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SHO suspended in Gurkirat murder case
Pollution level goes up this Divali
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Kids’ quarrel leads to brutal attack on woman
NRI goes missing under mysterious circumstances
Species of rescued owl identified
Drug addiction root cause of rising snatching incidents: Police
Mobile showroom robbed
Two-day workshop concludes
Three handball players selected in national team
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SHO suspended in Gurkirat murder case
Amritsar, November 17 The body of Gurkirat was recovered from a secluded place just a few yards away from his residence. The deceased’s family members had repeatedly alleged that the police remained lethargic and negligent towards the mysterious missing of the boy. While they alleged that he was kidnapped, the police stuck to its ‘missing theory’ in the case. Moreover, following political pressure, the police reportedly released persons suspected to be involved in the kidnapping of the boy, the aggrieved family had further claimed. This move by the police had hampered the investigations which ultimately resulted in the death of Gurkirat, it was alleged. “Even the police officials came to investigate the case a day after a missing report was lodged with the police,” alleged a relative of the family.
Investigations
Harjit Singh Brar, ADCP (crime), who has been investigating the case, said the preliminary investigations had been pointing towards the involvement of a person from the locality itself. “The exact motive behind the murder will be ascertained only after the arrest of the culprits,” said
Brar. Autopsy
The autopsy report the boy pointed out that he died due to a head injury and he was apparently killed about a week back, said the police sources preferring anonymity. The police department is yet to receive the report. Demand for justice
The boy was cremated at the cremation ground in the township. The boy’s family demanded justice and immediate arrest of the accused. Sarabjit Singh, principal investigator, Punjab Human Rights Organisation (PHRO), also flayed the “negligent” attitude of the police in the case. He alleged that even after repeated requests, the police authorities did not act promptly which led to the boy’s death. Had the police taken prompt action, Gurkirat would have been saved and accused would have been behind bars, said Sarabjit. Residents have given a two-day time to the police to identify and arrest the culprits otherwise they said they would be forced to launch an agitation. Serious allegations against police
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Pollution level goes up this Divali
Amritsar, November 17 The results of pollution and noise-level tests conducted on Divali showed that respirable suspended particulate matter (measured in per microgram of cubic area) rose from 349 to 360 this Divali as compared to previous year. The RSPM level went up in sensitive area (hospitals) from 342 to 361. However, the RSPM content came down from 370 to 358 at commercial areas. The PPCB also conducted the tests to ascertain the level of pollutants and noise on November 6. The results revealed a sharp increase in these contents on Divali night as compared to ordinary days. The data showed that RSPM rose from 188 on November 6 to dangerous 360 on November 13. Similarly, RSPM rose in commercial area from 231 to 358 and 213 to 361 in sensitive areas. Similarly, there was a sharp increase in the noise pollution on Divali as compared ordinary days (November 6). In residential areas, noise pollution was recorded at 67 dB. It was 51dB on November 6. In commercial area, the noise pollution rose from 62 to 73 dB on Divali. In sensitive area, it increased from 58 dB to 65.5 dB. He said this period also coincides with the time when farmers start burning paddy residue in their fields. For this reason the RSPM concentration was high this Divali, he added. "I will advise people to take care of the environment before resorting to burning residues of crop or even burning crackers to celebrate Divali". He said there are numerous ways to celebrate the
festival. PPCB study
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Kids’ quarrel leads to brutal attack on woman
Amritsar, November 17 In her statement to the police, Renu Bala of Housing Board Colony said her sister-in-law Ritu Bala and mother-in-law Raj Rani had entered into a scuffle with Jaswinder Singh and his wife Kamlesh, also residing in the colony, over a minor dispute between their children that occurred a few days back. Renu alleged that a day before yesterday, the accused had abused and threatened the family of dire consequences. She said on Friday, she and Ritu Bala had been going by a rickshaw when the accused, riding a motorcycle and armed with swords, attacked Ritu. She sustained serious injuries in the attack. A case under Section 234, 506 and 34 of the IPC has been registered in this connection. The accused were on the run since the registration of the case, the police said.
