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Umesh Dewan
Tribune News Service

Fatehgarh Sahib, June 16
A Bathinda resident was killed in a road accident near chungi No. 4 of Sirhind last night.

The victim has been identified as Nachhattar Singh, a resident of Pohla village. He used to deliver summons of the Fatehgarh Sahib district courts.

He was returning to Fatehgarh Sahib after delivering summons at a nearby village on a motorbike bearing a registration number of Bathinda when an unidentified vehicle hit him. The driver sped away taking advantage of the darkness.

Some passerby took Nachhattar to the Fatehgarh Sahib civil hospital in a serious condition. The doctors there referred him to the PGIMER, Chandigarh, where he succumbed to his injuries. The police has registered a case against the driver of an unidentified vehicle on the complaint of a relative of deceased.

The body was handed over to the family members after a post-mortem examination.

Patiala, June 16
Keeping in view the demand of students and faculty of the theatre department of Punjabi University, Vice-Chancellor Dr Jaspal Singh laid the foundation stone of a new open-air theatre near the coffee house here today.

This project will cost Rs 36 lakh and will be completed in around eight months.

The Vice-Chancellor said though films and television continued to make considerable impact on the psyche of the common man, theatrical activities played an important role in the formation of public opinion.

These activities also helped channel the energy of the youth and keep them off the ills ailing the society, in addition to raising and providing solutions to pressing issues.

Dr SS Tiwana, dean (academic affairs), Dr Satish Verma, director (youth welfare) and Amarjit Singh Sandhu, chief engineer, were among those present.

Ambala, June 16
Mohinder Kumar, secretary to the Haryana Governor and Vice-Chancellor of YMCA University, Faridabad, honoured over 350 meritorious students of Ambala district at SD College, Ambala Cantonment, here yesterday.

Ashok Mehta, president of Punjabi Mahasabha, Haryana, who presided over the function, appreciated the services of Mohinder rendered to society, especially to the downtrodden, disabled and destitute. 

Chandigarh, June 16
The police today obtained a day’s police remand for Simarjot Singh, accused in the case involving blackmail of IAS couple.

Simarjot, who was sent to judicial custody three days ago, has again been taken in police custody for further questioning into the case.

The police had yesterday arrested Vishal from Jalandhar as the second accused involved in blackmail of senior Haryana-cadre IAS officer Shashi Gulati, whose daughter Anandi Gulati had committed suicide by jumping from the fourth floor of Bhawan Vidyalaya building last month.

Simarjot and Vishal had allegedly blackmailed Anandi’s parents and told them that they will post objectionable pictures of their daughter on a social networking site.

“We will confront both the accused for more leads into the case,” said inspector Sri Parkash, SHO, Sector 26 police station. 

Chandigarh, June 16
The police has booked three persons in a case of cheating on the directions of a court.

Amit Sharma, a resident of Sector 18, Chandigarh, reported that Gurmeet Singh, alias Goldi, Joginder Singh, Hardeep Singh and Gurmeet Singh, all residents of Sector 29, took Rs 50,000 from him to repair his car that was damaged in an accident in July 2009.

But during repair, they further damaged the car and then refused to repair it. He alleged that the accused neither repaired the car and nor returned his money.

A case under Sections 403 and 417 of the Indian Penal Code has been registered at the Industrial Area police station on the directions of court against the trio.

Zirakpur, June 16
The police has booked five persons for allegedly assaulting a security guard of the Chandigarh police posted at the house of a High Court judge at Swastik Vihar, Zirakpur.

The police said the complainant, Gurnam Singh, alleged that some tenants broke the locks of the generator room and turned on the generator without taking permission.

On objection to their act, the accused allegedly assaulted him, snatched his wallet and damaged his motorcycle. He then informed the police.

Zirakpur, June 16
The police today arrested a person and recovered .315 bore country-made pistol, along with two live cartridges, from his possession here today.

