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3 drug peddlers held
Our Correspondent

Fatehgarh Sahib, June 4
The district police has arrested three drug peddlers today. However, two drug peddlers manged to escape. The police recovered 35 kg poppy husk, 8 gm smack and 8,000 intoxicant tablets from their possession.

Gurmeet Singh Chauhan, SSP, said the CIA staff, Sirhind had erected a check post at the Bhakra Canal Bridge at the Sanipur road, Sirhind. The police asked a car to stop for checking. During the search, the police found a bag containing poppy husk. As the police was taking them into custody, two of them managed to flee. The police chased them, but could not nab them. One of their companions was arrested. He was identified as Daljeet Singh, alias Jiti, a resident of Mandi Gobindgarh. The two accused, who managed to flee from the spot, were identified as Rajesh Kumar, alias Kaka, a resident of Sirhind, and Ashok Kumar Bansal, a resident of Mandi Gobindgarh. The SSP said the accused would be arrested soon.

Meanwhile, the CIA staff arrested Saveer, alias Golu, a resident of Brahman Majra, Sirhind, near Star Resort Sirhind and recovered 8 gm smack from his possession. He used to supply smack to the youth.

In another incident, the CIA staff, Mandi Gobindgarh, arrested Jagroop Singh, alias Soni, a resident of Khanna, and recovered 8,000 intoxicant tablets from his custody. He used to supply tablets to the petty peddlers in the rural area. The SSP said all the peddlers had been booked under the NDPS Act.

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Cricket tournament
BECC script easy win
Tribune News Service

Patiala, June 4
Riding high on superb batting performances by Ibadat (111) and Jagjit Dass (100), Black Elephant Cricket Club (BECC) thrashed Cantt XI Patiala by 324 runs in the 12th edition of the All-India Hot Weather (under-14) Cricket Tournament at the BECC ground today. In the second semifinal, DCF Delhi defeated Ludhiana District Cricket Association (LDCA) by 3 wickets.

In the first match, BECC won the toss and piled up the highest score of the tournament ( 392 for 5 in 40 overs).

Ibadat (111), Jagjit Dass (100), Atma Ram (50), Lovdeep (40) and Jaspreet Singh (29) were main scorers from BECC.

Ibadat and Jagjit Dass were at their best while out on batting. They displayed great short selection during their batting.

In reply, Cantt XI was bundled out for a paltry 68 runs, following a deadly spell by Rajnesh Pandey. He claimed 3 wickets for 21 runs.

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Youth acquitted of rape charge
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, June 4
The court of District and Sessions Judge SK Aggarwal today acquitted a person of rape charge. The court acquitted Ashok Kumar in the case. The UT police had registered a case on October 29, 2012, after a 16-year-old girl went missing from her residence.

Her parents reported to the police that she had been kidnapped by accused Ashok Kumar from a bus stop in Maloya. The accused worked as a tracking guide.

The girl was later recovered from Dharamsala by the police and the accused was then arrested.

While recording the evidence in court, the victim stated that she was emotionally blackmailed to go along with the accused. However, during her cross examination, the girl stated that the accused did not take her forcibly thus resulting in his acquittal.

The court stated in the judgment that the accused had the consent of the girl when she went with him so it could not be called rape.

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Man gets jail for possessing opium
Tribune News Service

Mohali, June 4
A local court today awarded a two-year jail term and Rs 20,000 fine to a person from whom 450 gm opium was recovered about four years ago. Mohali Additional District and Sessions Judge PP Singh sent Vikramjit Singh, alias Vicky, a resident of village Jandpur, to the jail for two years.

Vicky was nabbed by the Mohali Police at a check post and the police had recovered 450 gm of opium from him on July 6, 2009.

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Brawl outside discotheque leaves one hurt in Sector 26
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, June 4
A clash outside a discotheque in Sector 26 late last night left one person critically injured. Om Parkash, a resident of Sector 51, was allegedly attacked by some persons outside Blue Blazer.

