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Three booked for assaulting farmer
Fatehgarh Sahib, December 17 The two of the accused have been identified as Amrik Singh, Harmeet Singh (both residents of Wazidpur village), while the third accused was stated to be a servant of Amrik Singh. The police has registered a case under Sections 342, 341, 324, 323, 505, 34 of the IPC and arrested the main accused Amrik Singh. Harpeet, in his statement to the police, said he was returning to his house after making a round of his farm at the village yesterday night. The three accused gheraoed him near his house and dragged him up to the courtyard and beat him mercilessly. The SHO, Bassi Pathana, said a case had been registered against the three accused and personal enmity was stated to be the cause behind the crime. He said a manhunt had been launched to arrest the other two accused. |
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Body donated to PGI
Dera Bassi, December 17 After the death of Joginder, his younger brother contacted office-bearers of the Bharat Vikas Parisad, Dera Bassi, and expressed the wish for donating the body for medical research. After this, the Bharat Vikas Parisad contacted the PGI and the body was handed over to the institute for academic and surgical research. This is the first-ever case of donating body in Dera Bassi. |
bribe case
Chandigarh, December 17 He was arrested from his Sector 8 office after the complaint of Amarnath
Goel, a resident of Panchkula. The complainant had alleged that the accused demanded Rs 20,000 for the issuance of a certificate for a piece of land that he had purchased in Una for Rs 4
lakh. Goel had participated in an auction conducted by the Debt Recovery Tribunal and was a successful bidder, he deposited 25 per cent of the amount and the remaining amount he paid within 15 days.
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Illegal Sand Mining
Mohali, December 17 Brar said that the department got a tip off that illegally mined sand was being transported through the area to the neighbouring states during the late hours everyday. “Following the information, we laid a special “naka” at the site from 2 am to 4 am, and seized as many as 28 trucks and tippers. The material was being supplied to Ambala and Karnal,” said the official. The vehicles were taken to Sohana police station, where eight of them were let off after checking the documents.
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Woman sarpanch arrested for illegal sand mining
Mohali, December 17 Police sources said Kulvir Singh alleged in his complaint that illegal mining was taking place at the village’s panchayat land in which the sarpanch and the local contractor, Jagdeep Singh, from Fatehullahpur village in Kharar were involved. Kulbir Singh, SHO of the area, said during investigations, the police found the illegal mining on at the site, following which the accused was arrested. “We have registered a case under Sections 379, 409, 420 and 120-B of the IPC against the duo at the Balongi Police Station in this connection,” said Kulbir Singh. Meanwhile, Kulwant Kaur was produced at the Kharar Court today, which sent her to judicial custody.
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ATM fraud: Man loses Rs 20,000
Chandigarh, December 17 Altaf had gone to the SBI ATM that day to withdraw Rs 500, but as theire was power failure, the amount could not be withdrawn. He then withdrew the money from the second machine. Minutes after he left, Rs 20,000 was withdrawn from the ATM without his knowledge. Altaf complained to the SBI authorities, but after a month-long wait, he was told that the CCTV camera at the ATM was not working and the video footage was not available. Altaf, who lost his two-month salary to fraudsters, has filed a complaint at the Sector 31 police station. The police has, however, lodged a daily diary report. Over 20 such complaints of ATM frauds have been reported since the past four months. Despite forming a special investigating team (SIT), the police is clueless.
15 get 2-yr jail for fraud
A local court today sentenced 15 persons to a two-year rigorous imprisonment in a bank fraud case dating back to 2003. The economic offences wing (EOW) of the UT Police had booked 39 persons for duping the bank of lakhs by taking loans on forged documents. The case was registered on August 18, 2003, when the police booked 39 government employees for fraudulently securing personal loans amounting to a total of Rs 27 lakh from the Consumer Finance Cell of the Punjab National Bank, Sector 22. The prosecution stated that the accused submitted forged salary slips, identity cards and form number 16 to get the loans and stopped paying instalments after the second one. The loan amount ranged between Rs 50,000 and Rs 1 lakh in all 39 cases. The case was registered after the verification of documents submitted by the employees along with their loan forms. The accused are Neelam Seth, Sunil, Gobind, Ratan Chand, Veena, Ponam, Ramesh Chander, Mohan Lal, Rajmal, Pawan, Inderjeet, Surinder, Ramesh Kumar, Amandeep Kaur and Sukhdarshan. The case of the remaining accused is pending in other courts.
