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Panchkula, May 2
A CBI court in Panchkula today awarded three years imprisonment to a civilian working with the Army in a bribery case. A fine of Rs 25,000 has also been imposed on the accused.

In a joint operation by the CBI and the military intelligence on May 3, 2008, the accused, AK Sondhi, who was working as a superintendent in the Army’s ordnance branch, was caught red-handed while taking bribe of Rs 1 lakh at his residence in Sector 4 here.

The complainant, Sunil Kumar, had alleged that though Sondhi had demanded a bribe of Rs 2 lakh to get 10 labourers employed, the deal was struck for Rs 1 lakh.

The accused was held guilty on April 28. His wife was also working with the Western Command. — TNS

Panchkula, May 2
Fifteen persons were acquitted by the court today in a group clash that took place in Bator village in 2011.

The complainant, Sureshpal, had alleged that the sarpanch along with other land owners had thrashed him and his acquaintances over money issue.

Later, he got a case registered under the SCST Act.

Finding no circumstantial evidence, the persons were acquitted. — TNS

Mohali, May 2
A special district court sentenced a former SMO of the Health Department to two years of imprisonment and Rs 25,000 fine in a case of corruption.

The court of Additional District and Sessions Judge Jaswinder Sheemar here sentenced Dr Gian Singh in a case registered by the Vigilance Bureau (VB) in 2011. The VB had arrested the doctor while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 15,000.

As per the VB, Dr Singh was working as the SMO at the Government Hospital, Zira, when he was arrested. He had allegedly taken bribe in connection with a case relating to a person, who was attacked in a land dispute case.

Gurdev Singh, a resident of Dyal Rajputtan village in Tarn Taran, had complained to the VB that the SMO had allegedly sought Rs 15,000 in connection with the treatment of his friend, Gurbhinder Singh, who was injured in the attack. — OC

Chandigarh, May 2
The body of a 25-year-old man was found hanging from a tree in the jungle area near Ram Darbar in Sector 31 this morning. A passerby had noticed the body hanging from a tree at around 9.30 am and informed the police control room. The police lowered the body and shifted it to the mortuary of the GMCH-32.

The deceased, Radhika Prasad, was identified on the basis of the voter ID card recovered from his pocket. The voter ID mentioned his address to be in Gonda in Uttar Pradesh.

The police said the picture on the voter ID card was not clear and they were confirming the details on the document from the authorities in UP.

Sector 31 police station SHO Inspector Kirpal Singh said the man appeared to be a labourer, who allegedly ended his life. Inquest proceedings under Section 174 of the CrPC has been initiated, said the SHO. — TNS

Chandigarh, May 2
A city resident has been duped of Rs 5 lakh on the pretext of winning a lottery. The victim, Kamal Kumar Verma of Mauli Complex, alleged that Ram Singh and others lured and cheated him. He said Ram Singh assured him that he would make him win the first prize of a lottery, which was around Rs 50 lakh. To win the lottery, he was asked to deposit around Rs 5 lakh in two different private bank accounts, which he did.

The Cyber Cell of the UT police has registered a case of cheating against the accused under Section 420 of the IPC. — TNS

Chandigarh, May 2
In a snatching case registered today, Raj Rani of Nehru Colony, Sector 52, told the police that a person riding a Pulsar motorcycle sped away after snatching her bag containing Rs 1,000 in cash on Thursday. Raj Rani was crossing a road in Sector 22 when her purse was snatched. Later, the accused, Nizamudin, a resident of Dhanas, was arrested.

In a separate incident, Rajat Mehra of Sector 20, reported that someone had stolen his Activa Honda scooter (CH-03S-3925), from near SD College, Sector 32.

In another incident, Vinod Kumar of Sector 20 reported that someone has stolen his LCD, jewellery and Rs 20,000 cash from his residence.

The police have registered separate cases of thefts in all incidents and efforts were on nab the accused.

14-yr-old boy honoured

The police honoured a 14-year-old boy who helped the police in catching a snatcher by noting down his vehicle registration number.

The purse of Lakhwinder Kaur, wife of a constable, was snatched in Sector 20-A, on April 29.

The accused riding a motorcycle (CH-01AB-6153) snatched her bag containing a mobile phone and cash.

Anmol, a resident of Sector 20, noted down the registration number of the vehicle and informed the police about the incident.

The police arrested the accused Aashish (20)in the case.

Recognising the efforts of Anmol, the SHO, Sector 19, gave his name to senior officers for recommendation.

The IGP, RP Upadhyaya, rewarded him with a cash prize of Rs 5,000 and a certificate. The reward was given to him today.

Panchkula, May 2
A 17-year-old boy died while his three friends got injured when the bike they were riding was hit head-on by a car near Pinjore bus stand.

The victims, identified as Neeraj, Sourav, Sandeep and Shanky were rushed to the General Hospital, Sector 6, Panchkula. While Neeraj was declared brought dead, Sourav and Sandeep were referred to the PGI, Chandigarh. The car driver, Hitesh, had also sustained injuries in the collision and was admitted to the hospital.

Both the vehicles were badly damaged in the mishap.

The police were investigating the matter. — TNS

Chandigarh, May 2
Patiala routed Mohali by an innings and 91 runs in a match played at Dhruv Pandove Stadium in Patiala.

Mohali were bundled out for 156 in their first essay. Forced to follow on, Mohali were bundled out for 133 in 48 overs in the second inning. Nirmal Singh (54) and skipper Shubman Gill (62) shared an opening stand of 102 runs while no other teammate managed to touch a double-figured score.

Prince Balwant Rai scalped five wickets and Tejpreet Singh took two wickets for Patiala.

The win earned Patiala seven points.

In the second match, Amritsar pipped Jalandhar by an inning and 109 runs during a match played at Gandhi Ground, Amritsar. Resuming the overnight score of 30 for 4 wickets, Jalandhar were bundled out at 106 in 39.2 overs. Following on and trailing by 269 runs, Jalandhar were bowled out for 160 in 57.5 overs in the second inning. Rishab Saini (58) and Manthan Kumar (37) were the main run getters for Jalandhar. For Amritsar, Abhishek Sharma took five wickets and Rahul Kashyap sent three batsmen back to pavillion.

Amritsar earned seven points with this win while Jalandhar got zero.

Amritsar is leading the table with 20 points while Patiala has 17 points. 

Chandigarh, May 2
Jairaj Singh Sandhu emerged winner in the last leg of the IGU YES Bank Chandigarh North Zonal Junior Golf Championship that was held at the Chandigarh Golf Club.

Around 69 young golfers between the age group of 13-17 years had competed in the five-day tournament.

Jairaj Singh Sandhu won with the score of 284 while Shubham Narain and Yuvraj Sandhu bagged second and third place with the score of 293 and 294, respectively.

Earlier this month, Shubhan Narain had won Jaipur tournament while Firoze Grewal won Gurgaon tournament defeating Prakhar Asawa in the play-off. The final tournament will be played in Bangalore in November later this year.