In his statement to the police, Om Parkash alleged that Ankush, a resident of Sector 45, along with his accomplices, attacked him over the issue of parking of cars. The complainant said the attackers were in a white-coloured I-20 car (CH-01-AR-8373).

The police said the incident occurred after the youngsters came out of the discotheque. They had an altercation when the i20 car was being driven out of the parking space. The verbal spat turned ugly, following which the youngsters in the i20 car allegedly attacked the complainant with rods and swords.

Om Parkash was admitted with serious injuries to Government Multi-Specialty Hospital, Sector 16. A case of attempt to murder has been registered under Sections 308, 325 and 34 of the IPC at Sector 26 police station. The police said attempts were on to nab the accused.

Miscreants snatch cash, phone

Two miscreants snatched a mobile phone and Rs 10,000 from a Sector 36 resident. The victim, Sunil Kumar, said the incident happened near the dividing road between Sectors 42 and 43. Sunil, who was riding a cycle, was on his way to a bank to deposit the cash. Around 10.30 am, two pedestrians came from the rear side and fled with the cash and mobile phone, the police said.

Man held with country-made pistol

A person was arrested for possessing a country-made pistol and cartridges. A case under Sections 25, 54 and 59 of the Arms Act has been registered against the accused, Vishwash Kumar of Sector 52, at Sector 36 police station. Vishwash Kumar was arrested from a park in Sector 52 yesterday. The police recovered .32 bore country-made pistol with magazine and two live cartridges without any licence or permit from him.

Pedestrian injured

A pedestrian was badly injured on being hit by a rashly driven vehicle on the Sectors 2 and 11 dividing road here today. The victim was admitted to the PGI. The police said the victim was unfit to record his statement. He appears to be around 18 years of age. A tattoo with the name of Krishna was found on his right arm. An eyewitness, who called the police control room, reported that a white-coloured Punjab Police Gypsy had hit the pedestrian, before fleeing. A case under Sections 279 and 337 of the IPC was registered at the Sector 3 police station.

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ubs case
Police seeks inquiry report
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, June 4
The Chandigarh Police has sought the inquiry report on the alleged sexual harassment of an assistant professor of University Business School, involving the department head and another professor. The report has been compiled after the inquiry conducted by the sexual harassment committee of Panjab University.

PU Registrar AK Bhandari said the police department had sought a copy of the inquiry report for its ongoing investigation in the case, and it would be provided to it in the coming days.

The committee was headed by Dean Student Welfare (Women), Prof Kalpana K Mahajan. The committee concluded that the evidence on record, oral, written and documentary, established that the incidents of sexual harassment alleged by the complainant at UBS, against two professors, also from UBS, could not be substantiated. The report was submitted to the Vice-Chancellor.

Prof AK Vashisht, UBS chairman, and Prof Dinesh Gupta were booked by the Chandigarh Police on the charge of sexual harassment last month.

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Thieves decamp with Rs 4.80 lakh, laptops
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, June 4
Unidentified thieves stole Rs 4.80 lakh cash, three laptops, branded clothes and other accessories from two industrial plots in Phase-II, Industrial Area, in the wee hours today.

The thieves also damaged the two CCTV cameras and stole the hard disks of the two computer sets from one of the plots, in which a branded garment clothes store is running. The incident occurred around 3am.

Jatinder Kumar, owner of the garment industrial plot, said, “Though the thieves damaged the CCTV cameras, still the image of one of them was captured on the camera and it hasbeen handed over to the local police.”

Apart from stealing Rs 30,000 cash from the garment industrial plot, four branded man jackets along with other accessories were also stolen. A watchman was sleeping on the ground floor of the garment industrial plot.

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Youth ends his life

Chandigarh, June 4
A 27-year-old youth, who worked as a manager at a car dealership in Industrial Area, Phase I, allegedly committed suicide by consuming a poisonous substance at his Sector 37 residence in the wee hours today.

The victim, Ranvijay, was rushed to hospital at 4 am. He died in the evening at the PGI. He had consumed deadly poison cellphos. No suicide note was found at the spot.

