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Wisconsin killing
Decide on riot victims’ plea in 3 months, HC tells state
12 drug-resistant TB cases detected
Sangrur city to have five RO plants
Sangrur library awaits staff, readers thin out
Irregularity in meal scheme
PSPCL on sticky wicket over wrong statement
Docs appeal against sending decomposed bodies for testing
Patiala varsity faces shortage of hostel rooms
Entry gate auction fails to find any bidder in Bathinda
Woman jumps into Bhakra canal
City Centre scam: VB clean chit to 4 accused
Court summons Mayor, Dy Commissioner
Man held for NRI’s murder
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sorry State of higher education
Talwara, August 18 Instead of setting things right, the state government has now decided to reduce the college's 36-acre campus to almost a half of what exists at present. The diverted land would be used for some other purpose. Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal is learnt to have ordered the Public Works Department to utilise 18 acres of the college's campus for an Adarsh School and a training ground for entry into defence services. The decision was taken during Badal's recent visit to the area. Confirming the development, Superintending Engineer Arun Kumar said, "We have been told to come up with a map for an Adarsh School at the earliest." The move has come as a shock for the college students. But, their woes do not end here. The college has had no annual academic function for the last five years. Computers and other technical material provided to the college as part of the Punjab Government's Edusat programme lies under wraps, allegedly unused for years together. Subjects not introduced A female student said: "Over 1,500 of the total 2,000 students in the college are girls. Still, the college has failed to introduce courses that girls are keen to opt for, including psychology, geography, fine art, sociology, music and philosophy. Ankit Kumar, a BSc-I student, said: "Two months into the session, we have not had a single practical in physics. Practical classes apart, even the lectures of main subjects are not delivered more than twice a week." Harsh Attri, another student, said: "We have never had a computer class. In fact, the college does not have a single teacher for the subject. We also do not have a librarian to provide us reference material." Backing the students, Prof Harsh Mehta said: "A section of the staff was non-regular in delivering lectures." Defunct EduSat scheme Launched with much fanfare for giving special lectures to students, particularly in rural areas, the EduSat programme lies non-functional at the college. In fact, a computer and allied machinery is kept under wraps here. "We don't want that dust should settle on it!" an attendant said. This, despite the fact that technical teams visited the college this month as well as in May. Their visits proved to be of little help in improving the existing system. Acute staff crunch The college has a sanctioned strength of 36 regular teachers. But, the current strength is just 13. The college has employed eight contractual teachers and the remaining vacancies are managed through part-time appointments. Principal Gurpal Singh said: "We are definitely hard pressed in terms of staff. Punjabi, for example, is a compulsory subject. For over 2,000 students, we have just five teachers. In addition to these students, there are 500 others who have taken Punjabi as an elective subject." Neeraj Kumar, a student, said: "Our Punjabi class often has more than 150 students, most of then standing." Dr Surinder Pal Singh, a Punjabi teacher, said: "The college has had to turn away students for want of space and faculty." Another interesting issue that came to light during a visit to the college was that regular and part-time teachers have separate staff rooms. Regular staff is not allowed to mingle with younger employees. Therefore, they have separate staff rooms. Principal Gurpal Singh said: "The college had to force the decision as the younger teachers used to complain against the regular staff."
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Former BSF inspector shot over property
Jalandhar, August 18 The assailants, who were wearing full-face helmets, opened fire at Daljit Singh Multani from point-blank range. They fled the crime scene, leaving Multani in a pool of blood. Eyewitnesses said the motorcyclists stopped Multani, who was driving a car (PB 08 BP 1415), and after having some discussion, one of the assailants took out a weapon and opened fire at Multani. The critically injured ex-serviceman struggled for life for over 45 minutes as the ambulance and the police failed to reach the spot on time. Rajinder Singh, SP (Detective), claimed the police had almost solved the case and identified the accused. He did not disclose their names, but claimed they would be arrested soon. Initial investigations revealed that a property dispute was the motive behind the murder, the SP said. Sources said Multani, a resident of Hardyal Nagar, had been in the real estate business since his voluntary retirement from the BSF in 1995. He was living with his second wife Kamaljt Kaur and a five-year-old son. An inconsolable Kamaljit Kaur said Multani had constructed a house in Bhogpur and a prospective buyer had called him last night. "He also called Multani twice this morning and asked him to come near Hemkund Public School along the Pathankot bypass," she said. A case under Section 302 of the IPC and the Arms Act has been registered against the unidentified assailants. The sources said the police had rounded up certain suspects and raids were being conducted to nab the culprits.
