340-kg adulterated khoya seized
Attar Singh
Tribune News Service

Ambala, October 24
Officials of the health department conducted a raid at a factory here and seized adulterated milk products. Quintals of adulterated milk products, including khoya, cheese and curd have been seized during various raids conducted jointly by a team of detective staff and health department.

Adulterated milk products, including 340-kg khoya, 33-kg cheese and 345 packets of milk powder from a factory. Owner Ram Kumar, alias Vikky, was arrested.

Samples of the products were sent to a laboratory. Ambala DCP Shashank Anand said stern action would be taken against the guilty.

Sources in the health department said the milk products were packed in packets weighing 5 kg each. He admitted to have supplied adulterated products to sweets manufacturers in rural areas. A case was registered at the Mahesh Nagar police station.

In another raid at Prince Dairy on the Rampur-Sarsehri road, a large quantity of milk products, including khoya and cheese, was seized. Owner Birju Sahni was arrested. The officials also raided Makkar Dairy at the Manav Chowk, Ambala City, and collected samples of the products being manufactured there.

Rally against use of crackers
Tribune News Service

Ambala, October 24
Students of local schools today took out a rally against the use of crackers. Students urged residents to shun crackers this Diwali. The rally was flagged off by ADC Dr S S Phulia.

As many as 400 students of different schools, including Farooka Khalsa High School, Seva Samiti School, Sikh Kanya Girls School and other government schools participated in the rally.

They were carrying banners and posters.

Residents seek completion of railway overbridge
Surinder Bhardwaj

Fatehgarh Sahib, October 24
Residents of the town appealed to the Northern Railways and PWD department to complete the work on railway overbridge (ROB) in Sirhind by November 30, 2011. They said they would launch a “Rail Roko and Rasta Roko” agitation from December 1, 2011, if their demand was not met.

The work on the bridge was to complete by June, 2010. While addressing a gathering, Bir Devinder Singh, former Deputy Speaker, said he had taken up the cause after he was approached by the people of the area besides local residents.

COURTS

Parking contractor fined Rs 20,000
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, October 24
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum-II has imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 on a parking contractor of Sector 8, Chandigarh. The forum comprising president Lakshman Sharma and member Jaswinder Singh Sidhu also directed the respondent, Sanjeev Kumar, to pay Rs 7,000 as litigation costs.

The complainant, Shashi Kant Wadhawan, a resident of Sector 10, averred that he had parked his car in the parking lot of Sector 8, Chandigarh. On return, he found his car missing. The parking lot attendants refused to divulge any information or help him out. Ultimately, he reported the matter to the police and an FIR was lodged at the Sector 3 police station. He said though the insured declared value of the car was paid to him by the insurance company, he did not get money for wheel alloys, car stereo, central locking and gear lock.

Counsel for the parking contractor denied all allegations and pleaded that no document had been placed before the forum to prove that the complainant had ever visited the tennis ground in Sector 10. He said there was no mention of wheel alloys, stereo or tennis kit in the FIR. The forum observed that the complainant had failed to prove that the accessories of the vehicle were affixed with the car and the tennis kit was lying in the car. Therefore, he would not be compensated for these articles.

kidnap case
Bail plea of accused rejected
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, October 24
A local court today rejected the anticipatory bail plea of an accused in the abduction case of a princess of a province of Himachal Pradesh. The court rejected the plea of Dr Sangeeta Devi, a doctor in the PGI. The bail application was rejected by the court of Additional District and Session Judge HS Sahni.

Dr Sangeeta is accused of assisting the prime accused, Inderjit Singh Malik in abduction of 16-year-old Durgeshwari, who is a student of Carmel Convent School in Sector 9.

Police sources said parents of prime accused Malik has also moved the court seeking his anticipatory bail and the police will file a reply opposing the bail application within two days.

Accused Malik abducted the girl from the school on October 10 and the police investigation established that abductor and victim had stayed in a cottage near Manali in Himachal Pradesh for four days.

The police has been unable to make any headway in the case and have failed to trace the missing girl.

CRIME

missing baby
‘Kidnappers’ make ransom calls to sho!
Mistook cop as infant’s father
Tribune News Service

Panchkula, October 24
In the ‘fake’ kidnapping of 10-month-old Nishant, fraudsters Ravi and Pradeep, who were arrested by the Panchkula police, had spoken to Mansa Devi police station SHO Daleep Kumar on 10 occasions assuming that the SHO was Nishant’s father. These conversations had actually helped the police in tracking down the IEMI number of kidnappers’ phone, which finally led to their arrest.

The accused had made the first call to Nishant’s maternal uncle Ashu who further gave the SHO’s number to the kidnappers saying it was Nishant’s father number. Thereafter, fraudsters called up the SHO demanding ransom amount of Rs 10 lakh.

The two fraudsters had hatched a conspiracy after reading an advertisement in a newspaper announcing a reward of Rs 50,000 for information leading to the recovery of Nishant, the 10-month-old infant who had been missing since September 29. The advertisement was published on October 12.

Ravi and Pradeep hit upon the plan to demand Rs 10 lakh after seeing the advertisement. The police said the accused thought that if the family was willing to pay Rs 50,000, then it possibly could afford to pay Rs 10 lakh. The duo then obtained a SIM on the basis of fake documents from Barwala.

