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NEIGHBOURHOOD

Woman, son run over by train, killed
Suman Bhatnagar

Ambala, September 16
A woman and her 11-year-old son were killed at Naya Gaon railway crossing near Ambala City after a train crushed them.

The deceased were identified as Surender Kaur (mother) and Ashok Kumar (son). The victims were the resident of Heera Nagar.

According to information, Surender was going to a religious place along with her son today morning. When the duo were passing through the railway crossing to reach the bus stop, a train allegedly crushed Surender and her son. Both of them died on the spot.

After getting the information, the railway police reached the spot. The bodies of the duo deceased were sent to the Civil Hospital at Ambala City for the postmortem examination.

Manch: Begin work on Surajpur-Basaulan bypass
Our Correspondent

Kalka, September16
Shivalik Vikas Manch president, advocate VK Bansal, has submitted a memorandum to Randeep Singh Surjewala, the PWD Minister, Haryana, and has sought the construction of Surajpur-Basaulan bypass either through PWD (B&R) or by the NHAI. The construction is lying pending for more than three years.

Notably, the government had already sanctioned this 7-km mini bypass and had already acquired 250 acres of land in this context. The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) was to construct this by pass. But the said authority has not taken any initiative to construct this bypass till date. After the construction, the mini bypass would connect the NH-22 with the NH-21-A. It would certainly help in smooth running of traffic in Pinjore.

Resentment prevails among the thousands of daily commuters from Chandigarh to Baddi towards the government and NHAI for their lethargic attitude over the construction of the Surajpur-Basaulan mini bypass.

They alleged that the frequent traffic jam on NH-21 A (Pinjore-Nalagarh highway) due to the bottleneck of Pinjore narrow bazaar, they have to face much inconvenience to reach their destinations.

The residents informed The Tribune that the frequent traffic jams on the Pinjore-Nalagarh highway have already claimed several lives, but the concerned authorities of the NHAI have become silent spectators on the issue of construction of above said mini bypass.

The daily commuters have demanded the government and the NHAI to start the work of construction of above said project. They said the construction of this mini-bypass would be a viable solution to ease the traffic disruption problem in Pinjore.

CRIME

Two arrested for gangster’s murder
Hina Rohtaki
Tribune News Service

Panchkula, September 16
Two persons were arrested today for murdering a gangster on September 11.

The police said the accused, identified as Ramesh and Suresh, had enmity with the deceased, Raj Kumar, and his brother, Kala. Kala was shot dead a long time back.

Ramesh and Suresh were produced in the court today. They have been sent on a four-day police remand. Both the accused are brothers and hail from Barelly, Uttar Pradesh and were putting up in Baltana before the murder.

The police arrested the accused from their home town in Uttar Pradesh. Blood stained clothes and bike used in the crime has been recovered by the police.

“The accused called Kumar saying that they wanted to end the enmity. The accused asked Kumar to come along with them for a couple of drinks. They were on a bike and Kumar was made to sit in between. When they reached at the road separating Sectors 23 and 25, Suresh who was sitting behind Kumar, shot him,” said a police official of the Panchkula detective staff.

He further added, “Ramesh and Kumar had enmity as Ramesh did not gave evidence in some murder case of Kala.”

Gang of thieves busted, three arrested
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, September 16
The crime branch of the UT police busted a three-member gang involved in thefts and burglaries in the city. With the arrest, the police claimed to have solved as many as 12 cases of house theft and recovered 23 tolas of gold jewellery and other valuables. The value of the recovered property approximately is Rs 10 lakh.

Those arrested have been identified as Rakesh Kumar (36), a resident of Noida, Chander Shekher (24), a resident of Rai Bareily, and Subash Patil (24), a resident of New Delhi.

According to the police, there was a spurt in the incidents of house thefts and burglaries in the outer areas of Chandigarh and to put a check on such incidents, the crime branch launched a special drive.

A special team was constituted, which was headed by Inspector Ranjodh Singh under the supervision of DSP (crime) Satbir Singh. The team managed to apprehend the gang. All accused were produced in court and were sent to judicial custody for 14 days.

2 held for impersonation

The police arrested two persons for impersonation in separate incidents. The accused had appeared in place of actual candidates due to appear in a written test for various posts in the Punjab and Haryana High Court.

In the first incident, the accused has been identified as Sunil Kumar, a resident of Panipat. He was arrested from Sri Guru Gobind Singh College, Sector 26, and was appearing on behalf of Davinder. According to the police, the accused was caught by staff at the examination centre after his photograph and signature did not match with the original candidate.