Woman murdered in Sangrur
Sangrur: Twenty-five-year-old Rani Kaur was found murdered at Kular Khurd village, near Sunam on Saturday. Sadar police station SHO Inderpal Singh said Rani was married to Naib Singh of Kot Dharmu village in Mansa district. About six months ago, she had returned to her paternal home in the village after her relations with her husband turned sour, he said. The SHO claimed during her stay here, she "developed illicit relations" with migrant labourer Lalu Khan, who murdered her with a piece of wood. A case has been registered against the accused. — TNS
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Wisconsin killing Jalandhar, August 18 They said they were in touch with their relatives in the US for updates on the matter. Victim's mother Harbans Kaur and sisters Surinder Kaur and Paramjit Kaur have sought that Dalbir’s body be brought to India for his last rites. Dalbir's brother-in-law Capt Balkar Singh said: "My nephew Dilbagh Singh (victim's son) has told us that the authorities may give permission to send the body to India on Monday". The kin also seemed relieved a bit after TV channels started flashing news that Dalbir's suspected killer, a 16-year-old boy, had been arrested. Deangelo Williams, the alleged shooter, is also said to have been identified by Jatinder Singh, deceased's nephew, who was with him at the time of the incident. The incident has led to resentment among the Sikhs across the globe. Dalbir was a member of the management committee of the Wisconsin gurdwara where a gunman opened fire on August 5. Dalbir had returned home minutes before the shootout took place in which six persons were killed.
Makkar writes to PM
Amritsar: The killing of Oak Creek gurdwara member Dalbir Singh within a couple of weeks of a shootout at the shrine has shocked the Sikh community in India and abroad. SGPC chief Avtar Singh Makkar has condemned the incident and appealed to the US government to curb such instances. He has also shot off a missive to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, urging him to immediately take up the matter with the US administration. Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh said the US administration should ensure the safety of the Sikh community. Dal Khalsa leader Kanwarpal Singh said the latest killing had led to panic among the Sikhs. — TNS
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Decide on riot victims’ plea in 3 months, HC tells state
Chandigarh, August 18 The Principal Secretary will also decide whether allotments were required to be made at the rates prevailing in 1993-94, when some of them were “discriminately left out”. He will also see whether the government policies prescribe imposition of interest on the installments payable by the victims. The directions by the Division Bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice RP Nagrath came on a petition filed by Harbans Singh and other riot victims against the State of Punjab and other respondents. After one or even two rounds of legal fight, they were offered alternative booth sites by GMADA vide memo dated March 29. According to it, the petitioners were required to vacate the shops unauthorisedly occupied by them in front of Gurdwara Amb Sahib in Sector 62, Mohali. As the matter came up for hearing before the High Court again, the bench was told the petitioners had vacated the shops and alternative booth sites had been allotted to them at the price of Rs 13,91,420 each. They had been given the option to pay 25 per cent of the price within 30 days and balance 75 per cent in four equated yearly installments along with interest at the rate of 12 per cent per annum. Taking up the matter, the Bench observed the petitioners had three-fold grievances against the offer. “Firstly, they urged that the allotments were required to be made at the rate as it was in 1993-94 when they were discriminately left out. “Secondly, the Government policies do not prescribe imposition of interest on the installments to be payable by the victims of anti-Sikh riots. Thirdly, the price determined by GMADA is not as per the Government policies as the element of profit has been added”. The Bench concluded: “Since the primary contention of the petitioners revolves around the alleged breach of Government policies by GMADA, and as prayed for by their counsel, we deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the Principal Secretary, Department of Home Affairs and Justice, Punjab, to treat it as a representation on behalf of the petitioners and dispose of the same by passing a speaking order as early as possible and preferably within three months”.
