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Suman Bhatnagar

Dera Bassi, February 11
The Himachal Pradesh Agriculture Minister, Sujan Singh Pathiania, had a narrow escape, when his car was hit by an oil tanker on the Ambala-Chandigarh national highway near Dera Bassi this evening. 

The police said the minister was going from Chandigarh to Delhi, when suddenly an oil tanker hit the car from the rear. According to sources, the car was damaged, however no injuries were caused to anyone.

Chandigarh, February 11
Income Tax Officer Rakesh Jain was today produced in the CBI court and sent to judicial custody for 14 days. He was arrested last Tuesday while accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000 from a real estate agent for settling income tax notices against him.

The CBI also took handwriting samples of the accused, which will be sent to the CFSL for matching the handwriting of certain documents recovered from the residence of the accused. He will now be produced in court on February 23.

Jain was arrested while taking a bribe of Rs 50,000 from a real estate agent Ashok Arora for settling income tax notices issued to him.

Jain had initially demanded Rs 3.5 lakh as bribe and the deal was settled for Rs 2.5 lakh. Arora had paid him the first installment of Rs 50,000 when the CBI laid a trap and arrested the accused. The bribe amount of Rs 50,000 was recovered from the undergarments of the mother of the accused after a hue and cry by the women of the house.

A huge haul of gold and cash was also recovered from his residence and bank lockers. Disproportionate assets amounting to Rs 1.56 crore have already been recovered from his possession. 

Mohali, February 11
The police today arrested a 21-year-old youth on the charges of raping a 15-year-old girl. The accused, Vinod Kumar of Moradabad, took the victim to Haridwar on the pretext of marrying her. The police said after staying there for a day or two, the accused took her to Moradabad where his parents did not accept her. The victim, a resident of Madanpura village, is said a student of Class IX. The accused also resides in the same village.

The police has added Section 376 (rape) to the FIR which was registered under Sections 363 and 366A at the Phase I police station. The accused will be produced in a local court tomorrow.

Bribe accused sent to judicial custody

Mohali:Punjab Police head constable Dalbir Singh, who was caught accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000 by the Mohali vigilance sleuths, was sent to judicial custody today. The accused was produced in the court after his two-day police remand came to an end today.

2 houses collapse

Panchkula: Two houses collapsed at Rajiv Colony in Panchkula this evening. Though no casualty was reported, household goods were damaged. The houses belonged to Puran Chand and Prakasho Devi. The houses were adjacent to a nullah and had developed cracks two days ago.

Suspected swine flu patient dies at PGI

A patiala-based suspected patient of swine flu died at the PGIMER this evening. The patient had reached the Emergency in the evening. He died before being admitted to the hospital.

Chandigarh, February 11
Arrested while taking a bribe of Rs 5 lakh by the CBI last year, UT Sub-Inspector Naveen Sharma is in for more trouble as the Police Complaint Authority has found the SI guilty of abuse of power in an inquiry.

The Police Complaint Authority (PCA) while dealing with two complaints against Sharma simultaneously stated in the order today that Sharma had abused his powers and acted with mala fides and arbitrariness during inquiry as well as during investigation of a case when he was posted with the Economic Offences Wing.

“The Inspector General of Police is requested to initiate regular departmental inquiry against SI Naveen Sharma for a major penalty on account of his arbitrary conduct and abuse of power during the inquiry prior to the registration of the FIR and in the investigation thereafter. It is also requested that the departmental inquiry may be handed over to a senior police officer preferably to the rank of Superintendent of Police for a speedy and fair inquiry.” The PCA also ordered that the investigation in the case be handed over to the crime branch. The complainants Sukhbir Singh Shergill and Jatinder Dua had filed separate complaints with the PCA against Sharma.

An FIR dated April 19 was registered at the Sector 3 police station on a complaint of Raman Uppal. It was alleged that Shergill in connivance with Dua were involved in a major scam while setting up a private limited company. It was alleged that Shergill and others cheated Uppal of crores of rupees during the opening of a company, "Customer Related Management Services”, in Sector 9. It was alleged that the funds were being misused blatantly and properties were purchased by the accused. The market value of the properties was over Rs 300 crore. However, Shergill had claimed that Raman Uppal was never a shareholder of the company and the documents annexed with the complaint were false and fabricated since they did not constitute a part of the Registrar of Company Records. A case was then registered against Shergill and Dua after investigation by Sharma.