The accused was handed over to the police. A case of criminal conspiracy, cheating by impersonation and dishonestly has been registered under Sections 120-B, 419 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) against the accused at the Sector 26 police station.

In another incident, Yogesh Kumar, a clerk at the Punjab and Haryana High Court, alleged that Harpreet Singh, a resident of Uttar Pradesh, appeared in the examination in place of Anil Kumar held at SD College, Sector 32. A case has been registered at the Sector 34 police station.

Both accused were produced in the local court and were sent to judicial custody.

Juvenile booked in stabbing case

Chandigarh, September 16
A juvenile stabbed a minor boy inside his house in Ram Darbar, Sector 31, last night. The accused has been released from jail recently.

The injured, Mohit, was also lodged in the Juvenile Home, Sector 25, and was released on bail six days ago. Both juveniles were lodged in the Juvenile Home and had developed enmity during their term there.

The injured is admitted to the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, and his condition is stated to be critical. A case of attempt to murder was registered against the accused at the Sector 31 police station.

In her complaint to the police, Saroj Devi, mother of the injured, said she along with her husband was inside the house when they heard their son’s scream. The assailant was stabbing him and managed to escape.

The accused is still absconding and raids are on to nab him. — TNS

murder case
Third accused arrested
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, September 16
The police has arrested the third accused in the murder case of Raj Kumar, whose mutilated body was found near the ISBT, Sector 43, on September 12.

The police arrested Kamal Khatri of Kotdawar in Uttarakhand in the connection of gruesome murder of Raj Kumar. Two prime accused, Ramesh and Vikram, were arrested yesterday. The accused Kamal is the nephew of Ramesh.

Raj Kumar was the kingpin of a gang of robbers, who used to target Nepalese labourers after drugging them and Ramesh and Vikram were his old associates.

The police has also registered a case of robbery against four youths, including deceased Raj Kumar, at the Sector 36 police station. Police sources said one of associates of the deceased had been arrested in Haridwar by the Uttarakhand police.

A senior police official said Raj Kumar, along with three others had robbed three Nepalese labourers when they were returning from Shimla in a Himachal Roadways bus on September 11.

SPORTS

Davis Cup: many prefer to miss action on day 3
Deepankar Sharda
Tribune News Service

Yuki Bhamri returns a shot; and (below) Jose Rubin Statham of New Zealand signs on the T-shirt of a young boy

Chandigarh, September 16
It was kind of a movie, full of action, drama and climax but featured new comers and no one bothering to see it. The three days of Davis Cup Asia Oceania Group-I relegation play-off, held in the city after the gap of 19 years, witnessed the lowest turnout, at the CLTA courts.

Be it reason of humidity or no big names coming to represent the nation, the stadium missed the presence of spectators, on all the three days of the international level tennis tourney. Even tough, the matches were played on weekends; the local residents did not bother to cheer the players.

“It is something like that cannot be accepted. The city is such a wonderful place and I was not expecting this from here. Before 19 years, the same stadium was jampacked and Australians defeated us badly. Now, that we have young talent, no one is bothered to appreciate it. Had it been any cricket match, people would have been dying to get passes. The stadium has everything, peace, good courts, a clear eagle eye view but no public made the tournament a dumb squib,” said MG Devasahayam, founder president of the CLTA and former Deputy Commissioner of Chandigarh.

Adding further, “India is proving to be a dying nation, when it comes to nurture the level of sports. Not only bureaucrats but also a layman is also contributing in it. On field, a player needs motivation and excitement that a good and decent crowd could give. People here are well educated and intelligent; they know how to maintain silence over the rally (set) and when to hoot for the players. If these trainees can come and enjoy on ‘Dhol’ beats then why not other people. It hurts when you see your creation being empty and proven to be a dumb squib,” said Devasahayam.

The third day of the international competition brought good news for the Indian squad after the host nation registered a 5-0 win over the New Zealand. Soon, after the tournament got over, the kiwis left the city for the capital in evening.

High day for Sanam Singh

As expected, Chandigarh’s local lad Sanam Singh held the court on the last day of the competition, here at the CLTA courts today. He replaced Vishun Vardhan, who played both doubles and singles tie, least evening. In the reverse-finals of singles, Sanam brought cheers for the city after naming the game in straight sets. This victory turned out to be India’s first straight set victory over the rivals. Sanam named the game by 6-4 and 6-1.