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Contraband worth Rs 35 crore seized in Ferozepur sector
Ferozepur, August 18 In the latest haul of drugs and fake Indian currency notes, the jawans belonging to BSF's 143 battalion today recovered around 7 kg of heroin and fake currency amounting to Rs 5.73 lakh from an area close to the India-Pakistan border in Ferozepur sector. The contraband is valued at Rs 35 crore in the international market. Talking to The Tribune, Commandant PK Rathore said some movement was noticed near the fencing along the border pillars 192/13 and 192/14 during the wee hours. Rathore said the jawans on duty there challenged the persons approaching towards the fence, following which they returned towards Pakistani side. He said though the peddlers managed to escape taking advantage of wild growth of grass, the BSF was able to seize the heroin. It was found in a bag around 10 metres ahead of the fencing towards the Indian side. A message in Urdu was scribbled on the bag, which had packets of heroin inside. Heroin worth Rs 1,000 crores has been seized by the BSF authorities along the India-Pakistan border in Punjab this year.
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12 drug-resistant TB cases detected
Sangrur, August 18 Of these 1,735 patients, 491 were new sputum positive cases, 436 extra-pulmonary (TB other than lungs) cases and the remaining sputum-negative cases. All these patients have been put on directly observed treatment short course (DOTS), with medicines being provided free of cost under the revised national tuberculosis control programme (RNTCP). District TB officer Dr Parveen Jindal said of the 436 extra-pulmonary TB cases, 162 were of pleural effusion (fluid in lungs), 120 of uterus, 87 of lymph node, 47 of bones, 18 of abdomen and two of eyes. He said female patients (276) were more as compared to males (160). During the last four months, the district TB centre authorities at the civil hospital here sent sputum samples of 62 suspected multi-drug resistant (MDR) TB patients to the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi, for culture and sensitivity test. Of these, 12 tested positive. Among them, three were from Sangrur, four from Sunam and five from Malerkotla. A patient from Malerkotla died before treatment could be started. Free treatment of the MDR TB cases was started in April this year at the centre. The treatment is highly costly, ranging from Rs 2 lakh to Rs 2.50 lakh per patient. The duration of treatment is from 18 months to 24 months.
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Sangrur city to have five RO plants
Sangrur, August 18 The Municipal Council chief, Iqbaljit Singh Punia, said these RO plants would be installed by Indus Innovation. The MC would spend Rs 2.75 lakh on each plant for the requisite infrastructure, such as a building unit, electricity connection and submersible motor. Punia said the company would supply water from its centre to the people at 12.50 paise per litre. Besides, the company would bear the expenditure incurred on water supply and the operation and maintenance of the RO plants. Punia said the Municipal Council resolution would now be sent to the Local Bodies Department for approval after which the MC would sign an agreement with the company for 20 years.
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Sangrur library awaits staff, readers thin out
Sangrur, August 18 The library is being looked after by a woman restorer who issues books to the members and performs the duties of a clerk since this post is also vacant. Besides, the library has no cleaner, watchman and gardener on its rolls, although the administration has made temporary arrangements in this regard. Besides the restorer, the library has an attendant and a peon. No staff member has been added here since 1912 when the library was established. To fulfill the financial needs of the library, the drawing and disbursing officer's (DDO) powers have been given to the Principal of local Government College. The library gets only Rs 3,000 per quarter under the publication head for the purchase of books or periodicals etc. Sources said besides historical manuscripts and books, the library has about 60,000 books of Punjabi, Hindi, English and Urdu languages while the number of its members is around 5,300. In the absence of a librarian, the number of readers is also dwindling as they have been facing difficulties in getting books issued. The hall at the first floor where the books are placed remains locked. An official said due to staff shortage it was difficult to spare one person to sit there the entire day. They opened the lock only when a member came to get books issued, he added.
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At last, funds for repairing Mukt-e-Minar
Muktsar, August 18 Deputy Commissioner Paramjit Singh said a proposal sent to the higher-ups for funds to repair the monuments had been finally approved. “A sum of Rs 2.34 lakh has been sanctioned to restore the glory of these monuments,” the DC said. Mukt-e-Minar, adjacent to the District Administrative Complex, was built at a cost of Rs 5 crore in February 2005. The rings round the “khanda” have rusted. The gates built in memory of the “muktas” have been defaced.