Pinjore residents Anil and his wife Sarita lost their son Nishant during their visit to the Mata Mansa Devi Temple when Sarita had handed over her son to a couple standing in a queue saying she needed to drink water. She took the couple’s contact number, but it turned out to be fake. On return, Sarita was shocked to find that the couple had fled with her baby.

Two stolen mobikes recovered

Zirakpur, October 24
The police today arrested two youths and recovered two stolen motorcycles. The accused have been identified as Ravi, alias Pappu, and Nawab, both residents of UP. However, the third accused Sunny is still absconding.

Baltana chowki in-charge ASI Anup Singh stated that on receiving a tip-off that the accused were in Baltana, a police party laid nakas at exit and entry points to the town and nabbed the accused.

The accused are wanted in various cases. They will be produced in a local court tomorrow.

Minor boy sodomised

KURALI: A minor boy was allegedly sodomised by his neighbour at ward No 12 in Kurali on Sunday. A case under Section 377 was registered in this connection.

In her complaint, Sarbjit Kaur alleged that her son was playing on the terrace. On hearing her cries she went to the terrace where the accused was sodomising her son. When she raised the alarm, the accused managed to flee.

A case was registered in this connection. — TNS

SPORTS

St Soldier, Shishu Niketan enter semis
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, October 24
St Soldier International School, Sector 28, will face Shishu Niketan School, Sector 22, and DAV Model, Sector 15, will cross swords against Durga Public School, Solan, in the semi-finals of CBSE Cluster XIII Football Tournament tomorrow, at football Stadium, Sector 17.

In the first match, St Soldier School defeated Akal Academy Baru Sahib, Sirmour, by one goal. Vishwajeet Singh scored the lone goal in 49th minute. In second match, Shishu Niketan School outplayed Doon International School, Mohali, by 3-0. Arun (7th), Rohit (35th) and Amit (45th) scored one goal to ensure team victory.

Durga Public School, Solan, edged out New Public School, Sector 18, by 1-0. Sachin scored the winning goal in 16th minute.

Sachin, Pardeep win top honours in powerlifting
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, October 24
During the ongoing 26th Senior (Men) Power Lifting Championship held at Sports Complex, Sector 42, Sachin Dahiya with 320 points, Pardeep Kumar with 205 points, Hardik Rishi with 185 points won top honours in the Men (53 Kg) class.

During the event, public sports club, Sector 56, retained overall trophy after scoring 119 points whereas Chandigarh Power lifting association team secured runner-up position after scoring 72 points. Weightlifting coaching centre finished third by obtaining 17 points.

Results: Senior (Men)-59 Kg-Rohit (347.5 points), Areshdeep Singh (250 points), Gurdeep Singh (215 points); 66 Kg-Makhan Ram (487.5 points), Gulshan Saini (482.5 points), Balwinder Singh (347.5 pokints); 74 Kg-Amit Kumar (545 points), Amrik Singh (527.5 points), Pushpinder Singh (432.5 points); 83 Kg-Amit Kumar Malik (695 points), Sukhpreet Singh (440 points), Amrinder Singh (407.5 points); 93 Kg-Anand Khullar (460 points), Harkamal Singh (447.5 points), Kanahaiya Pal (257.5 points); 105 Kg-Kartik Shukla (362.5 points), Ashish Sharma (215 points), Pushpinder Singh (190 points); 120 Kg-Jiwanjot Singh (312.5 points), Gurinderjit Singh (260 points), Ravi (245points); +120 Kg-Navinderpreet Singh (207.5 points), Sahil Padha (170 points).

DP Azad, Saupin’s record victories
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, October 24
DP Azad Cricket Academy and Saupin School registered win in their respective matches during the ongoing 2nd St Stephen’s Junior (U-12) Cricket Championship, held here today.

In the first match, DP Azad academy defeated Shivalik School Mohali by 6-wickets. Batting first, Shivalik School scored 74-runs. Jaskaran (32) and Hargobind (19) were the main contributors for the team while Nipun took 2 for 20 for the bowling side.

In reply, the winning team achieved the target with six overs in hand. Harry (33) and Nipun (15) guided the team to victory.

In second match, Saupin’s school defeated APJ Kharar by 7-wickets. APJ team set a target of 77-runs. Gurattarbir (29) and Amanjot (17) were the main contributors. For bowling side, Aayush took 2 for 16 while Manav took 1 for 15.

City shooters hit bull’s eye
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, October 24
Local shooters Kapil Malik, Sandeep Nehra,Gauri , Harjot brought city in the recently held 21st GV Mavalankar All-India Shooting Championship held at Ahemdabad, Gujrat.

In the junior category, Kapil Malik won gold medal in .22 bore open sight prone event after scoring 502 points while Sandeep Nehra bagged Gold medal in .22 bore peep sight event with 573 points. In the Air Pistol event, Gauri scored 349 points while Harjot in Air pistol Men category with 357 points. In the Men’s category of Air Pistol, Harsh Beniwal scored 365 points to finish first. The shooters will also represent the city in the upcoming national shooting championship to be held at Pune, Maharashtra from November 14 to 22.