Chandigarh, February 28
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has directed the Oriental Insurance Company to pay Rs 20,000 to a Panchkula-based complainant, Dhanpat Rai Sharma.

Sharma said his Volkswagon Polo car had met with an accident on March 5, 2013, at Karnal. The vehicle was taken to a workshop where even after a lapse of 15 days, no response was received from the surveyor of the company. Later the workshop manager expressed his inability to repair the vehicle.

However, on May 31, 2013, the complainant received an email stating that company had agreed to declare the vehicle for the total loss amounting to Rs 4,40,600.

After much delay, the money was credited in the bank account of the complainant on June 21, 2013.

The complainant alleged that he had been harassed by the insurance company for 106 days, during which he had to travel on hired vehicle. 

Chandigarh, February 28
In two months, since the minor girl got in touch with the two UT police constables, Sunil and Akshay, who have been chargesheeted for raping her, a total of 123 phone calls were reportedly exchanged between the accused and the girl.

The two dismissed constables, posted with the Police Control Room, had got in touch with the girl when they went to her place to attend to a complaint regarding a quarrel in October last year.

The details regarding these 123 calls, which form crucial evidence in the case, are mentioned in the 312-page chargesheet submitted to court last week. While the police have chargesheeted Sunil and Akshay for rape, rest of the three accused have been charged with criminal conspiracy, threatening and molesting the minor girl.

It was constable Akshay who first came in contact with the minor girl, as he used to reside in her neighbourhood in Khuda Lahora, states the chargesheet. Akshay made the first call on her mobile phone on October 12 last year, and called her 30 times till November 27. The minor girl, too, had called him 32 times in this period.

After the girl got in touch with Akshay’s colleague Sunil, who used to share accommodation with Akshay, he too started calling her.

A total of 34 calls have been made from Sunil’s mobile phone to the victim’s between November 3 and December 10, last year. The girl, meanwhile, called him 14 times during this period. There are another 17 calls exchanged between constable Sunil and the girl from December 10 onwards till the case was registered and the accused were arrested on December 19.

Constable Himmat Singh, charged with molestation, had also called the girl 34 times in two months, while the other two accused charged with molestation, Anil and Jagtar, had very little correspondence with the victim, state the call records.

Records show that while Jagtar made two calls to the victim, constable Anil Kumar sent one SMS to her.

The constables, who were dismissed immediately after the case broke on December 19, last year, are presently in judicial custody.

Chandigarh, February 28
The Cyber Crime Cell of the Chandigarh Police has registered a case of cheating against two unidentified persons for fraudulently withdrawing money from a bank account.

The case has been registered after taking legal opinion, following orders of the UT Senior Superintendent of Police.

ML Yadav, a resident of Mohali, had reported to the police that two persons withdrew Rs 20,000 from his account through a Sector 35-based ATM of the ICICI Bank on December 29 last year.

The case of cheating was registered at the Sector 17 police station. — TNS

Panchkula, February 28
The Panchkula police have arrested a domestic help for committing a theft at a house. Recently, the miscreant, identified as Sonu, had decamped with 40 tolas of gold and 3.5 lakh in cash from a house in the Mansa Devi Complex.

CCTV footage helped the police crack the case. Cameras were installed at the residence of the victim, Jatinder Singh, whose house was targeted by the thief.

Panchkula Commissioner of Police Ajay Singhal said Sonu hailed from Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh.

A special team was constituted and was sent to Bareilly. The police nabbed him from Chandigarh.

Singhal added, “The CCTV footage was of great help in tracing him. I appeal to the public that if possible they may install CCTV cameras to trace such miscreants.”

He said before employing any servant, residents must check about the antecedents of the person and keep the local police station or post informed about them.

A few days ago, Sonu got employed in a house as a servant. He told a security guard in the locality that he was searching for a job.

The victim employed him as a servant. After two days, he committed the theft and fled.

Mohali, February 28
A former cashier-cum-caretaker of the Punjab Education Department has been sentenced to seven-year imprisonment for embezzlement.

The Court of Additional District and Sessions Judge (Senior Division) here Parvinder Pal Singh sentenced the accused, Shivinder Singh.

He was booked in 2006 by the Vigilance Bureau under Sections 409, 465 , 467, 468, 471, 477-A, 201 and 120-B of the IPC and various provisions of the Prevention of the Corruption Act.

According to the Vigilance Bureau, Shivinder had allegedly embezzled a total of Rs 65 lakh in the form of cheques on various occasions while he was posted in the Sector 17 office of the department.

Mohali, February 28
Two persons were killed in separate road accidents. As per reports, Gurlabh Singh (60) of Dkerian village, who worked as a security guard, was hit by an unidentified vehicle at the Sector 78-79 traffic light point. He died on the spot.

In another incident, Harjinderpal Singh of Chuni Khurd was killed in an accident near Chau Majra village.

He was travelling on a motorcycle along with a friend when an unidentified vehicle hit the duo. He is reported to have died on the spot.

Chandigarh, February 28
In the first semifinal of the DLF-ITF Men’s Futures US $10,000 Tennis Tournament, fourth seed player from Holland Antal Van Der Duim defeated second seed Davis Cupper Sanam Singh in straight sets. Both the players displayed some powerful strokes in the match. Van Der Duim made less unforced errors to win the match. The score was 6-4, 6-3.

