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Chandigarh, October 19
The city police has arrested two youths who used to steal motorcycles and cars for taking joyrides and then abandoned the vehicles after emptying the fuel tanks. Two cars and six two-wheelers have also been recovered from the accused.

The police arrested the accused, identified as Darshan and Sanjay, alias Ganji, both residents of Mouli Complex at a check point near Kala Gram. A motorcycle stolen from Kalka was recovered from them.

Station house officer, Mani Majra police station, Charanjit Singh said in the past few months there had been a sudden increase in the cases of vehicle theft, following which a special drive was launched to arrest the accused.

During the investigation, both the accused confessed of committing vehicle thefts across the tricity.

“On the basis of information given by the accused, two cars, five motorcycles and one Activa scooter were recovered from different parts of the tricity. The accused, both between the ages of 18 and 20, used to steal vehicles using a master key for taking a joyride and abandoned the vehicle after the fuel got over,” the SHO said.

The police said the youths were addicted to alcohol and smoking, and were involved in similar crimes earlier too. The duo is on police remand till October 21.

“More recoveries are expected to be made on the basis of the interrogation,” the SHO said.

Chandigarh, October 19
The Chandigarh police has arrested KK Malhohtra, the complainant in the infamous DSP Raka Gira case, for allegedly refusing to return an Innova borrowed from a taxi operator.

Parminder Singh, a resident of Takipur village in Mohali district, complained to the police that on May 27, he had gone to meet his friend Sewa Singh in Sector 41, where he met KK Malhotra. The complainant alleged that Malhotra borrowed his vehicle for a week on the pretext of travelling out of town.

Parminder Singh stated that when after one week, he went to Malhotra’s village to get the vehicle, he started making excuses and did not return the Innova.

The police after taking legal opinion has registered a case against Malhotra at the Sector 39 police station.

The Central Bureau of Investigation had arrested DSP Raka Gira in 2011 on the charges of demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 1 lakh from KK Malhotra. Malhotra had complained to the CBI, following which a trap was laid.

Mohali, October 19
The Mohali police today arrested a woman and her brother-in-law for assaulting the manager of the Phase VI branch of the Oriental Bank of Commerce.

The accused, Sunita, alias Rumi Devi, and her brother-in-law Lakesh Kumar, both residents of Balongi village, have been arrested on the complaint made by the bank manager, Sanjay Sharma, a Sector 50 resident.

Inspector Dharam Pal, station house officer of the Phase I police station, said the accused allegedly assaulted the manager in a fit of rage, when he asked Sunita to produce her proof of identity. The accused had gone to the bank to get the documents of her house, after having repaid a loan.

Sunita’s deceased husband, Karanbir Singh, had taken a loan of Rs 8 lakh from the bank after mortgaging their house a few years back. After his death, Sunita had been repaying the loan.

The manager was repeatedly asking Sunita to produce her proof of identity, as her name had been mentioned as Rumi Devi in the documents, said the inspector Dharam Pal.

The SHO said a case under appropriate sections of the IPC had been registered against Sunita and Lakesh.

Mohali, October 19
A 27-year-old person was forcibly taken away in a car by some unknown persons, who also beat him up first at his rented accommodation at Phase IV, here tonight. The incident occurred around 10 pm, said the police.

The victim, Gurpreet Singh, who originally hails from Bhattian Bet village in Ludhiana district and currently residing at Phase IV, was abandoned at Sohana village later due to a police check post. Gurpreet Singh is an agent of Max Insurance company.

Giving details, DSP Rajinder Singh Sohal said about four persons, armed with rods, sticks and sluggers, came in Accent car at Gurpreet Singh's residence and started thrashing him up. "After beating him up, they bundled him in the car and sped away," said DSP Sohal.

On getting information, we flashed the message and after which they abandoned him near Sohana village, added DSP Sohal. The number of the car could not be noted down. A case in this connection was yet to be registered at the time of filing of the report. — TNS

Panchkula, October 19
The police has booked a Yamunanagar resident on the charge of impersonating. The accused, Sangeeta, was taking Trained Graduate Teacher (TGT) exam for someone else at a private school in Sector 16, when she was nabbed on June 26.

A case has been registered at the Sector 14 police station on the complaint of a board official, Mohan Lal.

“We received a letter from the board official about registering of case. It stated that the accused herself did not take the exam and made another woman take it in her place,” said station house officer of the Sector 14 police station, inspector Dalip Kumar. He further added, “We are yet to investigate the case.”

