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Fatehgarh Sahib, July 24
The Fatehgarh Sahib police today claimed to have arrested five looters involved in various incidents of theft and looting in Fatehgarh Sahib and adjoining areas. The accused have been identified as Bikram Singh, Raju alias Golu, Gulshan Kumar, Ashok Kumar, and Shrikant.

Incharge of Sirhind police post SI Vinod Kumar said all the accused had been residing in rented accommodations at Jalandhar, Sirhind and in the Nakodar areas. They admitted to have committed thefts and looting in the past five or six years. Sharp-edged weapons, iron rods and swords have been recovered from their possession besides a stolen motorcycle from Chandigarh. They were planning to loot people near the Sirhind cremation ground from where they were arrested today on a tip off.

An amount of Rs 7,000 has also been recovered from their possession, which they admitted to have looted from a migrant labourer who was going towards the railway station.

A case in this connection has been registered and they will be produced before the magistrate. Police officials said they would try to procure police remand to crack more cases of loot and thefts.

Ambala, July 24
The local police has arrested three persons involved in a theft of 90 cement bags from a government store at Ambala Cantt.

On getting the information about the cement bags lifted from a PWD store in Ambala Cantt, the Mahesh Nagar police stopped a tractor-trolley carrying cement with three persons sitting in the vehicle, including the driver. They were going on the Babyal road. According to police sources, three persons, including Sukhvinder Singh, Darshan Singh and the driver of a tractor trolley, Nirmal Singh, were arrested near Indira Chowk on Babyal road who were in a tractor-trolley with 90 cement bags from a PWD B and R store with the consent from the storekeeper.

The arrested persons were residents of Rolan village who were allegedly involved in lifting 90 cement bags from PWD Band R store. The police has seized 90 bags and is looking for contractor Ravinder and PWD storekeeper who have been absconding so far.

Those arrested during preliminary investigation claimed that they were innocent and were engaged only for loading and transportation in the deal between the contractor and the storekeeper. The contractor was said to have conspired with the employee of the PWD storekeeper who was currently at large, they alleged.

Ambala, July 24
Charanjit Singh, a marble trader, resident of Ram Nagar Ambala City, has lodged a complaint with the branch manager of Punjab National Bank that ~ 1.25 lakh was missing from his account.

Sources said that ~ 25,000 was withdrawn from the trader’s account through the ATM card on July 19 late night by two masked youths, according to footage from CCTV camera installed at the ATM of Punjab National Bank branch at Baldev Nagar.

Charanjit further said that ~ 1 lakh was found transferred from my account to some other account of the same bank. The trader finding the amount withdrawn from his account he also lodged a complaint with the Baldev Nagar police station.

The police has registered a case but no arrest had been made so far.

Panchkula, July 24
The distrct police has claimed to have nabbed the main accused who was involved in Maruti Suzuki SX-4 from Berkley Show Room robbery case here today. The accused dentified as Pawan Kumar, alias Amit, alias Kanha, a resident of Sonipat, was arrested from Rohtak.

During the investigation, the police has recovered one Hundai I-20 car worth Rs 6 lakh which was allegedly robbed by the accused along with his co-accused at gunpoint from Jind district.

Mohali, July 24
Burglars broke in to a factory assembling bathroom fitting and decamped with goods worth Rs 8 lakh.

The owner of the factory, Arundeep Singh, said on the basis of the CCTV footage, it was found that three burglars broke in to the factory. In the footage, two thieves were busy collecting the expensive bath fittings while the third one was keeping a watch on the chowkidar. — TNS

Chandigarh, July 24
A 25-year-old married woman was allegedly gang-raped after being abducted by the son of a businessman from Sector 43 here past month.

The police booked 26-year-old Parmod Bhargav of Zirakpur, but he was yet to be arrested. The victim, a resident of Sector 43, was allegedly abducted by Parmod in May from near Ram Darbar. The medical examination of the victim confirmed rape and an FIR was registered at the sector-31 police station.

The victim recorded her statement today under Section 164 of the CrPC before the duty magistrate at the district courts, Sector 17.

In her statement, the victim alleged that she was kept in illegal confinement at Badal Colony in Zirakpur and the accused, along with his friends, used to gang-rape her.

She stated that they used to blackmail her by saying they would show her obscene MMS to her husband. She added that she knew Parmod, but had severed ties with him after marriage. Inspector Jaspal Singh said Parmod was admitted to Landmark Hospital at Sector 33 as he had had a scuffle with someone at Zirakpur and sustained injuries.

He said the cell phone of accused was seized and it would be sent to the CFSL in Sector 36 for forensic examination.

The victim was married to a Sector-43 resident six months ago. The other accused were yet to be identified. The police said Pramod would be arrested as soon as he was discharged from hospital.

Chandigarh, July 24
Shashwat of Manav Mangal School, Panchkula, won top honours in three categories during the Panchkula District Table Tennis Championship held at Manav Mangal School here today.

Shahwant defeated Pulkit Arora in the boys’ (U-17) category, while he overcame Shubham Sharma in the final match of the men’s category. He also won the final match of the boys’ sub-junior category after defeating Divyankar 3-0 in straight sets.

Results:

Boys (U-14) semifinal: Shashwat Somani bt Harshdeep 3-0 (11-7, 11-9 and 11-5); Divyankar bt Parth 3-1 (11-7, 11-7, 6-11, 11-7).

Final: Shashwat bt Divyankar 3-0 (11-7, 11-5, 11-3).

