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COURTS

tavera-audi mishap
High Court rap for UT police again
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, December 19
Admonished for carrying out “shoddy investigations” into the Tavera-Audi accident case, the Chandigarh Police today once again found themselves at the receiving end, with the Punjab and Haryana High Court censuring it for leaving the task of gathering evidence on the victims’ kin; and asking it to follow the norms specified under the Punjab Police rules.

The case also saw the Chandigarh Police seeking additional time for specifying its stand on adding more serious offence of “culpable homicide not amounting to murder” under Section 304 of the Indian Penal Code.

The police claimed that reports into the accident were awaited and it would make clear its stand after going through the same. The Central Forensic Science Laboratory also sought additional time to submit its report on the accident.

After hearing the arguments for almost an hour, Justice Amol Rattan Singh also directed the CFSL to submit its report by January 14. The case will now come up for hearing on January 22.

Justice Amol Rattan Singh, on the previous date, had asked the police to specify its stand on adding more serious offence of “culpable homicide not amounting to murder” under Section 304 of the Indian Penal Code.

The query assumed significance as the Section attracts a maximum imprisonment of 10 years. As of now, the first information report in the matter has been registered for death due to “rash and negligent driving” under Section 304-A of the IPC, which carries a maximum sentence of two years imprisonment.

Justice Amol Rattan Singh was also not too pleased with the inability of the Central Forensic Science Laboratory to specify the vehicle speed as the Audi involved in the accident was not available to it.

The directions came on a petition filed by Yash Pal Juneja, who lost his 21-year-old son in a fatal accident. Two college students from Ghaziabad and the taxi driver had died on the spot when their Chevrolet Tavera was hit by a luxury SUV Audi Q7 that crossed over the divider and rammed into the taxi. The accident occurred on July 24. Initially, the Chandigarh Police had registered a case against the taxi driver who died in the accident. It was only after a hue and cry was raised that a case was registered against the SUV driver.

Juneja has alleged that the accused is close to politicians and high-ups and is influencing the investigation done by the Chandigarh Police.

CRIME

Woman robbed of gold bangles
Our Correspondent

Mohali, December 19
A senior citizen was robbed of her gold bangles by three car-borne miscreants near Phase X here today. The incident took place when Pritam Kaur (85) was going back to her house from the market in the area. She was robbed of two gold bangles, weighing about 2.5 tolas.

Pritam said she was coming back from the market, along with her grandchild and maid. Three car-borne persons stopped near her and asked for the location of some house. They wanted her to sit in the car and help locate the house number. She refused to sit in the vehicle and asked them to reach a particular point from where she could guide them.

She said when she reached that point, two women in the car asked her to tell the driver, a man, about the location. When she was doing so, she was pushed inside the car. They took her around in the vehicle for about two minutes, then dropped her and quickly drove away.

The elderly woman said she realised later that her gold bangles were missing. She did not know how exactly the miscreants took away her bangles.

She said one of the two women was middle-aged, while the other was comparatively younger. The police has been informed about the incident.

Minors stab rickshaw-puller
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, December 19
A 17-year-old boy was stabbed to death by two juveniles in Sector 25 this evening. The police said 17-year-old Monu was rushed to the Sector 16 hospital where doctors declared him dead on arrival.

The police said Monu used to ferry children from a private school in Sector 25 to their homes in a rickshaw. The two accused have been arrested and sent to the juvenile home.

The police said the two accused climbed on the victim's rickshaw. When Monu asked them to get down, a verbal spat ensued. One of the accused took out a knife and attacked Monu near his neck.

The police said an old enmity was the reason behind the attack as the victim had got into a scuffle with the accused a couple of days ago.

A case of murder has been registered at the Sector 11 police station.

Snehalaya boy goes missing

Chandigarh, December 19
Snehalya at Maloya yet again hit the headlines after an 11-year old boy allegedly ran away after scaling the boundary wall. He has been missing since December 17. However, the authorities realised it only 24 hours after the incident.

Earlier, the boy was found abandoned at Sector 40 and admitted to Snehalya in June. Manju Bala, Manager, Snehalaya, Maloya, reported that Arun (the boy) had been missing from Snehalaya since December 17. The police have registered a case of kidnapping. The police said the 11-year-old was found missing and he had most probably scaled the wall.

This year, at least three children had gone missing from the home whereas in 2011 around 12 children had gone missing from Snehalaya, meant for the destitute. — TNS

Punjab SDO held in corruption case
Our Correspondent

Mohali, December 19
The police have arrested a Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO) of the Punjab Police Housing Corporation on the charge of corruption. The accused, Bhinder Pal Singh Aujla, will be produced in court tomorrow.

The police said one Mohinder Pal Sharma had lodged a complaint, accusing the SDO of taking over Rs 10.34 lakh as “commission” in connection with a tender passed for the construction of a police station building at Lalru.

He also alleged that the SDO tried to stop payments for the work and demanded more money.

A case was registered at the Matour police station under the Prevention of Corruption Act and Section 506 of the IPC.

SPORTS

tennis tournAMENT
Vikrant, Bani shine
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, December 19
Tennis players Vikrant Dahiya and Bani defeated their respective rivals, in boys’ and girls’ category, to win the title of People for Animals- Chandigarh (PFA) CLTA-AITA Championship Series Tennis Tournament, being held here today.

In the finals of the girls’ category, Bani Singh dominated the proceedings and defeated Tanya Batra. She won the match by a score of 6-1, 6-1. In the boys’ category, Vikrant Dahiya beat Digvijay Pratap by 6-5, 5-7 and 6-4 in a nail-biting match. In the first set, Vikrant moved his opponent with heavy top spin winning it by 6-4. In the second set, Vikrant played his signature game but Digvijay with some nice shots took the set by 7-5. In the final set, Vikrant took an early break but Digvijay came back strongly and levelled it. Vikrant kept his focus and fought back to make a comeback in the match and won the final set by 6-4.

Qatar Asian Junior Team cup Championship

Sumit Pal Singh, a CLTA trainee, will take part in the (U-14) Qatar Asian Junior Team Cup Championship. He will be representing India along with Parikshit Somani and Vikash Singh. The team will participate in the event scheduled for December 21 to 27.