Cricket fever goes viral: A huge turnout at the venue. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

Mohali, October 19
All eyes were on Yuvraj as he was on strike. His dismissal on the first ball came in as a disappointment. He fell to Mitchell Johnson. Cricket buffs were hoping fireworks from the local lad. His 35-ball 77 knock in T20 against Australia on October 10 had heralded his comeback. Jalandhar-based Ajay Singh Mann, who was accompanied by his three friends, Rajinder Singh, Deepak and Sukpreet Singh, said they had not expected a poor show from Yuvi. Panchkula resident Tamanna and her friend Divya said, "We wanted to see him hit sixes and boundaries.

"Yuvi has failed to perform well on his home turf," said Amit.

Seeking blessings

Indian cricketers Shikhar Dhawan, Suresh Raina and Ishant Sharma paid obeisance at Gurdwara Singh Shaheedan in Sohana village. They spent half-an-hour there and partook of langar.

Mohali, October 19
Black-marketeers made most of the third ODI today. A number of people were seen selling tickets on the black market at Phase IX near the PCA stadium.

When the correspondents posed as customers and enquired about the rates, at least 10 persons came to them, offering tickets for different stands.

Tickets for the students' block were priced at Rs 500 against its actual price of Rs 100 while the tickets for the chair block were being sold at exorbitant rates.

Two youngsters, who were later rounded up by the police, claimed that they could provide the tickets for any stand.

ASI Joginder Singh from Patiala, who rounded up two black-marketeers after a long chase, said the duo had thrown the tickets while running away.

Two more persons were rounded up by the police.

"As there was no complaint, the youths were issued a warning and let off," said SHO Kulbir Singh.

He said they had rounded up four persons for selling the tickets on the black market, but did not register any case.

Chandigarh, October 19
On the second day of the ongoing CBSE North Zone-I Tae kwon do Championship, Bhawandeep Batth of Stepping Stone School, Chandigarh, and Abhishay Rawat of AKSIPS School, Chandigarh, won a bronze medal each.

Results

Boys (U-14) : Below 50-kg

Samyak (DPS, RK Puram, Delhi) - Gold. Sameer (ASN Sr Sec School, Delhi) - Silver, Aayush (JK Public School, Jammu) - Bronze, Deepanshu (Hansraj Model School, Delhi) – Bronze

Boys (U-19) : Below 60-kg

Sumrit (SD Public School, Chandigarh) - Gold, Yashank (Indraprastha Intl School, Delhi) - Silver, Pankaj (SNPS-43, Chandigarh) - Bronze, Sagar (Richmond Global School, Delhi) - Bronze

Boys (U-19) : Below 50-kg

Danish (Ahleon International School, Delhi) - Gold, Shubham (Stepping Stone, Chd) - Silver, Sawan (Vishwa Bharti Public School, Delhi) -Bronze, Abhishek (ASN Sr Sec School, Delhi) – Bronze

Boys (U-19) : Below 70-kg

Rahul (AKSIPS, Chd) - Gold, Abhishek (ANS Sr Sec School, Delhi) - Silver, Keerat (Hans Raj Model School, Delhi) - Bronze, Gurpreet (DHD, Ambala) – Bronze

Boys (U-14) : Above 50-kg

Rion (Apeejay, Delhi) - Gold, Nishant (Manav Mangal High School, Chd) - Silver, Ritik (AKSIPS, Chd) - Bronze, Simranjeet (New Public school, Chd) - Bronze

Girls (U-14) : Below 35-kg

Hansika (Mount Carmel School, Delhi) - Gold, Monika (Richmond Global School, Delhi) - Silver, Harshita (Shishu Niketan Public School, Sector 43, Chd) - Bronze

Girls (U-14) : Below 45-Kg

Sweety (Hans Raj Model School, Delhi) - Gold, Anu (Stepping Stone School, Chd) - Silver

Girls (U-19) : Below 55-kg

Vibhuti (Bal Bharti Public School, Delhi) - Gold, Diksha (Shishu Niketan Public School, Sec 43, Chandigarh) - Silver, Megha (St Sen Sec School, Delhi) - Bronze, Sahiba (Bal Bharti School, Delhi) - Bronze

Girls (U-14) : Below 25-kg

Prerna (Bal Bhawan, Delhi) - Gold, Aarti (Shri Tula Ram Public School, Delhi) - Silver, Lisha (Richmond Global School, Delhi) - Bronze, Varsha (New Public School, Chandigarh) - Bronze.

Chandigarh, October 19
Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, blanked SRTM University, Nanded, 11-0, on the first day of the All India Inter-University Baseball for Men. In the second match, JNT University, Hyderabad, beat Charan Singh University, Meerut, 14-4.

MGS University, Bikaner, defeated Bilaspur University, Bilaspur, 11-1, while Calicut University, Kerala, beat North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon, 9-2. — TNS