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Havildar, home guard dismissed for corruption
Mohali, December 17 The SSP said complaints were received against the two persons that they used to take money from
people after allegedly threatening them. He said Inder Deep Singh, a resident of Phase X here, had complained to the police that his niece was staying with him. She was to get married in a few months. She was sitting in a BMW car near the house and talking to her fiance, Kuljit Singh, a resident of Sector 8, Chandigarh. According to the complaint, two police personnel came on a motorcycle and knocked at a window of the car. When Kuljit came out of the car, the policemen threatened him that a case would be filed against him as he was allegedly indulging in objectionable activities. When Kuljit told them that the girl was his fiancee, they ignored him. Later, the police personnel allegedly took Rs 5,000 from Kuljit for letting them off without taking any action.
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Youth found murdered
Panchkula, December 17 "At 9 pm last night, someone called up saying a fire had broken in the field. When I went there I saw the body," said Sandeep, owner of the field. On November 22, 2012, Jyoti (24) was found murdered near Sector 21
in Panchkula.
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Theft at house
Panchkula, December 17 A team of forensic experts also reached the spot. The police said a probe was on and the accused would be arrested soon. Recently, thieves had struck at a jewellery and a medical store in
Sector 7 and took away cash and jewellery worth Rs 30 lakh. The police has failed to achieve a breakthrough so far.
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Kidnap bid foiled
Chandigarh, December 17 The incident occurred around 10 pm when the girl was returning from the residence of her close friend in Sector 45 and waiting for an auto-rickshaw. The car occupants came after taking a U-turn and abused the victim with dire consequences. They also used vulgar language. In her statement to the police, the victim said she was waiting for an auto when two youths saw her crossing the road and they came to her. One of the boys offered her lift and used obscene language. As she refused, one of the youths held her right hand and tried to push her inside the vehicle. The girl managed to note down the incomplete number of the Verna car. SHO of the Sector 34 police station Inspector Diwan Singh said they were verifying the facts of the complaint and a case of attempt to kidnap mentioning the incomplete number was registered.
Body found
The body of an unidentified person was found in a water tank at a poultry farm in Daria village this evening. The police said the body was noticed by a security guard. Preliminary investigations suggest that the victim committed suicide as slippers were found near the water tank.
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'Kidnapped' girls traced to Mumbai
Panchkula, December 17 "Our teams have gone to Mumbai," said Ajay Rana, SHO of the Sector 5 police station. The girls had sold their mobile phones to two persons. When the police called up on their numbers, the persons taking the call told the police that the girls had sold their mobile phones to them.
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Punjab take first innings lead of 213 runs
Chandigarh, December 17 After resuming from 236 for 3, the team went on to score 486 runs before getting all out in 118 overs. Maninder Singh completed his century 109 off 159 balls studded with 13 boundaries. The 9th wicket stand of 92 runs between Vinay Chaudhar and Amritpal Singh helped the team to stand tall. For Saurashtra, Tejpal Gohil, P. Mankad and K. Parmar took two wickets each, while K. Karan Chandani claimed 3 for 119. In reply, the Saurashtra team scored 83 runs without losing any wicket till the end of day’s play. Shell Patel (32 off 98) and Jasmin Sitapara (48 off 100 balls) remained unbeaten throughout the team’s innings. Scores Saurashtra: 273 all out (Vinay Chaudhary 4 for 88, Siddharth Sharma 2 for 44, Karan Kaila 2 for 54 , Sandeep Sharma 2 for 36). Punjab: 486 all out in 118 overs (Mandeep Singh 21, Navneet Singh 9, Prabhjot Singh 118, Maninder Singh 109, Mohit Handa 31, Karan Kaila 27, Vinay Chaudhary 69, Amritpal Singh 62 not out, Tejpal Gohil for 2 for 74, P.Mankad 2 for 93, K.Parmar 2 for 53 and K.Karan Chandani 3 for 119). Saurashtra (2nd innings): 83 for no loss in 33 overs (Snell Patel 32 not out, Jasmene Sitapara 48 not out). — TNS