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NRI goes missing under mysterious circumstances
Amritsar, November 17 HS Brar, ADCP (Crime), while confirming the incident, said the police was looking for him. Till now, there was no clue whether he was kidnapped or not. “Randhawa handed over his mobile phone to a relative, which indicates that he might have gone with his own consent,” Brar said. He said the matter was still under investigation and nothing concrete could be said at this moment. According to information, Randhawa had come to India in October end and stayed with his relatives at Rayya. On November 12, he left for Amritsar and stayed there with a friend Satinder, who informed the police that Randhawa left for Rayya on November 14. Satinder told the police that he hired a rickshaw for Randhawa on which he went to the bus terminal. Untraceable
Satnam Singh Randhawa (in pic), a 48-year-old US-based NRI, had come to India recently. He reportedly left for Rayya to meet his relatives after paying obeisance at the Golden Temple on November 14, but did not reach there
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Artificial insemination
Amritsar, November 17 The calf was born at the dairy of a progressive dairy farmer, Davinder Singh, of the Gumtala area. He named it ‘Akira’ after the female protagonist of recently released Bollywood flick “Jab Tak Hai Jaan”. The calf was born to Holstein Friesen Graded (HF Graded) heifer cow. Veterinary officer Dr AS Pannu, who inseminated the cow on February 18, said the health of calf was fine at the time of birth and it weighed 35 kg. He said the semen was sourced from Ernesto bull and average yield from the breed is 12,000 per lactation, he said. “Since the cow has calved for the first time, it is to be seen that how much milk it yields and the calf will probably give more than 25 per cent to 50 per cent more yield than its mother,” he said. He added that the conception rate was 40 per cent in heifer and the adoption of this new breed would enhance the income of dairy farmers. Dr Jagdish Chander Shori, Deputy Director, Animal Husbandry, said the development was shared with Dr Hajinderjit Singh Sandha, Director, Animal Husbandry, Punjab, who confirmed that it was the first calf born under the sex semen supplied under pilot project to study the efficacy of sex semen in Punjab. “Though resourceful progressive dairy farmers may have got female calves from sexed semen, but under the project it is the first calf,” he said. Under the pilot project, 5,000 straws of semen were supplied across the state at a subsidised rate of Rs 600 per straw, which costs about Rs 1,400 in the open market. Prior to supplying the imported semen, the department had trained 10 veterinary doctors from each district of the state for a week at Patiala about a year
ago.
Pilot Project
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Species of rescued owl identified
He said Rock Eagle Owl was also called Indian Eagle Owl and Bubo Bengalensis. It was a protected bird under the Wildlife Act. He said it was a species of large horned owl found in South Asia. They were found in hilly and rocky scrub forests and loved to live at high trees. He said this large owl with distinctive face, large forward-facing eyes and horns made it a sought-after bird among the practitioners of witchcraft as they associated it with a number of superstitions. He said its market value was above Rs 2 lakh. Despite the fact that the law prohibits its capture, an underground market continues to drive it poaching. He said bush-covered rocky hillocks, ravines and steep banks of rivers and streams were favourite haunts of this species. Jain said the rescued owl might be a winter visitor or might have strayed from the nearby state. It must be kept at an isolated location with minimum human contact. He said as per the law it must be handed over to the Wildlife Department. Upon gaining health, the department must release the owl in the presence of some NGO office-bearers in a natural habitat like Hari Ke Pattan, about 40 km from Amritsar. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) volunteers rescued the owl enmeshed in a “Chinese” string from a high eucalyptus tree at the posh Race Course Road on November 9. They arranged a professional climber, Sonu, at a price of Rs 200 to bring down the owl entangled in a string. It is currently undergoing treatment of injured left wing. The owl weighs over 2.5 kg and has large round yellow eyes. It has sharp 1.5 inch claws and length of a wing when stretched is 1.5 feet. SPCA member Vineet Randhawa said proper care of the bird was being taken of and they had already informed the Animal Husbandry Department, which was taking care of its medical. Soon, efforts would be put in to contact the Wildlife Department for its handing over.
