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CEO seeks report on state police chief
PRTC seeks Rs 50 cr grant
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Police cat Sukhi appears before TADA court in 2 cases
Atta-dal
scheme
Party workers being mobilised for Sukhbir’s rally
Agriculture summit to push for uniform marketing
SAD gain is private transporters’ loss
NIT teachers protest Centre’s notification
Attacker lying, never met him: Satguru
Police begin drive to shift mentally ill to
hospital
Rail over-bridge at Gurdaspur to be completed in a
month
Armed robbers loot showroom
Allegations anger devotees
Khanna
shootout
Guard against yellow rust:
PAU experts
IT raids in Jalandhar yield Rs 9.4 crore
New trains cheer up commuters
Cong alleges politician-police nexus, seeks CBI probe
Jakhar moves HC on ill-equipped fire brigade
3 sentenced for attempt to murder
CBI arrests bank manager for taking bribe
Rs 4 lakh snatched outside bank
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CEO seeks report on state police chief
Chandigarh, February 12 The CEO is likely to take a decision on the matter before a formal announcement of elections expected by the month end. Khaira, in a letter to the Chief Election Commissioner, V Sampath, had sought Saini's transfer in view of charges framed against him by a Special CBI Court of Delhi for kidnapping, abduction and disappearance of three persons under Sections 342, 343, 364 and 120-B of the IPC. Khaira had alleged: "The ruling dispensation has handed over the prestigious post of DGP to Saini by superseding five senior IPS officers. It is on record that as Chief Director, Vigilance, Saini was instrumental in victimising former Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh and many senior Congress leaders by registering false cases against them to please his political masters". On row over Minister Anil Joshi's "multiple votes", the CEO said: "I have received a communication from the office of the Election Commission. I shall be able to comment after going thorough it and seeking details from the offices concerned". The Election Commission has earmarked five of the 13 parliamentary constituencies - Amritsar, Bathinda, Patiala, Gurdaspur and Ferozepur - as "expenditure sensitive zones". "These constituencies are expected to feature high profile candidates of the main rivals SAD-BJP alliance and the Congress. There are seen as potential centres of free flow of liquor and drugs," the CEO said. Income Tax Department observers will be appointed to keep a watch on expenditure sensitive zones. These constituencies are expected to have special teams of video-recording. Separate teams will be ensured to keep a watch on vehicles transporting illegal arms, cash and liquor. A check will be kept on illegal expenditure on electioneering. The amount will be added to expenditure account of the candidate, sources said.
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PRTC seeks Rs 50 cr grant
Chandigarh, February 12 Faced with shrinking income and inability of the state government to clear its dues for free and concessional travel on its fleet of buses, the corporation has sought a grant-in-aid of Rs 50 crore from the state government. The issue is to be discussed in a meeting of the state Transport Minister Ajit Singh Kohar and Finance Minister Parminder Singh Dhindsa later this week. Sources in the PRTC told The Tribune that the corporation owed its employees Rs 145 crore. This includes gratuity of Rs 30 crore, Rs 25 crore general provident fund, Rs 50 crore GPF withdrawal and Rs 8 crore leave encashment. Besides, PRTC has not been able to reimburse the medical bills of Rs 1.5 crore and it is yet to release Rs 28 crore in
the form of pension commutation. Two-month salary and pension bills yet to be cleared by the PRTC amount to Rs 30 crore. Besides, the PRTC has also availed loans
from financial institutions to the tune of over Rs 60 crore which entails an interest liability of
Rs 2.10 crore. The main reason for the corporation’s poor fiscal health is that it has failed to keep pace with private bus operators and also because of ferrying large number of free and concessional travellers without the state willing to reimburse for them. Policemen and students comprise a major part of these free and concessional travellers, besides women passengers, freedom fighters and accredited media correspondents. Different state government departments are supposed to repay the PRTC for allowing these travelers. But it has not been done for the past couple of months. As a result, Rs 50 crore is pending on part of the government for allowing these travelers. Sources in the Finance department told The Tribune that the state government had given a loan of Rs 15 crore to the PRTC last year. It would be difficult to give grant-in-aid as all other boards and corporations running into losses could take this as a precedent and start demanding similar grants. “We will try and expedite the release of dues to the corporation,” said a senior Finance Department officer. When contacted, Transport Minister Ajit Singh Kohar said he would take up the matter with the Finance Minister later this week. “We are running buses on all non-profitable routes to make transportation possible for all sections of people. Thus, we are seeking grant-in-aid of Rs 50 crore, besides asking the Finance Department to release pending dues,” he said, adding that they were also taking other measures to curtail expenditure by asking buses to get fuel from retail outlets at the city from where they start rather than designated pumps for bulk buying of diesel.
