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Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, June 27
A day after a resident of Zirakpur was found stabbed to death near the Hallo Majra light point, the UT Police arrested three persons for the murder who committed the crime with the intention of robbery. The assailants had stabbed a cyclist, who was the supplier of plastic disposable glasses, to death and fled with Rs 800 they snatched from him, the police said.

The police arrested Rintu, alias Pintu, Ajay, alias Tunda, both residents of Ram Darbar, and Surdeep, alias Rokra, a resident of Deep Complex Hallo Majra for the murder.

Sanjay Kumar (49), a resident of Zirakpur and supplier of polythene bags and disposable glasses, was stabbed to death near the Hallo Majra light point on the intervening night of June 25/26.

There were six stabbing marks on his stomach. When he was rushed to the GMCH-32, doctors declared him brought dead.

The police said three youths attacked Sanjay Kumar, a resident of Shivalik Vihar in Zirakpur, with the intention to rob him at 11.30 pm on that day.

The police team investigating the murder got a vital lead on the basis of CCTV cameras installed near the CRPF building and got the first major lead that there are three accused who were seen fleeing in the CCTV footage.

Further investigations and scrutiny of notorious criminals in the area led to the police swooping down on the accused as they had recently been released from the Burail jail. The police further got to know that the three were planning to go to Nepal, so they would come to Ram Darbar and Hallo Majra to fetch money and clothes from their homes. This information was further developed and the accused were nabbed from Hallo Majra and Ram Darbar.

During interrogation it was revealed that the three were recently released from the Burail jail. After being released from the jail, they started committing robbery and dacoity at night with the help of weapons due to paucity of money.

They have been arrested in the past in various cases of murder attempt, robbery and dacoity.

Chandigarh, June 27
A city-based foreign exchange trader has been booked for violating the provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) after Rs 1 crore (in foreign currency and Indian currency) was seized from him.

Sleuths of the Enforcement Directorate have swooped down on the premises of Chaudhary Medicoz in Sector 15 here last night and conducted a search and seizure operation.

The Enforcement Directorate had received information that the cash lying with the foreign exchange trader was unaccounted for and could have been routed through hawala.

Following the tip-off, an operation was conducted in his premises, which led to the seizure of foreign currency amounting to Rs 72.30 lakh and Rs 28.20 lakh in Indian currency.

The owners of the company have been booked under various sections of the Foreign Exchange Management Act and investigations are on.

Panchkula, June 27
The police in its investigation have found that the Haryana police constable, who was arrested in connection to a dowry death case of his wife, was demanding a car from her. It was revealed during the remand period.

Amit Kumar, police constable posted at Yamunanagar, was arrested with his father in the dowry death of his wife, Monika, a constable with the Panchkula police, on Wednesday. The police said as per the statement of the victim’s father, she was forced to consume poison. Following the death of the victim, the police booked nine persons, including all in-laws of the girl. The two had got married one year ago.

“Before marriage when the two used to meet, Amit was apprehensive that she would get a car after wedding but when things didn’t turn out as per Amit’s wishes, the two would enter into brawl quite often,” said a senior police official.

Even on the day of the incident, the in-laws had a brawl with the victim and then forced her to take poison, said Krishan Lal, father of the victim.

The other seven accused, including three brothers of Amit, his sister-in-laws and mother are yet to be arrested. After the victim’s death, the police included Section 304B (dowry death) apart from sections 406, 498A, 323 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). 

Panchkula, June 27
A 40-year-old man today allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree near his house in Kharag Mangoli. The victim identified as Surinder used a rope to hang himself from the tree.

According to the police, the victim was suffering from financial problem. Station house officer of the Sector 5 police station, Inspector Manish said the victim was working as a band member and was in depression due to monetary problem.

Surinder is survived by his wife and three kids.

Panchkula, June 27
Doctors who conducted the postmortem of the Chandigarh trader, Kuldeep Kumar, whose body was found from Tikar Taal at Morni in Panchkula district, said it was a murder as serious injury marks were found on the body of the victim.

In this case, the police yesterday said that prima facie it seemed to be a suicide. However, the postmortem brought out a different picture.

