Hockey Camp (Boys) would be held from June 5 to 20 at Sports School, Jalandhar, while Under-17 Junior Coaching Camp (Girls) would be held from June 5 to 20 at the local Olympian Surjit Hockey Stadium. The Under-17 Junior Coaching Hockey Camp (Boys) would take place at Jarkhar Hockey Stadium, Ludhiana, from June 10 to 25 and Under-19 Coaching Hockey Camp (Boys) would be held from June 25 to July 10 at Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar. Bharti also maintained that the first general house meeting would be held in the second week of August and a hockey match between Olympians and Surjit XI would be held on August 29 on the occasion of National Sports Day. “The match will be held in the memory of ace hockey player Major Dhyan Chand. The annual 28th Surjit Hockey Tournament (Men) would be held from October 14 to 22 at the local Olympian Surjit Hockey Stadium and the Surjit Hockey Tournament (Women) would take place at the same venue from October 18 to 22. A hockey Olympians seminar would be held on October 22 at the Surjit stadium, while a special scholarship for budding hockey players would be granted in November. “The needy players will be given free hockey kits in the memory of Olympian Surjit Singh Randhawa on January 7 at the local Hans Raj Stadium,” Bharti added.
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3 held with opium, smack
Nawanshahr, May 9 A case under Sections 18, 61 and 85 of the NDPS was registered at Rahon police station. The Sadar police arrested another drug peddler, Banzara, resident of Langroya village, at a naka on the Langroya-Kishanpura link road and recovered 15 gm of smack from him. A case under Sections 21, 61 and 85 of the NDPS Act was registered. One held with narcotic
Batala: The police arrested Ranjit Singh, resident of Nawan Pind village, and recovered 500 gm of narcotic powder from him near Narrow Bridge of Haruwal village. While talking to mediapersons here today, SSP Gurdeep Singh said a case under Section 22 of the NDPS Act was registered at Quilla Lal Singh police station. Drugs worth
Rs 1.12 lakh seized
Nakodar: Drug Inspector of Jalandhar Kulwinder Singh along with in charge of the Anti-Narcotic Cell, Jalandhar, T.L. Mangat today raided various chemist shops of Shahkot and seized drugs worth Rs 1.12 lakh. The Drug Inspector said acting on a tip-off, the team raided New Arora Medical Store, where they seized 20,000 intoxicant tablets, 2,900 capsules, 1,200 injections and 10 bottles of syrup. At Gupta Medical Store, they seized 1,320 capsules, 7,900 tablets, 260 injections and 51 bottles of syrup. The Drug Inspector revealed that Gupta Medical Store was being run without government permission. |
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Driver decamps with truck
Batala: A truck driver has allegedly decamped with the vehicle, loaded with bags of tealeaves worth Rs 17 lakh, from Batala. Rajinder Kumar Goyal, president, Amritsar Tea Traders Association, said the truck, belonging to Amritsar-based Century Global Transport Private Limited, started from Siliguri (West Bengal) for Amritsar on April 26. The police said the assistant driver of the truck had been nabbed and the truck would be recovered soon.
A case had been registered under Sections 407 and 120B of the IPC at Police station Quilla Lal Singh against driver Mangal Singh. — OC |
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With the setting up of a control room and recruitment of operators, the CCTV camera facility at the Golden Temple Complex is all set to go fully functional soon.