Victim’s family told the police that he was suffering from depression for quite some time, following a failed love affair. — TNS

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Cricket tournament
Arpit stars in Chandigarh win
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, June 4
Due to Arpit Singh’s brilliant bowling, Chandigarh registered an outright win against Amritsar during the Dhruv Pandove Trophy for Boys (U-19) Today. Off spinner Arpit Singh took 6 wickets and restricted the the Amritsar on a mere total of 163 runs in 64 overs.

Resuming at 64 for 2, the Amritsar batsmen could not take judge Arpit’s spin and threw their wickets at regular intervals. Navneet Singh (53) ,Karan Pathal (23) and Karan Sharma (40-runs) were the only players who put up some resistance. main scorer for the team. With this win, the Chandigarh team secured 6 points and took their tally to 21 (bracketed with Patiala at the end of the fourth round).

Scores:

Chandigarh (first innings)- 258 all out in 119.1 overs

Amritsar (first innings)- 112 all out in 67.4 overs

Chandigarh (second innings)- 204 for 9 in 66 overs (declare)

Amritsar (Second innings)- 163 all out in 64 overs

Ludhiana-Jalandhar match ends in a draw

In another match of the tournament, Ludhiana played a draw with Jalandhar. The match was played at PAU, Ludhiana. With this draw, Ludhiana earned 3 points. The team started with their overnight score of 180 runs and was was bolwed out for 223 runs, setting a target of 270-runs. However, in reply, Jalandhar was at 238 for 9 in 75 overs at the end of the day.

Himanshu Sharma was the top scorer for the team with his knock of 64 off 89 balls, including three boundaries, while Mansab Gill posted 58 off 91 balls, inclusive of 3 boundaries and 3 sixes. Right arm leg-spinner Sandeep Singh claimed 6 for 74 .

Scores:

Ludhiana (first innings)- 290 all out in 122.2 overs

Jalandhar (first innings)- 244 all out in 93.2 overs.

Ludhiana (second Innings)- 223 all out- Nimit Malhan 40; Parul Mehndiratta 28; Nikhil Choudhary 74; Navendu not out 24; Rishin Sharma 3 for 52, Mohit Mariya 2 for 68, Rohit 2 for 45)

Jalandhar (second innings)- 238 for 9 in 75 overs- Himanshu SharmArpit stars in Chandigarh's wina 64; Mansab Gill 58; Rajat Sharma 36; Anurag Parkash 26; Sandeep Singh 6 for 74, Navendu 2 for 52.

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CCA beat Saupin's Academy by 24 runs
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, June 4
The Chandigarh Cricket Association (CCA) registered a 24-run victory over Saupin's Cricket Academy, Chandigarh, during a match of the ongoing CCA Cricket Cup Cricket Tournament for Boys (U-14). The match was played at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 19, today.

Batting first, the winning side posted a healthy total of 207 for 5 in 30 overs. Ayush Chamola was the principal scorer for the team with his 65-runs contribution, studded with 12 boundaries. He was equally supported by Vivek, who contributed 31-runs, including 5 boundaries and a six. Manan scored 28 runs and Saurav contributed 27 runs in the team's total. Saupin's bowlers Arpit and Prabjit claimed 2 wickets each. In reply, Saupins Cricket Academy, Chandigarh could manage to score only 185 runs. Satyam (54), Gaurav (31), Jakshu (23) led the team's chase. For CCA, Prince remained the highest wicket taker with 4 for 21 while Aniket followed him with 3 for 30.

Partap Cricket Academy win

In the second match of the day, Partap Cricket Academy registered an easy win over VAR Cricket Academy Delhi. Batting first, the VAR cricket team was restricted to 119-runs 30 overs. Karan contributed 37 runs, studded with five boundaries, while Raunaq scored 28 with the help of three boundaries. For bowling side, Aakash was the pick of the day. He claimed 4 wickets for 20 and Vineet claimed 3 for 21.

In reply, Partap Cricket Academy Sonipat achieved the total in the 11th over of the match. Mohit (49) and Akash (39) were the main scorer for the team. For Saupin's Aansh grabbed 2 for 27. For an all-round performance, Aakash was adjudged the man of the match.

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