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Irregularity in meal scheme
Muktsar, August 18 The stock register showed that 37 kg of rice was cooked today while only 20 kg was cooked, he said. Calling for a strict action against the guilty, the Deputy Commissioner ordered an inquiry into the matter.
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PSPCL on sticky wicket over wrong statement
Patiala, August 18 PSPCL CMD KD Chaudhri’s statement that appeared in the print media mentioning that PSPCL was able to tap only 4,300 MW from outside sources against the 5,100 MW allotted to it has come under the scanner because there was no such move by the NRLDC to reduce the available transfer capacity (ATC) of Punjab. However, in a desperate attempt to clarify the matter, a PSPCL spokesperson issued a statement today evening that due to the grid failure, the NRLDC curtailed the transfer capabilities of transmission corridor for the flow of power to the northern region from the western and eastern regions. The statement further read that though the ATC of Punjab remained same as 5,100 MW, due to reduction in the ATC from the western and eastern regions by 2,000 MW, power booked in advance by Punjab could not be transferred in full and was reduced to the extent of 800 MW, which amounted to the curtailment of the transfer capacity. When the ATC for Punjab from the northern grid is 5,100 MW, it is ironical to say that PSPCL was unable to tap 5,100 MW power due to restriction imposed by the NRLDC. “Whatever restrictions have been imposed pertain to the flow of power from the western and eastern grid,” sources said. They said if the NRLDC had restricted the flow of power, then how come PSPCL drew power in excess of 5,200 MW at 2.30 pm on Friday, the report of which is there on the NRLDC website. Arun Verma, director, Distribution, PSPCL, had himself stated that the power corporation was not able to get power from banking arrangements from the suppliers in the western region because of the restriction imposed on the flow of power from the western grid to the northern grid. Meanwhile, clarifying the matter, the PSPCL spokesperson said as on July 29, the ATC of the northern region from the western and eastern regions was 5,250 MW but after the grid failure on July 30 and 31, the ATC for the northern region was curtailed to 3,200 MW. “Subsequently, PSPCL was able to substitute inter-regional powers with regional powers to the tune of 400 MW so that power cuts in the state could be reduced,” he added.
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Docs appeal against sending decomposed bodies for testing
Patiala, August 18 Dr DS Bhullar, a former president of the Punjab Academy of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, said for the past several years, doctors working at different district-level civil hospitals in the Malwa belt, including Ludhiana, Barnala, Sangrur, Ropar and Anandpur Sahib, had been referring decomposed bodies to the Department of Forensic Medicine at Patiala in spite of the fact that the department had written to the health authorities of these districts not to refer the bodies like this as decomposition is not the criteria for such referrals. “Doctors from civil hospitals who send the bodies to Patiala do so because these are decomposed. They don’t want to touch them or are averse to the foul smell emanating from the bodies,” he said. Dr Bhullar said: “We have time and again requested that decomposed bodies should not be sent without a reason and if these doctors are actually incapable of performing postmortem on such bodies, they can attend a few days’ training at Government Medical College so that it will be convenient for them to perform their duties properly”. “If postmortem examination on the highly decomposed body of Fiza (Anuradha Bali), a high-profile death case, can be conducted by three medical officers at the Civil Hospital, Mohali, then why not in other routine cases. The doctors must stop such unethical referring of decomposed bodies to Rajindra Hospital in public interest,” added Dr Bhullar.
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Patiala varsity faces shortage of hostel rooms
Patiala, August 18 Amandeep Kaur, one of the university students, said the problem of hostel was not new, but it had further aggravated due to the beginning of new courses. “The university has started various courses in the past few years as a result of which the demand for hostels is at all-time high. Earlier, two girls used to share one room but now there are four girls in each room,” she added. Beant Singh, president of the Punjab Students’ Union, said the university had failed to solve the problem of hostel. “Though the university authorities are starting new courses and constructing new department buildings, they are not constructing more hostels. There are more than 70 per cent girls in the university but the strength of hostels is far less. Students are actually looking for references to get a hostel seat. The university should at least ensure that proper accommodation is provided to girl students because there are many girls whose parents sent their wards to the university on the condition that they will only stay in the hostel and not as a paying guest,” said Beant. Meanwhile, the university authorities say that they are trying their best to add more seats. Kulbir Singh Dhillon, dean, Students’ Welfare, admitted that there was a problem of girls’ hostel but the efforts were on to adjust the maximum number of students. “A new hostel with 20 rooms will be allotted in September and the tender for another hostel of 100 rooms has already been allotted, which will be ready by the next year. For boys, a new hostel with 400 rooms has already been started,” he added.