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Drug addiction root cause of rising snatching incidents: Police
Amritsar, November 17 Preliminary investigations of the ones who have landed in the police net have revealed that not only the looters having criminal backgrounds, but also youth between the age group of 17 to 22 years hailing from respectable families too take to snatching to make ‘easy money’. It has been found that these families don’t cooperate with them as they are unable to meet the expenses of their daily drug dose. Due to the problem of addiction, even families of these youths often disown them. Thus, snatching has become more of a social problem rather than law and order problem, said experts. In the absence of their record with the police, they cannot be identified. These youths, generally riding motorcycles, zoom away from the spot after snatching the belongings of
their prey. Women and tourists coming from different parts of India feel insecure as they become the prime target of snatchers. Most of times they are left frightened as the snatchers don’t hesitate to physically assault them in case they resist their attempts. An appreciable initiative
Alarmed over the high number of snatching incidents in the city, Police Commissioner Ram Singh recently initiated to launch a special drive for rehabilitation of snatchers by arranging special de-addiction programme in collaboration with the Health Department and NGOs. These de-addiction camps will be organised in Amritsar Central Jail where around 150 persons have been lodged for the offence of snatchings. Dr Navjot Kaur Sidhu, Chief Parliamentary Secretary, Health, who also happens to be the chairperson of the Art of Living, Punjab, has assured to join the police in the
mission. Under the programme, yoga classes by the Art of Living and counselling would be held to take the youths away from drugs. Police ill-equipped
The police department is grappling with the problem of shortage of staff and inadequate infrastructure to control such crimes. A police official said the police teams do not have adequate wireless sets and motorbikes to chase the snatchers. “Snatchers zoom away in no time. In the absence of wireless sets, we cannot alert the next immediate intersection,” he said. Another police official said the police do not have enough staff. “On an average, one policeman has to patrol an area of over eight
kilometres. How can it be possible for a single man to keep close vigil on the suspected points,”
he said.
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Chief Khalsa Diwan to hold Sikh conferences at global level
Amritsar, November 17 As per a release issued here today, Chief Khalsa Diwan president Charanjit Singh Chadha said they were already working at the international level for promoting Sikhism and Punjabi language. In a related development, he also announced the establishment of a local committee in Barmingham and France. He announced this during the visit of Baldev Singh Bajwa from Germany and Jathedar Gurdial Singh from France to the Chief Khalsa Diwan office here today. During a meeting with them, Chadha threw light on the recent achievements and selfless service to humanity by the Chief Khalsa Diwan. The main focus of the meeting was to save youth from drug addiction, significance of mother language, identity of Sikhs and their role in religion. The foreign delegates highlighted the concerns and challenges being faced by the Sikh community in other countries. Chadha said the Chief Khalsa Diwan would serve as a platform to unite the global Sikh community. Later, the delegates visited Shri Guru Harkrishan Public Senior Secondary School and the CKD Institute of Management and Technology campus. They were also felicitiated by Chief Khalsa Diwan vice-president Dr Santokh Singh.
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Mobile showroom robbed
Amritsar, November 17 Rishav told the police that at first three persons entered the showroom and started an interaction with him. Before he could understand anything, three more youths entered the showroom. They pushed Navdeep and locked him in a store. After this they started thrashing Rishav also. The accused took away two mobile phones, Rs 17,000 and two ATM cards. In the meantime, however, Rishav pressed the security siren. Manjit Singh, SHO, Civil Line police station, said a case under Sections 450 and 395 of the IPC has been registered against unidentified miscreants. He said though they had seen the video footage, the police has not got any clue so far. He said further investigations were under progress.
— TNS
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Two-day workshop concludes
Amritsar, November 17 PEWT president Anuradha explained the importance of understanding the use of SPSS for research scholars. Resource person Sourabh Aggarwal, an alumnus of IIT-Kanpur, elaborated various tools and techniques for using the software SPSS. Addressing the inaugural workshop session, Global Institutes chairman Dr BS Chandi said teachers and students were always encouraged to be research oriented.
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Three handball players selected in national team
All local players practice at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) centre being run at Guru Nanak Dev University.
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Punjab Pollution Control Board executive engineer Jaswant Singh Randhawa said four stations were set up to ascertain pollution and noise levels in the city. These points were at a residential area, a commercial zone and near a hospital (sensitive zone).
Brar said the police had located the rickshaw puller who had taken Randhawa to the bus stand. He said his statement was being recorded, while alert has been sounded in other districts also.
He said photographs and posters of Randhawa were also being circulated to all police stations but still there was no clue about his whereabouts.
Amritsar, November 17
Amritsar, November 17