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COA to be blamed, says UT Sports Department
A private firm under the patronage of the Chandigarh Olympic Association (COA) had organised the Mini Olympic Games 2012 in October this year. The Sports Department had provided a total of 12 sports venues on concession to the private firm for the four-day event. The organiser submitted a total of Rs 31,000 instead of the commercial usage charges of over Rs 1,30,000. Joint Director, UT Sports Department, JDS Sidhu said: “The COA, which enjoys all our facilities, in their venue-booking letter, failed to mention that it had no role to play in organising the tourney. We received the request on their official letterhead, following which they were given the special
rates; therefore, it is a mistake of the behalf of the association.” When asked about the Department’s verification process, he added, “After receiving the request on an official letterhead, there was no need of inquiring into the matter. We just followed the rules.” The tourney was conducted from October 9 to 12, and on the last day of the competition it was reported in the
same columns about this special ‘help’ given to the Schoolzworld.com,
the private firm. On October 10, the matter of high-entry fee from the players was also highlighted. The organisers booked the venues for four days, from October 9 to 12 while the Hockey Stadium-42 was booked for only a day (October 8). |
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Vijay Merchant Trophy
Chandigarh, December 17 The JKCA team slid to 44 for 5 before Mansoor (10) and Latif (14) put on 33 runs for the sixth wicket. Later, the team lost last 3 wickets at the total of 99 runs and finally folded up in 47.2 overs. Farooq (24) and Tushar Gupta (17) were the only main contributors for the JKCA. Bowler Kuljit Kuhar was the pick of the day with 4 for 28, while Resham Sharma claimed 3 for 15. Ekjot Singh managed to attain 2 for 20. In reply, the Punjab team received an early shock after skipper Sanvir Singhwas was caught by Farooq off Ramandeep with the team’s total 2 for 1. Thereafter, Rajat Sharma and Mansab Gill made a 65-run partnership for the second wicket off 136 balls, before Mansab was caught on 42 off 68. Shubham Chand chipped in 26 off 36, while Rajat remained unbeaten on 31 runs. For JKCA, Ramandeep and Sunil claimed one wicket each. Scores JKCA: 99 all out in 47.2 overs (Farooq 24, Tushar Gupta 17, Mansoor 10, Latif 14, Kuljit Kuhar 4 for 28, Ekjot Singh 2 for 20 and Resham Sharma 3 for 15). Punjab: 108 for 3 in 40 overs (Mansab Gill 42, Shubham Chand 26, Rajat Sharma 31, Ramandeep 1 for 8, Sunil 1 for 22). |
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Want to make big in motorsports, says youngest autocross driver
Chandigarh, December 17 Talking to The Tribune, Pranab says motorsports in the country is still at the nascent stage as there are only few drivers earning professionally in this sports. But what drives him is the passion and continuous challenge that this sports throws on us, he says. Pranab, an undergraduate law student from Panjab University, Chandigarh, first appeared for autocross at the age of 19. Since then, he had participated in over 20 autocrosses and rallies. He made podium finishes in half
of them. He made debut in rallies in the extreme category and had so far participated in Desert Storm, Sjoba rally and Mugual rally. Last year, he was awarded with the Best Sportsmanship Award at Sjoba rally. “On the first day, I was pushed back to 24th place. But the next day, I made 10 overtakes, which was maximum in that rally,” says Pranab. He says besides passion, this sports demands a lot of technical expertise and both physical and mental balance. “My aim is to make podium finish in rallies and then to participate in the national level rallies to make it big in this sports,” he says. Among his future playing circuit, he says he would be participating in Desert Storm as well as Sjoba rally scheduled early next year. |
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Roller skating meet from Dec 21
Chandigarh, December 17 The top performers of the competition will be selected to represent the city in the upcoming National Roller Skating Championship. The interested teams can submit their entries to Yash (9855435753) from December 17 to 19 between 4 PM and 5.30 PM. — TNS |
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