In second semifinal Olympian, Davis Cupper Vishnu Vardhan maintained lead throughout to defeat 3rd seed N Sriram Balaji. Vishnu won 7-5, 6-4.

In the doubles semifinal top seed N. Sriram Balaji and Ranjeet Virali defeated unseeded pair of Vivek Shokeen and Sanam Singh in straight sets 6-4, 6-4.

Patron-in-Chief of CLTA, Rajan Kashyap gave away the prizes to doubles finalists. Singles final match will be held on Saturday. 

Chandigarh, February 28
The 23rd Smt Krishna Khaitan All India Junior Ranking Badminton Tournament 2014 concluded today. Rahul Yadav won tournament defeating Kanishq M.

The girls’ single (under-17) match was won by Vrushali who defeated Mahima Aggarwal. Krishna Prasad G. and Satwik Sai Raj won boys' double (under-17) final defeating Arintap Dasgupta and Kaustubh Rawat.

Vaishnavi K and Sonika Sai P emerged winners in the finals of girls’ double (under-17) match defeating Kuhoo Garg and Harika V.

In the (under-19) boys' singles final, Siril Varma ASS emerged winner after defeating Arintap Dasgupta, while Revati Devasthale defeated Pooja D. in the girls’ category.

The boys’ doubles (under-19) was won by Vighnesh Devlekar and Gangadhara Rao V defeating Krishna Prasad G and Satwik Sai Raj R.

In girls’ doubles (under-19), Pooja D and Ningshi Block Hazarika emerged winner over Mahima Aggarwal and Shikha Gautam.

In the category of mixed doubles Rohan Kapoor and Pooja D defeated the pair of Satwik Sai Raj R and Ahillya Harjani.

Results

Boys’ singles (U-17)

Semifinals: Rahul Yadav C. beats Siril Varma ASS 21-19, 8-21, 21-19; Kanishq M beats Arintap Dasgupta 21-23, 21-13, 21-18.

Boys’ singles (U-17)

Final: Rahul Yadav beats Kanishq M 18-21, 21-8, 21-16.

Girls’ singles (U-17)

Semi final: Vrushali G beats Sai Uttejitha Rao Ch 21-10, 21-11; Mahima Aggarwal beats Santoshi Hasini R 21-16, 22-20.

Girls’ singles (U-17)

Final: Vrushali G beats Mahima Aggarwal 16-21, 21-14, 21-17.

Boys’ doubles (U-17)

Semifinal: Arintap Dasgupta and Kaustubh Rawat beat Kartikey Gulshan Kumarand Bodhit Joshi 21-14, 18-21, 21-10; Krishna Prasad G and Satwik Sai Raj R beat Chandra Kumar Dand Mohd. Umair Siddiqui 21-17, 18-21, 21-14.

Boys’ doubles (U-17)

Final: Krishna Prasad G. and Satwik Sai Raj R beat Arintap Dasgupta and Kaustubh Rawat 21-17, 21-10.

Girls’ doubles (U-17)

Semifinal: Vaishnavi K. and Sonika Sai P beat Mahima Aggarwal and Shikha Gautam 21-6, 21-14; Kuhoo Garg and Harika V beat Riya Mookerjee and Anura Prabhudesai 24-22, 21-16.

Girls’ doubles (U-17)

Final: Vaishnavi K. and Sonika Sai P beat Kuhoo Garg and Harika V 21-19, 21-12.

Boys’ singles (U-19)

Semifinal: Arintap Dasgupta beats Shouvik Ghosh 21-14, 21-17; Siril Varma ASS beats Chirag Shetty 21-15, 23-21.

Boys’ singles (U-19)

Final: Siril Varma ASS beats Arintap Dasgupta 21-10, 21-13.

Girls’ singles (U-19)

Semifinal: Revati Devasthale beats Vrushali G 11-21, 21-14, 21-16; Pooja D beats Sai Uttejitha Rao Ch 10-21, 21-16, 21-9.

Girls’ singles (U-19)

Final: Revati Devasthale beats Pooja D 21-16, 21-15.

Boys’ doubles (U-19)

Semifinal: Krishna Prasad G. and Satwik Sai Raj R beat Ankit Chhikara and Chaitanya KP 16-21, 21-18, 21-19; Vighnesh Devlekar and Gangadhara Rao V beat Kapil Chaudhry and Ayan Khan 21-13, 21-12.

Boys’ doubles (U-19)

Final: Vighnesh Devlekar and Gangadhara Rao V. beat Krishna Prasad G. and Satwik Sai Raj R 21-17, 18-21, 21-14.

Girls’ double (U-19)

Semifinal: Pooja D and Ningshi Block Hazarika beat Revati Devasthale and Anoushka Parikh 21-13, 21-16; Mahima Aggarwal and Shikha Gautam beat Malavika JK and Ashna Roy 21-10, 21-16.

Girls’ double (U-19)

Final: Pooja D and Ningshi Block Hazarika beat Mahima Aggarwal and Shikha Gautam 21-16, 21-19.

Mixed doubles (U-19)

Final: Rohan Kapoor and Pooja D beat Satwik Sai Raj R and Ahillya Harjani 21-18, 21-12.