Boys (U-20) semifinal: Shubham Sharma bt Pulkit Arora 3-1 (11-6, 9-11, 13-11, 11-8); Shashwat bt Divyankar 3-1 (13-11, 11-8, 9-11, 13-11).

Final: Shubham Sharma bt Shashwat (MMS) 3-0 (6-11,11-9,11-6, 11-7).

Men’s singles semifinals: Shashwat bt Vaibhav 3-2 (3-11,11-6,11-4,9-11,12-10); Shubham Sharma bt Kashish 3 -0 (11-5, 11-1, 11-5).

Final: Shashwat bt Shubham Sharma 3 -1 (13-11, 13-15, 11-9, 11-6).

Men’s double semifinals: Divyankar and Shashwat bt Shubhang and Shubham Sharma 3-2 (11-13, 11-4, 11-9, 11-13, 11-5); Vaibhav and Anmol bt Shubham and Pulkit 3-1 (12-10, 7-11, 11-5, 11-9).

Final: Divyankar and Shashwat bt Vaibhav and Anmol 3 -2 (13-11, 11-13, 13-11, 13-15, 11-5).

Veteran semifinals: Rohit Chopra bt UK Sharma 2-1 (7-11, 11-8, 11-7); Rajesh Sehgal bt Sunil Manchanda 2-0 (11-7, 11-4).

Final: Rajesh Sehgal bt Rohit Chopra 3 -1 (12-10, 11-7, 8-11, 11-5).

Above 60 years semifinals: MM Matta bt Ram Prakash 2-1 (3-11, 11-8, 11-8); WC Sehgal bt JP Soni 2-0 (11-7, 11-4).

Final: Rajesh Sehgal bt Rohit Chopra 3 -1 (11-7, 11-9).

Chandigarh, July 24
Local snooker player Saniya Arif went down to Leheri during the final match of the national snooker (U-21) championship in the 78th National Billiards and Snooker Championship being held at Geetha Bhawan, Llyods Road, Chennai, today.

Leheri managed to overcame Saniya by 1-2 in a tough settled clash.

In form player, Saniya after taking full advantage of three consecutive fowls committed by her opponent won the first frame by 34-24.

But Leheri came back with a break of 20 to take the lead during the second frame. In the third frame, Saniya potted the black and took a lead but Leheri after making a lead of 12 won the third frame of the match.

Earlier, Saniya Arif finished as runner-up in the sub-junior snooker event of the competition.

Bassi Pathana, July 24
The state government has chalked out a comprehensive plan to utilise the energy of youths in a positive manner by involving them in the development works as well as in social activities in their respective areas. They would also be given representation in the decision making bodies at the sub-division and block level, said Bibi Satwinder Kaur Dhaliwal, chairperson district planning board, while addressing a function organised by Love Kush Youth Welfare and Sports Club at Balmiki Basti here today.

She distributed sports and gym kits to the club.

Appreciating the efforts of Sukhbir Badal, Deputy Chief Minister, in promoting the sports and channelising the energy of youths in a positive manner at the block level, she said youth of the country had great potential and we must involve them in a war against social evils like drug abuse, female foeticide and dowry.

She said it was only youth, who could eradicate them from society. She urged the youths to form more sports clubs at the village level to promote traditional Punjabi sports.

Chandigarh, July 24
The Panchkula Cricket Association will hold trials to select the team for the upcoming Haryana State Inter-District Cricket (U-22) Championship tomorrow at DC Model School, Sector 7, here.

The players born on or after 1989 will be eligible for participating in the trials. The team will play its first match against the winner of the match between Panchkula and Ambala.

Panchkula, July 24
The first Chandigarh Tricity Twenty-20 League Cricket Championship for under-16 boys will be held from August 15. This was stated by newly elected chairman of the Chandigarh Twenty-20 Cricket Association, affiliated with the ITCF, after an election meeting here.

V Hanumantha Rao, Rajya Sabha MP, and Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Haryana Chief Minister, were elected life chief patrons of the association, recognised by the SGFI, Asian Twenty-20 Cricket Federation and International Twenty-20 Cricket Federation.

The following have elected office-bearers of the association: president - Anil Goyal; general secretary - Amarjit Kumar; senior vice-presidents - Narender Dhiman and Shamsher Singh; joint secretaries - Balwan Singh and Prakash Chand; finance secretary - Anil Arya; technical secretary - Vaneet Chawla, press secretaries - Deepak Kumar and Vijay Kumar; executive members - Anil Pahwa, Sumit Kumar and Ashish Kumar.

Chandigarh, July 24
The UT sports department has decided to organise a sports talent scholarship programme for outstanding players here.

The players who has brought laurels after winning the first three positions in athletics, archery, badminton, basketball, billiards, snookers, boxing, cricket, canoeing, cycling, football, golf, gymnastics, hockey, handball, judo, kabaddi, kho-kho, lawn tennis, rifle shooting, rowing, sailing, yachting, skating, skiing, swimming, softball, squash, table tennis, tae-kwon-do, volleyball and weightlifting events during the UT or state championship for seniors, inter-college, inter-school (U-19) and juniors inter-school tournaments (U-14, U-17) held last year will be awarded.

The players under the scholarship should submit their forms before September 30.

Chandigarh, July 24
The Cricket Federation of Haryana honoured players who have represented the state in various national, state and district level tournaments here today.

Sumit Hooda, Amit Chaudhary, Animesh Goyal, Asish Rai, Amit Dhiman, Kuldeep Singh and Kamaljit Singh were the players, who were awarded by the federation for their contribution in the field of sports.