In reverse gear
The cause
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Police cat Sukhi appears before TADA court in 2 cases
He also appeared before CJM Kewal Krishan in the District and Sessions Court complex here in a forgery case. On June 8, 1991, Sukhi allegedly killed communist leader Varinder Kumar Maggan while he was canvassing at Litran village in Nakodar. Three other persons, including the leader’s gunman, were also shot. Surjit Singh of Mohalla Sherpur Nakodar, SPO Surjit Singh of Mehatpur and Sepoy Girdhari of Jalandhar were also shot by him and his accomplices. Sukhi was declared PO in the case on December 20, 2002 but was brought on production remand by the Nakodar police on December 1, 2012. He was chargesheeted on January 1, 2013, for murdering Chuhar Ram of Sidam village, Sulakhan of Chuhoki village, Bhajna Ram of Cheema Kalan, Sokhi and Hari Dev near Sanghe Khalsa village in Nurmahal on February 16, 1992. The victims were accompanying BSP leader Om Parkash of Sidam at Nurmahal. Amrit Pal Singh Khalsa of Vasant Vihar, Hoshiarpur, is a co-accused in the case. The third case pertains to the killing of Havildar Kala Ram near Abadpura in Jalandhar city on November 26, 1986. The fourth case pertains to the killing of Congress leader Baldev Krishan Khullar in Model Town here on July 1, 1986. A case of forgery was booked against Sukhi on the complaint of the former Regional Passport Officer on May 16, 2007, at the Division Number 4 police station here.
Forgery case
Sukhi today appeared in the court of CJM Kewal Krishan for forgery. His passport (A-4266699) that he got made on December 22, 1997, had his name as Harjit Singh Kahlon, son of Sohan Singh, resident of 5-F, New Baradari, Jalandhar. Sukhi, however, had been residing at 419, Mota Singh Nagar, here. He had given a false degree number (382/CS) from Panjab University. The Punjab School Education Board claimed that they had a student registered in the name of Sukhwinder Singh but with no record of Harjit Singh Kahlon. The court of RK Jain had declared Sukhi PO on May 17, 2010. He was brought before the court on production warrant on December 19, 2012.
About the criminal
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Atta-dal
scheme
Faridkot, February 12 The district has received more than 64,000 applications. After a scrutiny nearly 49,000 applicants were found eligible. But only 9,105 applications have been short-listed for the issuance of blue cards, said sources in the Food and Civil Supplies Department. The sources said political connection of the applicants was the deciding factor for their selection. “We have to select a limited number of applicants. Every village has a fixed quota of blue cards which will be allotted to those who have some political weight behind them,” said a source. Deep Malhotra, Faridkot MLA, said: “We have asked the authorities to focus on deserving applicants keeping in view his/her poor economic condition.” Officials in the Food and Civil Supplies Department said they had been facing a difficult situation due to political pressure on the issue. Raw deal
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Party workers being mobilised for Sukhbir’s rally
Nawanshahr, February 12 He said this while addressing party workers in Balachaur today. He was here to mobilise party workers for making rallies to be addressed by the Deputy Chief Minister at Balachaur and Nawanshahr on Saturday a big success. "The rallies will witness the launch of a number of development activities as well as a hassle-free taxation system
for the convenience of traders," he said. The Akali leader said, "The growing popularity of BJP's Prime Ministerial nominee Narinder Modi is an indication that the people of the state have made up their mind to teach the Congress and its allies
a lesson." “Though the Congress and its allies have been trying to project Modi against the minorities but people, especially the minorities, will vote for development of the country instead of playing a tool in the hands of the so-called secular political parties, which have a habit of opposing the corrupt Congress during elections but supporting it later on the pretext of safeguarding interests of the minorities,” he said.
