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Alert sounded, security beefed up at Ambala railway station
Ambala, May 17 The Superintendent of Police (Railways), Haryana, Dr Rajshree Singh, told mediapersons here that security measures on various railway stations in Ambala division had been increased due to threat letters received by the railway authorities. She said that letters had been written by an unidentified person claiming himself as a member of Al-Qaida and Lashkar-e-Toiba group. Rajshree said the security had been beefed up at the Ambala railway station and other vital installations in this area. She supervised security arrangements along with officials of the GRP and RPF at all stations on Ambala-Saharanpur and Ambala-Delhi routes and checked luggage of passengers at the platforms and inside the trains. According to information, an integrated security plan was constituted over two years ago to install hi-tech security equipment, including metal detectors and bag scanners, on prominent railway stations in the Ambala division but the proposal remained dumped in files due to utter official neglect. Sources reveal that the metal detectors at the entry point of the Ambala Cantt railway station and near UTS counter were lying
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Two kids drown
Ambala, May 17 The village residents who were crossing the pond noticed the two drowning and they informed others about it. Later, the children were fished out the pond and rushed to the local civil hospital where there were declared dead. The police has kept the bodies in the mortuary of the hospital. According to hospital sources the postmortem examination of the bodies will be conducted tomorrow.
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Section of Rly overbridge opened to vehicular traffic
Zirakpur, May 17 Now commuters can heave a sigh of relief from heavy traffic jam on the Zirakpur-Dhakoli road. Earlier, they were forced to cover an extra 10 km to reach their destinations. However, NHAI official claimed that another lane of ROB was likely to be opened to traffic by May 31. NHAI project director Anil Dahia confirmed that the traffic movement had been resumed permanently for the vehicles coming from Panchkula side to Zirakpur. He added that the work of the other lane would be completed by May end. Sources in NHAI said that road marking, installation of streetlights and wiring of the streetlights was to be completed soon. Dahia said the stretch from Zirakpur to Pinjore would be completed by June as the work of bypass was in process. He claimed that NHAI had set a target to complete the Zirakpur-Parwanoo four-laning by December end. During the construction work of ROB, commuters had been facing inconvenience as the traffic was diverted through alternative routes to avoid snarl-ups. |
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One killed, two hurt in road mishap
Dera Bassi, May 17 The deceased have been identified as Banke Parsad, an employee of the PCPL factory in Mubarkpur. While Banke was killed on the spot. A case has been registered.
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Engineering student killed
Mohali, May 17 Thieves arrested
Matour Police today arrested three persons Puneet Garg, Deepak Dass and Jatinder Singh for being allegedly involved in theft of LCDs, mobile handsets worth Rs 1.18 lakh. The SHO of Matour Police Station said the thieves, who were also involved in the theft of three wheelers, were remanded in police custody.
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Police cracks Tanishq robbery bid case
Chandigarh, May 17 The police has confirmed the involvement of 19-year-old Pardeep Kumar, alias Mota, in the robbery bid case reported in November last year. Pardeep is part of the eight-member gang that was busted in Ropar yesterday with illegal weapons. Pardeep told the police that he along with five others was involved in the robbery bid at Tanishq showroom on November 4, 2010, a day before Diwali. The Chandigarh Police, which had egg on its face for its inability to crack the sensational case, has since then been informed of the development. The accused is a resident of Burail and his father is posted as head constable in the Burail jail. The Punjab police, meanwhile, is now hunting for other accomplices of the accused, who have been identified. “Pardeep disclosed that he was involved in the robbery bid at Tanishq showroom in Sector 17 last year. Besides, he has also been involved in many other cases of snatching and robbery in the city,” said sub-inspector Atul Soni, in charge, CIA, Ropar. The robbery bid at Tanishq showroom took place at around 1.45 am on November 4 when Vinod Kapoor, owner of the showroom, was downing shutters. One of the security guards had kept a bag full of keys on a chair outside the showroom when two youths came, picked up the bag and tried to run. When one of the security guards resisted, the robbers reportedly fired two gunshots on the floor. One of the bullets ricocheted and hit Santosh, an attendant at the showroom. She sustained five stitches in her right leg. The robbers escaped in a silver colour Mercedes, which was parked on the other side of the road.
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One held for truck driver’s murder
Chandigarh, May 17 The post-mortem of the body was conducted today which revealed that the victim died after being thrown from a height. The police said a violent scuffle took place between the victim and the three other truck drivers after they consumed liquor at the rented accommodation of Gagan in Panchkula on May 15 night. The three first thrashed him and later pushed in him from fifth floor of the building. Thereafter, they dumped his body in his truck and fled, the police said.
Shopkeeper robbed
Two unidentified persons robbed a shopkeeper of Rs 35,000 last night. Vijay Chug, a resident of Delhi, was robbed in Panchayat Bhawan, Sector 18. Chug came to the city for participating in a handloom exhibition. In a statement to the police, Chug said two persons had knocked the door of his room claiming that they want to check his room and when he opened the door, they started thrashing him. He claimed he hid himself inside the bathroom and both persons took away his bag containing a cash of Rs 35,000. A case of robbery was registered at the police station, Sector 19.
Challans issued
The UT traffic police has issued 1,457 challans, including 190 for drunken driving, 20 for minor driving, 1,179 for driving without helmet and 68 for triple driving. All 1,457 challans were issued from May 1 to May 15, traffic police officials said.
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Man held for creating fake profile on Orkut
Chandigarh, May 17 The police arrested Ajay Sharma, a resident of Sector 29-B, and owner of Morph Academy Sector 34. A case under Sections 66-A of the IT Act and 509 of the IPC has been registered against him at the Sector 34 police station. Dalip Chand, director, e-Visual Media, Sector 34-A, reported to the police that an unidentified person had created a fake profile of one of their female staff and also their company on Orkut, which has caused harm to their reputation. He said the accused has posted a photo of an employee of their company without her knowledge and posted vulgar messages along with it. Inspector Neeraj Sarna, in charge, cyber crime cell, said they acted on the complaint and traced the IP address of the user who created the fake profile.
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Two servants arrested, Rs 5.8 lakh recovered
Chandigarh, May 17 The accused had stolen the amount in the absence of house owner, Damanjit Singh and his family members on May 10. Police sources said though Mallan and Dinesh were not registered with the police under the servant verification scheme, their native addresses were traced during the questioning of their relatives in the city.
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