In his complaint to the PCA, Shergill pointed out that he had already filed two criminal cases with the Mohali police against Uppal and the case registered against him was false and in retaliation.

In a separate complaint filed by Jatinder Singh Dua, a question had been raised that the police had not yet registered a case despite an order by the CJM, Mohali. The second allegation in this complaint is about three vehicles of ICRMS Pvt Ltd having been illegally taken away.

The PCA stated in the order that Raman Uppal’s allegations that all the papers relating to the incorporation of the company were forged and the forgery and fabrication continued thereafter make it amply clear that it was Mohali where the offences could have taken place.

“The documents produced by Raman Uppal during investigation have been declared to be unacceptable by the Assistant Registrar of Companies and the comments on those documents are damning. He has minced no words while stating that the entire story of the complainant appears to be forged stated the PCA.

Chandigarh, February 11
In the first round of Girls (U-16) category of the AITA-CLTA Talent Hunt Tennis Championship, unseeded tennis player Sarah Dev upset second seed Aarushi Kakkar by 9-8 (2), at CLTA courts, here. In the same category, top seed Gayatri Kumarahia beat Alisha Menon by 9-4, while Jannat Khurana upset eighth seed, Neelanchal Gupta by 9-5.

In the Girls (U-12) singles category, Bindu Kulhria defeated Laavnya by 4-2 and 4-0, while in the Boys (U-12) group, Akshit Chhabra defeated seventh seed Vansh Kapoor by 4-0 and 4-0.

Results

Boys (U-12) singles first round — Yuvraj Singh Kooka bt Siddharth Goel 4-0, 4-0; Sammar R bt Rohit Malik 4-1, 4-1; Ishaan Khushu bt Vikramaditya 4-2, 4-0; Shrut Mohan Nagreta bt Asav Kumar 4-1, 4-0; Asav Kumar bt Ritik Rana 4-0, 4-0; Tarush bt Savinay Sing 4-0, 4-0; Divesh Gehlot bt Yash Dabas 4-2, 4-2; Akshit Chhabra bt Vansh Kapoor 4-0, 4-0; Nishant Dabas bt Shrenik Bhalla 4-1, 4-2; Udayvir Singh bt Pranav Chopra 4-1, 4-5 (5), 7-3; Dhruv Tangri bt Shashikant 5-3, 0-4, 10-8; Ishan Anirudh Sethi bt Siddharth 4-0, 4-0; Chiraz Singh Dandona bt Sarabjot Singh 4-1, 4-1; Naresh Badgujjar bt Sandeep Roi 4-0, 4-1; Daksh Marwaha bt Kanish Pal 1-4, 5-3, 7-3; Naman Sharma bt Jasmol Arora 5-3, 4-0; Boys (U-16) Singles- Jagdeep Singh bt Manik Dawar 9-3; Rahul Verma bt Nishant Sidhu 9-1; Kabir Manrai bt Sehaj Somani 9-3; Rohit Kumar bt Himanshu Saini 9-5; Atul Patel bt Durgesh Aggarwal 9-2; Calvin Golmei bt Hemant Kumar 9-1; Sagar Bains bt Karan Bhalla 9-1; Adhhayan bt Rajeshwar Sawhney 9-1; H Devasish bt Ramanjot Dhingsha 9-7; Rishi Khirwar bt Zorawar Sandhu 9-3; Eklavya Singh bt Savneet Singh Bajwa 9-0; Krishan Rajput bt Sagar Sehrawat 9-6; Digvijay Partap bt Srijan Singh 9-1; Raunaq Marwaha bt Ritvik Rana 9-1; Param Pun bt Amitoj Singh 9-0; Girls (U-12) singles- Prinkle Singh bt Ravita 4-0, 4-0; Tanisha Indrayan bt Aditi 5-3, 4-0; Alisha Menon bt Priyanka Jakhar 4-1, 4-2; Ashpreet Kaur Bajwa bt Amreen Sidhu 4-1, 4-1; Rahat Mangat bt Ibadat Kaur 5-4 (5), 4-2; Reet bt Sumera 4-2, 4-1; Ashmita Kaur bt Saisha Khanna 2-1 (Concd.); Itika Sharma bt Princee Panchal 4-0, 4-1; Manya Negi bt Arti 4-2, 2-4, 7-5; Hunsal bt Inayat 4-5 (5), 4-1, 7-5; Harleen Kaur bt Prachi 4-2, 2-4, 7-5; Sehjnoor Dhillon bt Priyanka Khanna 4-2, 4-1; Bindu Kulharia bt Laavnya 4-2, 4-0; Nikita bt E Sanya 4-1, 4-2; Sarah Dev bt Reetinder Kaur 4-0, 4-0; Girls(U-16) Singles-Gayatri Kumarahia bt Alisha Menon 9-4; Aarzoo Chaudhary bt Akshita Singh 9-1; Seerat Kaur Pannu bt Nandini 9-0; Jannat Khurana bt Neelanchal Gupta 9-5; Saumya Saxena bt Gurleen Singh 9-3; Itika bt Ikshika Sangri 9-5; Harleen Kaur bt Hanshika 9-7; Nimrat Walia bt Bhavya Sangri 9-2; Aspreet Kaur Bajwa bt Jahnvi Shivran 9-4; Tanya Batra bt Komaljeet Kaur 9-8 (5); Seerat Sidhu bt Sandeep Kaur 9-0; Prinkle Singh bt Rubani Ahluwalia 9-1; Raahat Manrai bt Kamal Bhalla 9-5; Bunty Chongtham bt Sehjnoor Dhillon 9-5; Taru Ahluwalia bt Saisha Khanan 9-1; Sarah Dev bt Aarushi Kakkar 9-8 (2).