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Medical students on warpath as MBBS course gets longer
Patiala, February 12 After Class XII, medical students will now do MBBS in four-and-a-half years. Internship will be for two years and they would have to serve in rural areas for a year rural to be eligible for postgraduate courses. The agitating students staged a dharna in front of the outdoor patient department (OPD) of the hospital. They demanded a rollback of MCI order dated November 28, 2013. The students also held a procession. Indus Medical Students’ Association (IMSA-Patiala) member Sumit Goyat said the Public Health Centres (PHC) should have adequate infrastructure, regular supply of medicines and equipment. Only then would posting young doctors in rural areas yield results. The principal of the Government Medical College, Patiala, Dr KD Singh, appealed to the students to call off the stir. He said he had yet to hear from the MCI on the changes. A deputation of students met Rural Development and Panchayats Minister Surjit Singh Rakhra and submitted a memorandum. Rakhra reportedly told the students that their demands would be put before Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal. Medical students in Amritsar and Ludhiana also went on strike today.
Punjab IMA backs students Hoshiarpur: The Indian Medical Association, Punjab, has expressed support for the
agitating medical students. Its president Dr Manoj K Sobti said: “This government, at the fag end of its tenure, has no moral right to take decisions that will impact the future of thousands of budding doctors.” He said on the one hand, the government was trying to introduce a shorter course to produce doctors to serve in rural areas and, on the other hand, it was increasing the duration of the MBBS course. This, he said, was illogical. The mandatory one-year rural service before postgraduation would result in several difficulties for the young doctors, he added.
— TNS
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Agriculture summit to push for uniform marketing
Chandigarh, February 12 Over the decades, agriculture produce in the state has reached a plateau and farmers are now in a debt trap. According to Punjab Government’s estimates, the rural debt stands at Rs 35,000 crore, of which Rs 15,000 crore is non-institutional finance taken from private money-lenders. The number of people dependent on agriculture in Punjab has remained the same in past three decades (over 60 per cent of the population) though the contribution of agriculture to the gross state domestic product has declined from 55 per cent three decades ago to just over 25 per cent now. This shows that farm income is on the decline. To address these key issues, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal will inaugurate the four-day Progressive Punjab Agriculture Summit on February. The mega event will bring the best agricultural practices and techniques. It will deliberate on the issues of genetically modified foods, research and technology-driven agriculture. It will gather feedback to formulate more farmer-centric policies. Gagandip Singh Brar, special principal secretary to the CM, said the endeavour was not just to benefit Punjab farmers, but to give a platform to the entire farming community in India, to witness the best in agriculture. The state will honour three farmers from each state of the country for best agriculture practices and three farmers from each district of Punjab. Eleven technical sessions on various topics will be held. The government is expected to sign an MoU with multinational biotechnology firm Monsanto to set up a centre of excellence in cotton at Bathinda.
Summit begins on February 16
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SAD gain is private transporters’ loss
Mohali, February 12 Hundreds of private buses were used for the War Memorial function in Amritsar. Now the operators have been told to spare buses for the four-day farmers’ summit that kicks off at Chappar Chhiri on February 16. “About 800 buses are needed for this event and it is the duty of DTOs to arrange for transport”, said a senior official. He said they had been told to arrange about 4,000 buses for the Narendra Modi rally at Jagraon on February 23. A DTO claimed that the government paid each bus operator Rs 5,000 per day/per bus and Rs 3,500 per day for an eight-seater taxi, excluding the diesel charges. But the operators termed the claim as false. Jagdish Sahni, president of Punjab Motor Union, said: “We (private bus operators) are being treated like bonded labour. Leave aside the bus charges, we have to pay for the fuel from our own pocket.” He said at times they have to cancel their bookings. “In such a situation, we have to pay compensation to our clients. We have also been taken to Lok Adalats or consumer courts,” Sahni added.
