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Chandigarh, April 1
The CBI court today framed charges against two bank officials in a 35 crore bank fraud case. The case involves two former managers of Punjab and Sind Bank and an owner of a local construction firm. The court today framed charges under Section 13 (Criminal, misconduct by a public servant) of The Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.

Delhi CBI had registered the case against the Chandigarh-based construction firm owner and two former managers of the bank. CBI also named 'Akriti Constructions and Development', as a party.

On May 10, 2013, CBI had registered an FIR against Tarsem Lal Singla - owner 'Akriti Constructions and Development' and Inderjeet Singh and Gurcharan Singh Batra, both mangers at the Punjab and Sind bank.

Tarsem Lal Singla allegedly duped the bank of Rs 35 crore in a credit scheme by submitting bogus guarantees.

Singla took a loan of Rs 35 crore from the bank for the construction of a hospital. He was required to deposit 3.5 crore as bank guarantee.

However, flouting the bank rules Inderjeet Singh and Gurcharan Singh Batra issued the loan without Singla depositing the amount.

Chandigarh, April 1
Ten days after a body was found in a park in Palsora village, the UT police have solved the case with, arresting three persons, including the wife and son of the deceased. It was a sum of Rs 200 which the deceased had borrowed from a person before his death that gave the police a lead and led to solving of the blind case. The police arrested Savita, her lover Ajay and her son Gautum, under Section 302 of the IPC.

The murder took place on March 21 and body of the victim, 45-year-old Bheem Sen, was found in Palsora. Police had rushed the victim to the hospital where he was declared brought dead.

The police said investigations by the police revealed that Ajay had hacked Bheem Sen to death following a dispute over possession of the house which was jointly allotted to Bheem Sen and his wife Savita.

As Savita started staying with her lover Ajay, they decided to take over possession of the house from Bheem Sen. On the day of murder Savita, Ajay and Gautam had gone to Bheem Sen’s house when a dispute arose over the papers of the house and both Ajay and Bheem Sen were drunk.

Ajay hit Bheem with a rod on his head and later dumped the injured in the park. Police found an eyewitness who told them that the deceased had borrowed Rs 200 from him on that day and he had seen the three accused with him. Police questioned the three suspects who spilled the beans.

Panchkula, April 1
Hansraj Cricket Academy, Panchkula, won the title of 2nd Smt Kaushalya Devi Memorial Inter-League Cricket Cup for boys (U-15), defeating Blue bells Cricket Academy, Naraingarh, by 22 runs. The winning side posted a healthy total of 192 runs in the allotted slot of 30 overs.

Skipper Aman initiated the innings and contributed 66 runs in the team’s total. Chasing the target Blue Bells Cricket Academy bundeld out on 170 runs in 26.4 overs. Opener Gaurav played sensibly and scored a quick fire of 42 runs however failed to carry forward the total. For bowling side, Mandeep Bhardwaj (3 for 23) and Gaurav Gupta (3 for 17) claimed most maximium wickets.

Chandigarh, April 1
As part of the Golden Jubilee celebrations of 16 Rajput, homage was paid to martyrs and war widows were honoured, at a special function held at Chandimandir Military Station today.

General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Northern Command, Lt Gen Sanjiv Chachra, who is also Colonel of the Rajput Regiment, interacted with the war widows of the unit, listened to their grievances and assured them that all that was necessary would be done to alleviate the same.

He said as part of a large family in uniform, we must learn from the rich source of experience of the veterans and must endeavour to ensure that veterans are looked after and war widows receive the deserved honour and place of pride in society.

The unit was recently awarded the Army’s Commander’s Unit Citation for its commendable tenure in the Siachen Galcier. In its history of 50 years,16 Rajput has participated in all major campaigns of the Indian Army. It took active part in the 1971 operations in the eastern sector, has been actively deployed on the Line of Control as well as in counter insurgency operations in Jammu and Kashmir and in the northeast.