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23-yr-old convicted of wife’s murder
Chandigarh, March 4 The incident dates back to December 14, 2012, when Vikram killed his wife, 19-year-old Pinki, at her maternal house in Mauli Jagran. In an attempt to make it look like suicide, the accused placed her body on a bed and locked the room from outside, before escaping. The murder came to light when the victim’s mother opened the room. An orange stole, which was used to strangulate Pinki, was also recovered from the spot. Earlier, in the morning that day, Vikram had also physically abused Pinki after she failed to cook his meal on time.
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District and Sessions Judge issues notice to IG
Directs him to ensure presence of all nine accused during the next hearing on March 12 Tribune News Service
Mohali, March 4 One of the accused Jaswinder Singh was absent during the court hearing. He sent an application seeking exemption on medical grounds. Notably, this was the fourth hearing in a row when all the accused have failed to turn up at the court hearing. Rest of the accused, including Sunbir Singh, Sunil Bhanot, Rajat Sharma, Vishal, Dharminder Singh, Onkar Singh, Deepak Kaushal and Kevin Sushant were present in the court. The court directed the IG (prisons) to ensure that all the accused would be present at 10 am in the next hearing on March 12. The victim’s uncle, Manjit Singh, alleged that the act of missing the court hearing was intentional to delay the court proceedings in the case.
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Body of goods carrier driver found on highway
Panchkula, March 4 Dr Sunil Gambhir, in-charge of the medico-legal cases at the General Hospital, Sector 6, said, “Red chilli powder was found in the victim’s eyes.” An injury mark was also found on Sanjay’s neck. Diesel in the vehicle and cash in the victim’s purse were also found missing. The police said Sanjay was on his way to deliver some goods in Baddi. The victim had told his employer on phone that he would be returning by Monday evening. A case under Section 302 (murder) of the IPC has been registered at a local police station. Sanjay’s body has been kept in the mortuary of the General Hospital. The post-mortem will be conducted tomorrow.
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Three held for assault on teacher
Mohali, March 4 The trio along with two unidentified youths assaulted their Punjabi teacher Ranbir Singh, who stopped them from parking their car at a wrong place on the school premises.
Gurjit Singh and Rajbir Singh are Class XII students of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Phase 3B1. The police had registered a case under Sections 323, 341, 506, 148 and 149 of IPC at Phase 1 police station.
SHO Sub-inspector Rajiv Kumar said they had arrested three youths while two were on the run. "Three of them have been released on bail," the SHO said, adding that those arrested were major. It is learnt that Gurjit and Rajbir had given wrong addresses in their school admission forms.
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Truck crushes man to death at grain market
Chandigarh, March 4 The 25-year-old victim, Nathu Ram, was crossing the road when a truck driver reversed the vehicle, crushing the upper half of his body against another truck parked behind the vehicle. Eyewitnesses said the incident took place around 1 pm. The truck driver, Jagbir Singh of Sangrur district in Punjab, was arrested for causing death due to negligence under Section 304-A of the IPC. The truck was impounded. Initially, the police also impounded the other truck. It was later let off after it was found that it was not involved in the accident. The victim worked at the grain market and stayed at Bapu Dham Colony, Sector 26. He is survived by his parents and three siblings. A case was registered at the Sector 26 police station.
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Panipat resident duped of Rs 9 lakh
Chandigarh, March 4 The accused had taken cash from the complainant, also a resident of Panipat, in November 2013. The police said when the accused failed to fulfill his promise he gave a fake cheque to the complainant. A case was registered at the Sector 17 police station.
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Man caught taking bribe
Mohali, March 4 The accused, identified as Kirpal Singh, who had been posted at Talapur, had asked for a sum of Rs 10,000 as bribe from Avtar Singh, a resident of Gadhramkalan village in Chamkaur Sahib, for the mutation of a four-kanal plot. Giving details, inspector Sanjeev Bhatt, who led the vigilance team, said following the complaint by Avtar Singh, the vigilance today laid a trap at Tehsil Office in Chamkaur Sahib. “The notes given to the complainant by us were recovered from Kirpal Singh,” he said. A case under Sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered at Mohali Vigilance Police Station in Phase VIII. The accused will be produced before the court tomorrow. — TNS
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Gold rush for Manav Mangal
Chandigarh, March 4 The event — organised by the Rajasthan Gymnastics Association — was held from February 24 to 27. The school team bagged six gold, one silver and one bronze in various categories. It is for the first time that so many medals have been won by a school from the region at the national level. More than 220 participants from different states participated in both the junior and senior category. In the age group of 15-17 years, Diksha Bansal and Jaideep, both students of Class X, won a gold medal in the mixed pair category. In the age group of 12-14 years, Abhinandan bagged a silver in the individual men category, whereas Aagman won a gold in the mixed pair category. Shruti Khemka clinched two gold medals in the individual women and mixed pair category with her stupendous performance. All the three gymnasts under this category are students of Class VIII of the school. In the age group of 8-11 years, Aanandita Sharma of Class III won a bronze in the individual women category. She is the youngest participant in the school team.
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