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NIT teachers protest Centre’s notification
Jalandhar, February 12 As per the Union Ministry for Human Resource Development’s notification of January 15, the NIT teachers must have qualifications on a par with the faculty of
Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and meet eligibility criteria for seeking regular jobs of assistant professor and professor. More than 120 members of regular faculty suspended classes. But 105 contractual teachers took a few classes. The members of the NIT Teachers’ Forum gave a call to boycott classes. There are, however, no reports of strike by teachers from other NITs in the country. The faculty of the NIT, Jalandhar, has gone on strike when the institute director, Prof BS Dass, is on leave. Forum president Parmod Kumar was not available for comment. Members of the forum claimed that the ministry’s notification was self-contradictory with many anomalies in pay scales. MK Jha, Dean, Academics, said the ministry had issued the notification to upgrade the NITs to the level of IITs. “The ministry’s move will not only help in producing quality professionals, but also provide facilities and perks to the NIT as availed by IITs,” he said. Jha tried to placate the teachers by saying that “the notification will be implemented after the Board of Governors of the NIT approves it. “The forum will hold a meeting with the governing body on Thursday to resolve the issue,” he added. The issue
The justification The ministry has issued the notification to upgrade the NITs to the level of IITs. The ministry's move will not only help in producing quality professionals, but also provide facilities and perks to the NIT as availed by IITs. — MK Jha, dean, academics, NIT, Jalandhar
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Attacker lying, never met him: Satguru
London, February 12 Toor, a non-Namdhari Sikh, on trial for causing the spiritual leader grievous bodily harm with intent and attempted murder had alleged that the attack was in revenge over being abused by the religious leader in India in both 1994 and 1995, before he became sect leader. Asked by prosecutor Gordon Aspden if there was a word of truth in the allegations, the religious leader said: "Absolutely none, it's totally absurd." Answering the questions of Toor's barrister, Francis Laird, he also repeatedly denied having visited a property where the sexual abuse is alleged to have taken place. "I have never met him [Toor] as far as my memory goes. I have not met him and there is no question of any events happening - I have never visited that particular village,” Uday Singh said from his Bhaini Sahib Namdhari base near Ludhiana. The religious leader suffered a broken arm and a cut nose when Toor attacked him with a three-foot axe during morning prayers at the Gurdwara Namdhari Temple in Leicester on August 11, just hours after arriving in the UK. He described the attack saying: "He removed his shawl or blanket and suddenly he came out with the axe. My sudden reaction was to lift my right arm and move backwards slowly. I felt a lot of pain. "I felt pain in my arm and was dazed by the attack. It was so sudden." The jury was told how his face was slashed and his arm was broken as he tried to protect himself.
— PTI
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Police begin drive to shift mentally ill to
hospital
Faridkot, February 12 Till now, the police have sent five such persons to the IMH after a panel of five doctors, including psychiatrists, a neurosurgeon, radiologist and a medicine doctor confirmed that these clinically “abnormal”. “Such persons, besides hurting themselves, sometimes endanger others’ lives. So, we are working on a program to shift
from a point of crisis to prevention and ensure their treatment,” said Varinder Pal Singh, Senior Superintendent of Police
(SSP), Faridkot. IMH, Amritsar, Director Dr BL Goyal said, “Over 300 mentally ill persons are admitted in the
IMH. We are giving them medical treatment. In most of the cases these patients are beggars. They recover in three to four months. After their recovery, they are able to tell us about their address, following which we send them home.” “After the police get hold of such a person, he is produced before a magistrate and then the panels of doctors examine him. For their proper identification, there is a detailed report of scars on his body and attested photographs are attached with the clinical report,” said Dr Harish
Arora, the head of psychiatry department, Guru Gobind Singh Medical College and Hospital,
Faridkot. He is also the chairman of the panel which examines such persons. The SSP said the drive started after the Punjab Director General of Police raised the matter with
the Health Department to extend requisite help, especially in the winter season. “Mentally ill persons are eligible for medical care under Section 12 of the Human Rights Act, 12 (d) of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 and the Mental Health Act,” said Dr
Arora.
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Rail over-bridge at Gurdaspur to be completed in a
month
Gurdaspur, February 12 The MP had got the rail link’s proposal cleared for the 2010 Railway Budget from the then Railway Minister Mamta
Banerjee. However, the venture was mired in a series of controversies pertaining to acquisition of land for the railway line. The MP has been claiming that a powerful halqa in charge, who is a former Cabinet minister, was intentionally creating obstacles into the land acquisition process. Ever since the railway station was built in the British era, commuters have been facing inconvenience in the absence of an ROB. To crossover to the other side of the main platform, passengers have to cross the railway track and clamber over the other platform and vice-versa. It poses inconvenience for commuters, particularly the elderly, women and
children. Gurdaspur Station Superintendent Romesh Lal said the station was constructed to cater to the needs of commuters from a single platform. “With the available infrastructure, we can receive just one train at a time. However, due to technical reasons, we have to grapple with the phenomenon of handling two trains simultaneously. In such a scenario, which was not visualised when the station was built about six decades ago, commuters face problems while crossing the railway lines to board trains,” he said.