The accused has been identified as Dev Raj, a resident of Pabhat village, hails from Khushal Faridpur, Muradabad (UP).

The investigating officer Shamsher Singh said he was patrolling, along with a police team in Zirakpur, where they got the information that the accused was carrying a country-made pistol, along with two live cartridges and roaming near the Pabhat market. After the raid, the police nabbed him and recovered the pistol from him, the investigating officer added.

A police official said during investigation it was found that the accused had bought the pistol from UP.

He said a case was registered against Dev Raj. The accused would be produced in the Dera Bassi court tomorrow, he added.

Panchkula, June 16
A Sector-6 woman resident was robbed of her purse here today. The purse contained Rs 400 in cash and a mobile phone. According to the police, the incident occurred when 23-year-old Rupali was paying money to a rickshaw-puller near the gate of Hansraj Public School in the evening.

A youth wearing helmet arrived on an Activa scooter and snatched her purse.

Chandigarh, June 16
Fatehdeep Singh and Jude Raymond defeated Amit Bzad and Ranjeet Singh to lift the title of boys (U-16) doubles event during the CLTA-AITA Super Series Tennis Tournament for Boys and Girls (U-12 and U-16) being held at the CLTA Complex in Chandigarh on Thursday. Fatehdeep Singh and Jude Raymond defeated Amit Bzad and Ranjeet Singh by 7-6 (5), 6-4.

In the boys’ (U-12) category, Kalyanpur and Sumitpal Singh defeated Utkarsh Bhardwaj and Ankit Rao by 6-2, 7-5 to bag the title.

In the girls (U-16) semifinal clash, Vanshika Sawhney of Delhi overcame Renu Sharma of Haryana by 7-6 (7), 6-4, whereas in the second semifinal of the toyurnament, Pranjala Yadlapalli defeated Kavita Mishra of Punjab 6-7 (2), 6-4 and 6-0.

In the semifinal of girls (U-12) category, Nandini Sharma overcame Snehal Umesh Mane of Maharashtra 7-6 (5) and 6-4.

Nandani will now face Pranjala Yadlapalli of Andhra Pradesh, who outplayed Sruta Kirti Gunuganti 6-0 and 6-3.

In the boys (U-16) category, fifth seed Jajbir Singh will face Gagan Sharma of Rajasthan in the final.

Earlier, Jajbir Singh defeated Hardeep Singh Sandhu 6-2, 6-4 and Gagan Sharma defeated Allen John Kundan 6-2, 6-2.

Ambala, June 16
More than 100 persons got themselves registered on the opening day of the swimming pool under district sports department at War Heroes Memorial Sports Stadium, Ambala Cantonment, recently.

DSO Aruna Sood said the re-opening of swimming pool, which was constructed in 1992 by the state government, was done after renovation. She said Rs 15 lakh had been spent to facelift the pool lying closed since one-and-half-year. She further said there was a provision for separate coaches for male and female visitors seeking training in swimming and a life-saver, for which charges have been fixed as Rs 500 each for children, Rs 1,000 for adults and Rs 2,500 for family members.

Chandigarh, June 16
Ayush defeated Dilwar Singh in the sub-junior category of the ongoing 27th State Saurabh Khattar Memorial Billiards and Snooker Championship being held here today. Dilwar Singh went down against Ayush by 2-1 (33-38, 55-50 and 59-55) during the three-set series of the event.

In another match, Pulkit defeated Daksh by 2-1 (18-48, 50-40 and 66-33).

In the Senior Snooker Championship, Chetan Raj overcome Kewal by 2-0 (88-15 and 68-39). Rishab Gupta defeated Anureet Singh by 2-0 (59-31 and 60-12), while Ajay Jain defeated Shivam Chaudhary by 2-0 (47-30 and 44-14) in the same category.

In the Junior Snooker category, Ankit Kapoor defeated Aseem Sachdeva by 2-1(57-53, 33-66 and 50-43). — TNS