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gang of vehicle-lifters busted
Three arrested with 23 motorcycles, arms
Amritsar, May 31
With the arrest of three persons, city police today busted an inter-state gang of vehicle-lifters and recovered 23 motorcyclces and arms from the accused. Those arrested include Kulwant Singh alias Fauji, resident of village Boparai Baz Singh, Dr Sachin Kumar of village Gobindsar, Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir), and Sahab Singh of village Bhakna Kalan.

4 killed in mishaps
Pathankot, May 31
Two persons were killed and another seriously injured when the motorcycle they were travelling on was hit by a truck at Mamun on Pathankot-Kangra road here on Monday evening.

An overloaded tractor-trailer overturns on the railway line at Shahkot on Tuesday An overloaded tractor-trailer overturns on the railway line at Shahkot on Tuesday. Photo: Nikhil Bhardwaj

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	gang of vehicle-lifters busted Three arrested with 23 motorcycles, arms Tribune News Service Amritsar, May 31 With the arrest of three persons, city police today busted an inter-state gang of vehicle-lifters and recovered 23 motorcyclces and arms from the accused. Those arrested include Kulwant Singh alias Fauji, resident of village Boparai Baz Singh, Dr Sachin Kumar of village Gobindsar, Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir), and Sahab Singh of village Bhakna Kalan. The police recovered a country-made pistol and five live cartridges from them. It also seized a diary containing the details of motorcycles stolen and sold by them. ADCP crime, Inderbir Singh, said that three accomplices identified as Sukhwinder Singh of Bhakna Kalan, Jarnail Singh of village Khehra and Balraj Singh of Thathi Khehra were on run. Manhunt has been launched to arrest the absconding culprits. Kulwant Singh, the kingpin of the gang used to steal the vehicles wearing a military uniform so that nobody could suspect him. ADCP said that Kulwant used to take the stolen vehicles to Jammu and Kashmir, where Dr Sachin, a Registered Medical Practitioner, sold them after forging documents. During investigations, it was found that the gang has stolen as many as 64 motorcycles from various places in and around Amritsar. Out of these, 14 vehicles were sold to army persons. Kulwant is wanted in many similar cases with as many as 16 cases registered against him in various police stations. A case under Sections 392, 379, 411, 465, 467, 468, 471, 472 and 420 of the IPC and Sections 25, 54, 59 of the Arms Act has been registered against the gang.
	4 killed in mishaps Our Correspondents Pathankot, May 31 Two persons were killed and another seriously injured when the motorcycle they were travelling on was hit by a truck at Mamun on Pathankot-Kangra road here on Monday evening. The deceased have been identified as Suman Lata (42), resident of Jawali of Himachal Pradesh, and her daughter Shivani (23). Suman’s husband Raghubir Singh, a constable with the Himachal Pradesh police, sustained injuries and has been admitted to a private hospital. According to police, Raghubir was going to drop Shivani to Pathankot from Jawali on a motorcycle. As he reached near Mamun village, a speedy truck coming from behind hit the motorcycle, resulting in the death of Shivani on the spot, while his wife Suman succumbed to injuries in a hospital. The truck driver escaped after the accident. A case has been registered against him at the Mamun police station. SP Bhupinderjit Singh Virk said the bodies of the deceased were handed over to the family members after conducting the postmortem examination at civil hospital here. Hoshiarpur: Two persons were killed and another injured when their motorcycles coming from opposite directions collided near Sadhu Ashram on the Hoshiarpur-Una road here last night. Ravinder Singh and Raj Kumar of Allahabad village, died on the spot, while Jaspal Singh of local Bulanwari, was seriously injured. According to the police sources, Jaspal was admitted in local civil hospital where his condition is stated to be serious. Ravinder and Raj were going on their motorcycle to their village after purchasing mobile phone from Hoshiarpur at about 8:45 pm. Jaspal, coming on his motorcycle from opposite direction, collided with their motorcycle. The Sadar police has registered a case under Sections 279, 304A of the IPC against Jaspal Singh.
	Pay woes: Ayurvedic docs threaten agitation PK Jaiswar/TNS Amritsar, May 31 Feeling ignored while issuing a notification of granting Non-Practice Allowance (NPA) as per the 5th Pay Commission for veterinary doctors, Ayurvedic doctors in Punjab have threatened to launch an agitation if the state government failed to issue the same to them within a fortnight. The Punjab Government had recently issued notification of granting NPA to veterinary doctors, while the Ayurvedic Medical Officers were allegedly ignored. “This is direct violation of the recommendation of 5th Pay Commission and this discriminatory action of the government is not acceptable to us and we will not tolerate this at any cost,” said Dr Atamjit Singh Basra, president, Punjab Ayurvedic Medical Services Association. He said the 5th Pay Commission, after examining the demand of Ayurvedic, homeopathic and veterinary doctors, had recommended that they should be granted NPA of 25 per cent of basic pay. He also pointed out that not granting NPA to them would be discriminatory. “The Ayurvedic doctors were feeling ignored, downgraded and humiliated,” he said. The Centre had already given parity with Allopathic medical officers since 1986 and even the neighbouring states had given the same to Ayurvedic doctors, added Dr Basra. He threatened that if the notification regarding granting NPA to them was not issued within 15 days, they would be forced to adopt the path of agitation and thereafter, course of action would be decided in the state executive meeting.
	Bhandari condemns Forest Officer Our Correspondent Hoshiarpur, May 31 Former Punjab BJP chief and Vice-Chairman of the Punjab State Planning Board Rajinder Bhandari condemned Forest Officer R.R. Kakkar for levelling corruption charges against the Punjab Local Government and Industry Minister, Tikshan Sud, at the behest of some Congress leaders, who were trying to tarnish the image of the BJP for their political motive. Talking to mediapersons here on Saturday evening Rajinder Bhandari alleged that R.R. Kakkar himself was a corrupt official for which a vigilance inquiry for misappropriating Rs 28 crore in a Japan-aided project was being conducted by the state Vigilance Department against him. He remained suspended for quite sometime on account of his involvement in other corruption cases. Rajinder Bhandari, who has been appointed observer for monitoring the constitution of booth-level committees in the Hoshiarpur segment of the state Assembly, said keeping in view the forthcoming elections to the Punjab Assembly, booth-level committees were being reconstituted. At least 25 members, including five youths and five women, in each committee would be formed at 156 polling booths in Hoshiarpur segment within 10 days. These committees would certify the identity of voters and would ensure their participation in the polling process during the elections. Punjab Minister Tikshan Sud was also present.
	7-yr-old girl raped Tribune News Service Amritsar, May 31 A 7-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her neighbour, one Varinder Kumar here on the night of May 29. The accused has been arrested after a case under Sections 363, 366-A and 376 of the IPC was registered against him at civil line police station here. According to the complaint lodged by father of the victim, he found his daughter missing in the late evening of May 29. About two hours later, his daughter came near the house with her cloths removed. When she saw the accused next morning, she started weeping while saying that he had picked her and committed the crime.
	Foetus found in drain Our Correspondent Phagwara, May 31 A foetus was found in a drain of Gobindpura today. Village panch Charanjit noticed the foetus lying in a drain and informed the police. Though the police rushed to the spot, but SHO Satnampura Shiv Kumar said the village panchayat did not agree for any police action and buried the foetus in fields of the village. It is suspected that an unmarried young girl aborted her foetus and threw it in the drain. Phagwara SDM Amarjit Pal said the matter would be investigated thoroughly as foeticide could not be allowed at any cost.