Bajwa claimed that his office used to receive scores of complaints in this regard.
Relief in sight
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Armed robbers loot showroom
Abohar, February 12 The miscreants initially took two LED TVs in the car, besides snatching mobile phones and currency. As they tried to remove a TV, it struck with the glass-made gate and crashed. They locked Shriram in a room and sped away the car. Dhiraj informed the owners of the showroom, who informed the police. Superintendent of Police Kuldeep Singh Chahal along with a police team reached the showroom and ordered sealing of all the roads. The showroom was recently opened and its CCTV cameras were yet to be made operational. The incident
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Allegations anger devotees
Ludhiana, February 12 Surinder Singh Namdhari, vice-president of Namdhari Darbar, said: “It is unfortunate that power-hungry detractors of the Satguru first orchestrated the attack on him and are now levelling such allegations.” Meanwhile, the police have tightened security in and around Bhaini Sahib following reports that anti-social elements may try to add fuel to the fire and disturb the harmony in the area. Namdhari Darbar spokesman Lakhvir Singh said: “The allegations are being levelled to defame the Satguru. Toor is a ‘puppet’ at the hands of a few opportunists, who want to hurt the religious sentiments of the Satguru's followers for their vested interests.” He said Satguru was in Bengaluru and that his brother-in-law Jagtar Singh refused to comment.
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Khanna
shootout
Ludhiana, February 12 Sushil Kumar, Senior Superintendent of Police, Khanna, had said yesterday that
Akash, Rohit, Karanjit and Sarabjit had been nabbed and they would be interrogated on Yadu's hand in the shootout.
Amrinder said: "I am an eyewitness to the incident. I know who all were involved in the shootout. Instead of going after the main suspect named in the FIR, the police have arrested a few other persons. All this is being done to give a clean chit to Yadu and Jatinder Singh GP, a SAD
sarpanch." Amrinder, who was discharged from hospital a few days ago, claimed the police was working under pressure and the case should be shifted to an independent agency. The police have registered a case under Section 302 of the IPC against Yadwinder Singh
Yadu, Manjit Singh of Nava Pind Khanna, SAD sarpanch Jatinder Singh Kauri village,
Gora, Sonu Amarjit Singh, Danna, Mani and other unidentified persons on Amrinder's statement.
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Guard against yellow rust:
PAU experts
Ludhiana, February 12 PP Singh, head of the plant pathology department, PAU, said: “Due to changing weather in terms of winds and light rains, the conditions are becoming favourable for the spread of the disease,” he said. There have been reports regarding the appearance of the disease from the plain areas. Singh urged the farmers to monitor their fields regularly. “The chances of yellow rust multiplying fast are more in sunny weather as compared with cloudy weather,” said Kulwinder Kaur Gill, assistant professor in the School of Climate Change and Agricultural Meteorology, PAU. Another expert said the only recourse was to spray fungicides at the initial stage of the disease.
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IT raids in Jalandhar yield Rs 9.4 crore
Jalandhar, February 12 Suri raided several business houses in Jalandhar, Garhshankar and Kot Fatuhi. He said Asha Rubbers in Gadaipur in Jalandhar surrendered Rs 1 crore, Royal Rubber Industry in Industrial Estate in Jalandhar (Rs 1 crore), Kapoor Jewellers in Garshankar (Rs 1.10 crore), and Parash Jewellers in Kot Fatuhi (Rs 80 lakh). Commissioner Sanjay Mishra said owners of Bhogpur-based Ghumman Autos surrendered Rs 1 crore, Miglani Hospital, Adampur (Rs 1 crore) and Grand Majestic in Jalandhar (Rs 3.5 crore).
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New trains cheer up commuters
Abohar, February 12 Railway Passengers Association (North Zone) secretary Hanuman Dass Goyal and former members of the Divisional Railway Users Consultative Committee ML Bhalotia, Gurparsad Behal and Pawan Nagori said their long-pending demand had been met. Congress Legislature Party Leader Sunil Jakhar thanked the Railway Minister for accepting “one of the major demands” listed in a memorandum last month. Bathinda residents have hailed the Ahmedabad-Katra Express with halts at Bathinda and Amritsar. Divisional Railway User Consultative Committee said: “It is good news for the region.”