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Entry gate auction fails to find any bidder in Bathinda
Bathinda, August 18 For instance, the bidders at the auction for the entry gate to the Corporation area on Bhucho road chose not to take the project owing to the proposed widening of the Bathinda-Chandigarh road. Similarly, during the auction process on Thursday for the entry gate near Bibiwala Chowk, the bidders for the project stayed away. They reasoned that the road is to be widened which meant that the entry gate too will have to be dismantled and widened. "It is not feasible to bid for this project till the road's widening is done as the expense of widening the structure in tandem with the new road's width will have to be borne," they said. At the same time, the corporation has planned the construction of a backlit tower and four new entry gates to the city. It is meant for the beautification of the city as well as to collect revenue. The Sadbhavna Chowk in Dhobi Bazaar area would be developed as a backlit tower. Now in a bad shape, the roundabout is expected to get a facelift soon after the corporation advertises auction for the same. Four new gate entries are being planned on Mansa road, Malout road, Goniana Road and Dabwali Road on build, operate, transfer (BOT) basis. The corporation also auctioned 14 sites for traffic umbrellas, five sites for beat boxes in city and three sites for police Gypsy
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Woman jumps into Bhakra canal
Patiala, August 18 Both the children are admitted to Government Rajindra Hospital, Patiala, and their condition is said to be stable. Head constable Parminder Singh said he, along with assistant sub-inspector Narpinderpal Singh, reached the spot and rescued the children. “We cannot rescue the woman who was swept away by the tide. But we immediately brought the kids to the hospital and their condition is said to be stable,” Parminder said. The woman, according to Parminder Singh, belonged to Faizgarh village in Nabha. “His in-laws informed us that she was a little disturbed as her son had been keeping unwell for sometime,” added Parminder.
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City Centre scam: VB clean chit to 4 accused
Ludhiana, August 18 The VB wants to withdraw the case against the quartet, including Today Homes Company's managing director GK Gambhir's wife Sunita
Gambhir, his relatives Natasha Gambhir, Vikram Gambhir and Yashu
Gambhir. The VB has filed an application in this connection before the court of Sessions Judge Gobinder Singh, where the case is pending. The court has reserved its order. Sources in the VB said the move came after directions from the Punjab Home Department. The Home Department reportedly held that there was no incriminating evidence against these four persons except oral evidence of eight witnesses. The Vigilance had filed a chargesheet in the case against 35 persons, including former Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh, in December 2007. The chargesheet mentioned that Today Homes allegedly derived benefits worth Rs 1,144 crore by changing the design of the project illegally after getting permission to sell sites in the City Centre project.
