Chandigarh, February 23
The Cyber Crime Cell of the UT police today booked a minor boy and seized his cell phone for making an obscene profile of a minor girl on a social networking site Sunday. The boy had accessed the password and personal details of girl after being friends with her on the site introducing himself as a girl.

The incident came to light when the victim’s friends informed her about her obscene profile on the site in November, 2013. The victim?s father lodged an FIR at Manimajra police station.

The case was marked to the cyber cell which led the police to trace the IP address of the cell phone connection, which is being used by the boy. Police said US based headquarters of social networking site has confirmed the IP address of cell phone of juvenile boy, who was summoned after preparing a detailed investigation report. The boy was summoned in the presence of his kin and informed about all charges against him.

A senior cyber cell official said, “We can not arrest a juvenile and will file a detailed chargesheet against him in a local Juvenile Justice Court.” — TNS

Chandigarh, February 23
The Crime Branch of the UT Police arrested four members of an inter-state gang of auto-lifters and recovered stolen vehicles from their possession. The accused were identified as Chanpreet Singh alias Channi, Ramjeet Singh alias Rama, both residents of New Delhi, Harpreet Singh alias Billu, a resident of Patiala and Krishan, a resident of Rishi Colony, Patiala.

All these four accused were brought on production warrant from Patiala Jail where they were lodged in connection to a robbery case, cheating and various sections of the Arms Act.

Crime Branch officials said investigations revealed that the members of this gang Chanpreet Singh and Ramjeet Singh used to steal vehicles from different cities. After stealing the vehicles, they used to get the engine/chassis numbers changed with the help of their accomplices and prepare fake documents of the stolen vehicles and sold these vehicles to innocent buyers. The vehicles which they are not able to sell were taken to Harpreet Singh and Shri Krishan, other gang members, who are scrap dealers used to dismantle the stolen vehicles and sold them as scrap in Delhi, Meerut and Patiala. The police recovered a Tara Safari, one Indigo car, one Maruti-800 and three car engines from their possession. All the accused were produced in the court which sent them to judicial custody.

Chandigarh, February 23
Two two-wheelers were stolen from different places last night. Avinash’s motorcycle was stolen from the parking lot of Rose Garden, Sector 16. Ankit of Sector 11, Panchkula, reported to police that his scooter was stolen from IT-Park, Manimajra.

Panchkula, February 23
Five months after a body of a 41 year old man was found at the railway track in Sector 19, the Panchkula police today registered a case of murder against three persons.

The victim, Uday, a resident of Rajiv colony was found dead on the railway track. The GRP police thought that it was a case of suicide but after the wife’s allegations on three persons, having enmity with Uday, a case was registered. — TNS

Mohali, February 23
As many as 57 head of cattle were taken away by some unidentified armed persons from local gaushala (cowshed) at Phase I, Industrial Area. The armed men had allegedly entered the premises after breaking open the locks of the doors, here last night.

The police have registered a case in this regard at Phase I Police Station. The incident took place at around 1.30 am on Saturday night. According to a guard of the gaushala, the attackers, carrying rods, lathis and other sharp-edged weapons, first snapped off the electricity connection of the shed. “The attackers unfastened the cattle after breaking open the five gates of the shed,” alleged the guard. The police have recovered an iron rod, lathi and a pair of slippers from the gaushala. The president of the shed, Bhupinder Singh, said we had caught around 18 cattle from various corners of the town on Friday. “The attack might be a handiwork of owners, who had stopped us from doing our job,” said the president. A total of 270 cattle were there in the shed, now the number of cattle has come down to 215.

Meanwhile the station house officer of Phase I Police Station, sub-inspector Rajiv Kumar, said investigations are on in this regard.

Chandigarh, February 23
The qualifying rounds of the 23rd Smt Krishna Khaitan All-India Junior Ranking Badminton Tournament began at the badminton hall of the Panjab University, here today.

On the first day of the tournament, over 100 matches were played. Players from all over the country are reportedly participating in the championship. Matches of the main rounds will start on February 25.

Earlier today, in the first round of the girls’ category (Under-17), Poorvi Singh of Andhra Pradesh defeated Rageshri Garg from Uttrakhand, 15-12 and 15-4, while Sarayu Vyakaranam of Karnataka trounced Angelika David from Himachal Pradesh, 15-4 and 15-11.

Chandigarh, February 23
Delhi top seed Garvit Batra marched in the main draws’ group in the ongoing ITF Men’s Futures’ International Tennis Tournament. The tournament is being held at the CLTA Tennis Courts, Sector 10, here.

In a one-sided match, Batra defeated Yogesh Phogat, 6-1 and 6-1. Another seeded player Rohit Bisht (2nd seed) also paved way for the main draw matches. He registered a straight win against Neeraj Elangovan.

Chandigarh, February 23
Hosts of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) defeated INSCOL Hospital by five wickets in a match of the ongoing CII-ATS Corporate Sports League at DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, here today.