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Jakhar moves HC on ill-equipped fire brigade
Chandigarh, February 12 In his petition filed in public interest, Jakhar contended that Abohar residents were “victims of political vendetta and this was the only reason that the state government was not ready to provide funds for purchase of necessary equipments and fire tender vehicles”. He said: “It is crystal clear that because of party politics, the government is not ready to take action in spite of the fact that their own officials are intimating them about the miserable condition of the fire brigade office…. The intention of the ruling party is to settle political scores and because of this reason, they are making the excuse of
lack of funds”. Taking up his petition this morning, the Division Bench of Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice Arun Palli disposed of the petition by calling upon the respondents to deal with his representation by a speaking order within a month. "The respondents would specifically deal with the issue of the funds stated to be provided by the Central Government as also its utilisation. The undisputed requirement of fire tenders should be kept in mind.” Jakhar’s counsel Surinder Pal Singh Tinna had said Abohar town was not secure as not even a single fire tender was available within a radius of 100 km. Tinna said the town required three fire tenders, but at present not even a single fire tender was available in running condition. He added Abohar was a major producer of cotton crop. It was, in fact, known as the “cotton belt of the state”. As such, the chances of fire were more.
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3 sentenced for attempt to murder
Hoshiarpur, February 12 When Sohan objected to it, they threatened him of dire consequences. During the argument, Jatinderjit shot at him. A case under Section 307 of the IPC was registered. The three have also been fined Rs 20,000 each. In case of non-payment of fine, the imprisonment will be extended for two years.
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CBI arrests bank manager for taking bribe
New Delhi, February 12 A case was registered on a complaint from a resident of Sangrur who alleged that the branch manager of State Bank of Patiala at Cheema in Punjab demanded a bribe of Rs 6.5 lakh from him for liquidating a loan and returning the documents of the land which was mortgaged with the bank, a CBI spokesperson said here today. The official said the CBI laid a trap and the bank manager was caught while accepting Rs one lakh as first installment of the bribe. In an another case, the CBI arrested a project officer and his subordinate sales manager, posted at Swang Washery, Kathara Area Central Coal Field Limited (CCL) in Jharkhand for taking a bribe of Rs 20,000 from a coal trader, the agency said in a statement. The spokesperson said the case was registered on the basis of a complaint by the coal trader who alleged that the project officer and sales manager had demanded illegal gratification of Rs 20,000 for providing him a coal stock against a delivery order issued by CCL. “The CBI laid a trap and caught the project officer and sales manager red-handed while they were ccepting the bribe of Rs 20,000 from the complainant,” it said.
— PTI
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Rival Akali groups clash in Moga, 4 hurt
Moga, February 12 They were admitted to the district hospital. They are said to be out of danger. Some of the injured are Harnek Singh, Sukhdev Singh, all Gill’s supporters, and Paramjit Singh, Jain’s supporter. Sources said the clash occurred when Gill’s men tried to stop the Jain group from capturing the office of the local truck union. Former DGP’s supporter, Devinder Singh Rania, alleged that Jain and his supporters opened fire at them. Jain denied the allegations and said it was
the Gill group that had started the fight. Traffic on the highway came to a halt for several hours as the two Akali groups clashed. The local police looked on helplessly. When the situation went out of hand, the police resorted to a cane charge. Gill’s supporters reportedly tried to target Jain, but he escaped. Jain lashed out at District Magistrate Arshdip Singh Thind and Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) KJS Dhillon, alleging they had helped Gill’s group to take control of the office. “The local administration is needlessly interfering in the affairs of the union,” the MLA alleged. Till the filing of the report, the police had not registered any case. “We are recording the statements of the injured persons and will soon register a case,” the SSP said.
The trigger
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Rs 4 lakh snatched outside bank
Hoshiarpur, February 12 The shopkeeper, Surtjit Kumar, alleged that he had gone to the HDFC Bank branch to draw
cash around 3.30 pm. When he was putting a bag containing the cash in his scooter's dickey, a young man snatched it from him and ran into a street opposite the bank. He alleged two other youths were standing with a bike there and the three accused fled on it. The police reached the spot and and checked the CCTV footage, which captured the incident. The snatcher, who had a French beard and a short height, was wearing a half-sleeved jacket and seen moving around the bank earlier in the footage.
— OC
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