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Pak telecom signals threaten our security, says BSF
2 arrested for couple’s murder
2 women held for stealing
Teachers hold protest
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 Phagwara, February 24 National BJP leader and Punjab Small Industries and Export Corporation (PSIEC) vice-chairman Sukhminder Pal Singh Grewal today demanded a CBI probe into the murder of Moga Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Balraj Singh Gill. DSP Balraj Singh Gill
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Pak telecom signals threaten our security, says BSF
Amritsar, February 24 “Although the Indian government has not allowed the telecom companies to set up towers near the border, many villages located near the international border receive clear signals from the Pakistani side. The smugglers pass on Pakistani SIM cards, along with narcotics and fake currency, to stay in touch with their counterparts on the Indian side,” said a BSF official adding that the Pakistani mobile SIM cards have become a major tool in the hands of the smugglers to connect with their counterparts based on either side of the international border. The intelligence agencies from time to time have recommended central and state governments to launch drives to check the use of SIM cards of neighbouring countries. “However, this seems practically very difficult until and unless a specific information is received by responsible agencies of the country,” said sources in the State Special Operation Cell (SSOC) dedicated to curb smuggling. Earlier also different agencies, including BSF and SSOC-a counter intelligence wing of Punjab Police, have recovered mobile SIM cards from Pakistani and Indian smugglers. However, that didn’t help the intelligence agencies as Pakistani signals couldn’t be traced by the Indian telecom companies. According to highly placed sources in BSF and SSOC, the range of Pakistani telecom companies penetrates upto 5 km radius of the border. The smugglers have to reach within this range to connect with their counterparts on either side of the border. “This penetration of Pakistani network is a potential threat to our security as it can be used by smugglers or militants to carryout anti-national activities,” said a source in the SSOC. Putting up mobile jammers at the international border is also practically difficult due to 550-km zigzag Indo-Pak border. The proposal, which was earlier sent to the government by the BSF, found no favour among other intelligence agencies as it would also weaken their intelligence input, said a source. IG Aditya Mishra, BSF, said there seems no practical solution to this problem. He, however, feigned ignorance about installation of mobile signal jammers. “The BSF has been put on a high alert as the smuggling activities have shown a steep rise in the recent times. We try our best to thwart every attempt of the anti-nationals. But there seems no solution to the problem of penetration of Pakistani telephone signals. We are looking into what could be done in this regard,” said Mishra.
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2 arrested for couple’s murder
Hoshiarpur, February 24 On the statement of the couple’s son, the Garhshankar police had registered a case under Section 460 of the IPC. Addressing mediapersons here today, Hoshiarpur SSP Balkar Singh Sidhu said the police had arrested Ranjit Singh alias Rana of Balourpur in Dera Baba Nanak and Rajvir Singh alias Raja of Kahlan village, also in Dera Baba Nanak, and recovered two stolen cell phones with SIM cards, a burnt Opel Astra car, Rs 3,500 in cash, a pair of gold earrings and a pair of shoes used in the crime. The SSP said the two had murdered the couple for money. During interrogation, Ranjit had revealed that he had worked at Sat Parkash Singh Bedi’s farmhouse at Bilron village from December 2011 to January 2012 for Rs 5,000 per month. His employer’s Opel Astra (No CH 03U 5872) attracted him. Along with his friend Rajvir, he hatched a plot to steal the car. On February 18, they waited for the couple to arrive at Garhshankar. After dark, they entered the house after scaling the boundary wall. They opened the rear door. When Bedi came to lock this door, Rajvir and Ranjit strangled him to death with a piece of cloth. Gurcharan, who came to her husband’s rescue, was first hit on the head and then strangled to death. The two fled in the Opel Astra car. Fearing arrest, they abandoned the car near Kalanaur and torched it. The burnt car was impounded by the Kalanaur police. |
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2 women held for stealing
Batala, February 24 Harish Behal, SHO, said three women were found stealing ladies suits from a shop. The cameras installed at the shop recorded the act. The shopkeeper later spotted the women on road and chased them. The accused have been identified as Rita and Harjinder Kaur of Jalandhar. The police have registered a case under Sections 379 (theft) and 411 (dishonestly receiving stolen items) of the Indian Penal Code.
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Teachers hold protest
Batala, February 24 Teacher union leaders also said that Charanjit Singh, the accused, has destroyed official record to hide his misdeed. The accused has been reinstated by the Block Primary Education Officer (BPEO), Shri Hargobindpur and therefore the union members raised slogans against the authorities. |
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BJP leader seeks CBI probe into DSP Balraj’s murder
Phagwara, February 24 Talking to mediapersons here, he said he had submitted a memorandum to the State Election Commission as police officials seemed least interested in solving the case because of the election code of conduct in
the state. He said Balraj was among the fair officers in the Punjab Police “but an unfair inquiry is being conducted into his death”. Sources said Chief Electoral Officer Kusumjit Kaur Sidhu had forwarded the memorandum to Home Secretary DS Bains for further action. Grewal said the Ludhiana police had constituted several teams, including the Special Investigation Team (SIT), to crack the case, but to no avail. Gill’s family had accused the police of conducting a “weak inquiry,” he pointed out. DSP Balraj and Monica Kapila , a Ludhiana industrialist’s wife, were found murdered on February 1. |
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