“I am happy that I performed well and registered a straight victory for the nation. Being a local, there was lot of expectations from me. Although we were leading by 4-0 but the pressure of winning the match and naming the tournament in style was there. My teammates played well and we as the team bagged the tournament,” said Sanam.

“He is a player with great potential and being a local lad. It’s good that he played well. The player has shown a lot of potential and hopefully will take city’s and nation’s name ahead,” said a CLTA coach.

Cricket TOURNament
Ravi Kant’s ton helps IOC win
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, September 16
Left-handed middle-order batsman, Ravi Kant Shukla, smashed a brilliant unbeaten 102 off 118 including eight boundaries and one six to enable his team to register win against the Baroda Cricket Association, during the day II of the 19th All India JP Atray Memorial Cricket Tournament for PEARLS trophy, being played here today.

The team of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), after winning the toss put the losing side to bat first, medium pacer Balwinder Sandhu gave team a good start after taking Saurabh Wakasar (2) to wicket keeper Aditya Tare.

Later, Dhiren Mistry and Jaikishan Kolsawala added 88 runs for the second wicket before Kolsawala was run out by a throw from Siddesh Lad for a well-made 49 off 66 inclusive of five boundaries.

Dhiren, later was scored a partnership of 63 runs for the fourth wicket with Monil Patel before he was caught and bowled by Vikrant Yeligeti for 85 off 107 inclusive of 8 boundaries. Monil was snapped by wicket keeper Aditya Tare off Medium Pacer Murtaza Hussen for 39 off 48 inclusive of 2 boundaries and a six. Later, Abhijit Karambelkar smashed an unbeaten 47 off 27 studded with 2 boundaries and 3 sixes.

Baroda innings finally ended at 258 for 6 in 50 overs. For bowling side, Vikrant Yeligeti 2 for 50, was the main wicket taker for Indian Oil.

In reply, the Indian Oil Corporation opened with Paresh Patel and Pinal Shah. Pinal was soon sent to pavilion after being caught by Saurabh Wakasar for 12 runs.

Paresh and Ravi added 147 runs for the second wicket in 28.1 overs before Paresh was caught by Wakasar off Meriwala for 77 off 96 inclusive of six boundaries and 3 sixes.

Former test star and captain of Indian Oil, Wasim Jaffar, joined Ravi Kant Shukla and the duo put on 115 runs unbeaten partnership for the third wicket to take their team to 8-wicket victory with 17 balls to spare.

Ravi Kant Shukla remained unbeaten on 102 off 118 balls inclusive of 8 boundaries and a six while Wasim Jaffer scored an unbeaten 56 off 55 inclusive of six boundaries.

For bowling side, Lukman Meriwala took 2 for 55 was the only successful bowler.

Brief Scores:

Baroda-258 for 6 in 50 overs (Dhiren Mistry 85, Jaikishan Kolsawala 49, Monil Patel 39, Abhijit Karambalekar 47 not out, Vikrant Yeligeti 2 for 50, Murtaza Husen 1 for 56, Balwinder Sandhu 1 for 54).

Indian Oil Corporation Mumbai-262 for 2 in 47.1 overs (Paresh Patel 77, Ravi Kant Shukla 102 not out, Wasim Jaffar 56 not out.Lukman Meriwala 2 for 55).

In the second match, played at Cricket Stadium, Sector 16, Maruti Suzuki defeated Madhya Pardesh by seven wickets. The match was reduced to 28 overs due of wet outfield.

The wining side, won the toss, bundled out the MPCA for 101 in 24.2 overs, Jaffar Ali (18) was the main scorer for the team. For Maruti, Abhishek took 3 for 10 while Yashpal Singh and Deepak claimed two wickets each.

In reply, Maruti scored 102 for 3 in 19.4 overs. Mukul Dagar scored 54 off 53 balls inclusive of 4 boundaries and a six to ensure team’s win.

For bowling side, Amarjeet, Rameez Khan and Amitpal took claimed one-wicket each.

Brief Scores:

MPCA-101 all out in 24.2 overs (Jaffar Ali 18, Abhishek 3 for 10, Yashpal Singh 2 for 7, Deepak 2 for 25).

Maruti Suzuki-102 for 3 in 19.4 overs (Mukul Dagar 54, Amarjeet 1 for 15, Rameez Khan 1 for 13, Amitpal 1 for 6).