Batting first, INSCOL Hospital scored 69 runs in 16.5 overs. Rajesh contributed the lion’s share in the match. He scored 15 off 11 balls, including two boundaries. Raj Kumar followed him, and scored 12 off 15 balls, studded with two boundaries.

For the bowling side, Surinder Pal Singh claimed three wickets, whereas Vinod Kapur and Ashish took two wickets each.

The CII chased the target in 14 overs and claimed five wickets. Saransh Sharma scored 27 off 27 balls, studded with five boundaries. Pawan scored 13-run off 25 balls, with two boundaries. For INSCOL, Amit took one wicket.

In another match, the HDFC Limited trounced the ATS Infrastructure by three wickets. After electing to bat first, the ATS batted well and posted a total of 109 runs for eight wickets in the allotted slot of 20 overs.

The team’s innings was studded by 27-run contribution by Sachin, including five boundaries. He was equally supported by Ankur (17 off 17 balls with two boundaries). For HDFC, Gaurav claimed the top spot and claimed five wickets for 18 runs.

In reply, the HDFC posted 110 runs for seven wickets in 19 overs. Pankaj turned the fortune in team’s favour by scoring a knock of 20 off 14 balls, inclusive of two boundaries and a six.

Earlier, Vikas scored 25 runs off 32 balls. For ATS, Vikas and Sandeep claimed three and two wickets, respectively.

In the third match, Fiat Metro Motors defeated IMTECH by six wickets. The opposing team, while chasing the target of 117 runs, pulled down IMTECH side in 16.1 overs.

Their innings was studded with major contributions by Lalit Bindra (34 runs off 32 balls with four boundaries) and Karan (21 off 20 balls with two boundaries).

Earlier, the IMTECH had set a target of 117 runs with Amir chipping in 22 off 30 balls and Parveen Kumar contributing 14 off 18 balls.

In the last match, Punjab Secretariat thrashed Competent Synergies by six wickets. The latter was bowled out on a low total of 99 runs in 19 overs, with Rajiv Gangar (20 runs off 23 balls) scoring the major share. Bhushan (15 runs) remained the other noticeable scorer for his team.

For the bolwing side, Virender claimed four wickets, whereas Amandeep Singh took three wickets.

In reply, the Punjab Secretariat chased the target in 15.1 overs with Harminder Singh (24 runs) and Varinder (23 runs) scoring a major share.

For the Competent side, Rajinder took two wickets for 26 runs.

Chandigarh, February 23
Chitesh, Daksh and Mehraab notched the top three spots in the 50m boys (U-10) race during the Annual Sports Meet of Ryan International School.

The meet was held at the school grounds, here today.

In the same event under girls’ category, Pragya, Kashvi and Medha emerged victorious and secured the top three positions.

Students participated in 50m hurdle race, long jump, frog race, bucket race and zigzag race.

Ramakant Sharma, Muscle Mania, World Champion 2007, Prabhjot Singh, international hockey player, and Kanwar Vinod Kumar, professional football player, gave away the prizes on the occasion.

The school management congratulated the winners and enthralled students to take part in such events.

“Such activities keep children fresh and active. All work and no play as it is make children dull. They must participate in such activities as it not only promote healthy living but also help improves their concentration level,” said a faculty member of the school.

Chandigarh, February 23
The UT Education Department has postponed the Annual Athletics Meet of local school for the third time now.

As per the sports calendar of the UT Sports Department, released in May 2013, the meet was scheduled to be held in January 2014. However, due to extended winter holidays and preparation for the parade on January 26, the meet was postponed till February 15. And now, it has been further postponed till April due to the annual examinations of the players. Non-availability of the Sport Complex, Sector 7, (after February 15) is also cited as the cause of the delay.

“The department was all set to organise the meet from February 18 to 21, however, due to non-availability of the Sports Complex, Sector 7, the meet was postponed yet again. The new dates will be decided after a meeting with the DPI (Director Public Instructions) schools. It will surely be conducted in the month of April now,” said an official, on the condition of anonymity.

The delay has left the local athletes worried. According to a few of them, the delay will affect their performance, as they will remain out of practice due to coming examination. “The first month of the year is the best time to organise the athletics meet. Most of the athletes will not get to practice during the examinations and will need at least 20 to 25 days to get back on the track once again. The change in climate will also affect our performance in April. If the Education Department can organise trials to select Chandigarh’s team to participate in national school games during winter holidays, then why can’t they organise the most prestigious event of the year as per the schedule?” asked Prityansh, an athlete of a local school.

Chandigarh, February 23
The Mohali Amateur Body Building and Fitness Association will organise the 2nd Mr Mohali and Mr Lalru Open Body Building Championship on March 2 at a playground near Government High School, Lalru.

The weighing in will be held at Shaper Gym, Lalru, from 10 am to 12 pm. The prejudging and final round of the event will be held from 2pm onwards. Prize money worth Rs 50,000 will be awarded to the winners. The meet will be conducted as per the norms laid by the Indian Body Building & Fitness Federation.— TNS