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Court summons Mayor, Dy Commissioner
Bathinda, August 18 The court summon is in the context of an application put up by the residents of Lal Singh Basti alleging delay in the completion of the sewer project of the area. Residents of the area, NK Jeet, Rajneesh Kumar Rana, Sweety Mehra, Guriqbal Singh Chahal, Satvir Singh Dhanoa, Narinder Pal Singh and Baljinder Singh, have moved the court requesting its interference in directing the district administration and the municipal corporation officials to discharge their duties in a responsible manner. Lal Singh Basti, one of the thickly populated areas of the city, has seen sewer pipes being laid for the last one year. "Even after the completion of a year, work is far from over. The delay has led to great public inconvenience as well as accidents," said NK Jeet, a resident of Lal Singh Basti. The residents of the Basti have demanded that work on connecting the newly-laid sewer of ward number 31 and 38 with the disposal should be completed soon. NK Jeet pointed out that the entire area is suffering due to the lack of vision on the part of the civic body that hurriedly conceived the project at the time of the election. Despite the many technical problems, the project was being implemented, he alleged. During the last assembly elections, the municipal corporation and the state government formulated a scheme to augment the existing sewerage system in the area, at an approximate cost of Rs 50 crores. Under the scheme, sewerage pipes, 2.5 feet in diameter, were to be constructed at a depth of 17 to 20 feet replacing the existing sewerage pipes laid at a depth of 6-7 feet. "Keeping in view the assembly elections, the project was started in a most haphazard and irresponsible manner, completely ignoring the technical and logistic requirements," Jeet said. It was not decided with which disposal work the said sewer line was to be connected. As a result, work has now been abandoned at the T-point of Lal Singh Basti road and the road coming from Police Colony and there is no outlet for disposing the garbage collected in the sewer line. While the sewer line is not connected with any disposal work, a large number of houses from the Aggarwal Peerkhana to Gurudwara Sahib on Lal Singh Basti road have been given new sewerage connections and connected with this sewer line, adding to the chaos. Also, the garbage of Police Colony, which has about 400 residential quarters, was earlier discharged through a direct sewer line at a point near Dhillon's Mor. But now, this sewer line has been disconnected and the entire garbage of Police Colony is being dumped into the newly-laid sewer line, which has no connection with any disposal work. "While earlier, this sewer line was connected with a disposal work through a pipe of 8 inch diameter, laid at a depth of 6 feet to 7 feet, the new sewer line is laid at a depth of 17 feet to 20 feet and has a 2.5 feet wide diameter. Therefore, it is not technically possible to connect both these lines and the new sewer line requires to be extended to the disposal works. But the work has been abandoned midway," he added. He also pointed out that technically, the work of laying a new sewer line, replacing the existing one, should have been started from the side of the disposal work so as to cause minimum dislocation and inconvenience. But the government and the corporation, who were to technically supervise and direct the execution of the plan, started it from the opposite side for extraneous considerations, residents alleged.
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Man held for NRI’s murder
Hoshiarpur, August 18 After receiving the news of her death, her three sons, who lived abroad, returned to their home on August 16, to perform her last rites. The police conducted the proceedings under Section 174 of the CrPC at the time of the funeral. But after receiving the postmortem report of Gurdev Kaur Parmar, which established that she was strangled to death and marks of injuries were also found on her body, Mehtiana police registered a case under Section 302 of the IPC on Friday. The police set up nakas at various places under the Mehtiana police station. During checking at a naka, the police seized a pair of gold earrings belonging to the deceased from the possession of Rajinder Singh. During interrogation, Rajinder Singh confessed that after killing Gurdev Kaur, he had removed her gold earrings, Jagmohan Singh said. Youth booked for rape
Hoshiarpur: Garhshankar police has booked Major of Denowal Khurd, under Section 376 and 506 of the IPC for allegedly raping a girl from his village. According to sources, the victim said she was going to the fields when Major gagged her mouth and took her to a room where he raped her. In another case the Mehtiana police has booked Raja of Mukhliana, Jeeti Inda of Pandori Khad under Sections 363 and 366 A of the IPC for allegedly abducting the daughter of Balbir Singh of Pandori Khad village. Robbers’ gang busted
Hoshiarpur: With the arrest of Dharamvir, alias Kala, Harpreet Singh, alias Happy, Satnam Singh, alias Sunda, Sukhjinder Singh, alias Bitta, all of Ajnoha, Dharminder Kumar, alias Binny of Panshta, and Manpreet, alias Bhanger, of Rehana Jattan, the district police claimed to have unearthed an inter-district gang of robbers. Jagmohan Singh, SP(D), told mediapersons here today that one of their accomplice Harnek Singh, alias Neka of Ajnoha was still at large. The police also recovered Rs 6,600 cash, two pairs of gold earrings, four mobile phones, one gold nose ring, one gold finger ring, one sickle and a motorcycle from them, which the accused had snatched in various incidents. The arrests were made at a naka set up at Kahri Sahri crossing near Bist Doab Canal at Pandori Bibi village under Mehtiana police station. During interrogation, the accused admitted their involvement in 20 robbery cases committed by them in Kapurthala and Hoshiarpur districts, said Jagmohan Singh.
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