Chandigarh, February 11
The team of MDAV School, Sector 22, defeated Government Model High School, Sector 43, by 5 points, in the 9th Challenger Kho-Kho Trophy for boys (U-14) , being held here. The team of Government High School, Sector 35, defeated Kids-r-Kids by 2 points, to attain third place in the competition.

In the girls (U-14) group, the team of Government High School, Sector 35, overcame Government Model School, Sector 46, by 3 points to win the title. In the match to attain third place, Government Model High School, Sector 37, defeated Kids-r-Kids sector 46 by 2 points. — TNS

Chandigarh, February 11
Alok Kumar, a local billiards champion, added another feather to his cap by lifting the fifth national billiards title of his career. The former Asian Billiards champion, Alok Kumar defeated B Bhaskar of Karnataka in the decider game, in the best of 9 format billiards final of the Manisha National Billiards and Snooker Championship held at the Gymnasium Hall of Jiwaji University, Gwalior.

Bhaskar managed to pocket the opening frame by scoring 150-82. Alok made a come back and had two consecutive breaks of 99 and 101 points to gain a 2-1 lead but missed the fourth by 143 points. With scores at par, Alok bagged the next game by 150-125 and later with breaks of 100 points, sealed the game by 150-43.

Chandigarh, February 11
In the inaugural match of 33rd Senior State Handball Championship, the team of Kendriya Vidyalaya, Sector 47, defeated Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 23, by 13-7 , here. Akash Chahal and Hitesh scored four goals each while Dinesh Singh contributed 3 goals for the winning side. Though Suraj and Shubham from the losing side, tried to reduce the margin with their contribution of 2 goals each, the writing was on the wall.

In the women section, Coaching Centre of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 23, defeated Sacred Heart Senior Secondary School, Sector 26, by 9-6. Manika (3 goals), Shama Parveen and Kusam Lata (2 goals), were the major contributers for their team while Tvesa scored 2 goals for losing side.

Chandigarh, February 11
The Airtel-XI entered the quarterfinals of the ongoing Proflex Cricket Cup here. The team registered a 16-run win over Godrej.

After electing to bat first, the wining side posted 152 runs on board, in their allotted 25 overs. Their batsman, Vinay Bhardwaj made a useful contribution of 57runs. In reply, the Godrej team was bundled out for 136 runs. Bowler, Sarang Kanade, was declared as man of the match, for taking four wickets.