“It’s a murder as serious injury marks were found on the head and neck of the victim. Some sharp-edged weapon has been used,” said Dr Sunil Gambhir, head of the Forensic Department, who conducted the postmortem at General Hospital in Sector 6, Panchkula.

He added, “We have even taken the viscera of the victim to ascertain whether he was given any sedatives or not.” Meanwhile, the local police said they were waiting for the reports to start further investigations.

Zirakpur, June 27
The Dera Bassi police have booked 11 persons, including some directors of a construction company, Mount Kailash Land Base Private Limited, and a former sarpanch of Zirakpur, in a case cheating and criminal conspiracy this evening.

Three other suspects in the case, who are said to be relatives of a senior Congress leader from Panchkula, are still under the police scanner.

The suspects have been booked for their alleged involvement in selling plots and flats in a housing project, Vishranti, in Zirakpur a couple of years ago. The case was registered on the complaint of SS Dhand, the president of Residents Welfare Association of the society.

Superintendent of Police Anil Sharma revealed that a case under Sections 420 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) has been registered against Sushil Bindal, his brother Pradeep Bindal, Payal Bindal, Naveen Bansal, Sumit Garg, Hem Raj Garg, Rattan Kumar Bansal, Satish Bansal, Ram Goel, Neha Sharma and Jaspal Singh, former sarpanch.

Jaspal Singh, however, claimed that he was implicated in the case by his political rivals to settle scores. “I have nothing to do with the case,” he claimed.

Struggling to get possession of their flats in a housing society for the past nearly two years, over 250 buyers were protesting against the company management for cheating them.

The buyers had also reported to the police that the company had promised them possession of their flats by December 2012 but till date, they were not able to receive the documents. The company directors were giving excuses for the past nearly two years, they alleged.

Mohali, June 27
An NRI woman today alleged that she had been duped of Rs 21.85 lakh by a family friend. She has lodged a complaint in this regard with the NRI Wing of the Punjab Police here.

The IG of the NRI and Women’s Wing has transferred the probe into the allegations from Moga police to a Ludhiana DSP.

Speaking to mediapersons at the Mohali Press Club here, Charanjit Kaur, a resident of Ransinh Kurd in Moga, said she had been staying in Germany for 18 years. She said she was a Punjabi writer and during her literary activities she got in touch with Ranjit Kumar, alias Bawa of Himmatpura, Moga. He later became a family friend.

Charanjit alleged that she had asked him to buy an Endeavour car for her. He purchased a 2012 model car for Rs 17.60 lakh, which she gave to Ranjit Kumar. However, later she came to know from the previous owner of the car that it was a 2008 model and had been sold to Ranjit Kumar for Rs 8 lakh.

She alleged that in October 2013 she gave Rs 3 lakh to Ranjit Kumar to purchase stones for construction purposes from Rajasthan. Later, her husband also gave Rs 9.66 lakh for the same work. However, she alleged that he spent only a part of the money and a sum of Rs 7.66 lakh was still with him. Charanjit added that instead of returning the money he threatened her.

She also alleged that Ranjit Kumar had withdrawn Rs 4.60 lakh from an ATM when she was in Germany. In all, she alleged, he had duped her of Rs 21.85 lakh.

Ranjit Kumar, however, told the correspondent over the phone that the allegations levelled against him were baseless. “An inquiry into the matter had been conducted by SSP, Moga, and nothing was found against me. She could not provide proofs of the charges levelled against him, he added.

Mohali, June 27
The two police personnel, who were arrested in connection with the murder of Manjinder Singh, alias Sonu, here were today remanded to police custody for a day.

Earlier, the court had sent Constable Amrit Pal Singh and Havildar Mohan Lal to two-day police remand, which expired today.

The police said Amrit Pal had also sustained an injury in the scuffle. On the basis of the medical report, a cross-case has been registered.

The police had booked Amrit Pal, his father Rashpal Singh, Havildar Mohan Lal and some unidentified persons under Sections 302, 307, 148 and 149 of the IPC at the Phase-VIII police station.

Amrit Pal Singh had allegedly murdered 27-year-old Manjinder Singh by stabbing him following a tiff with the victim’s brother here on the night of June 23. — OC

Chandigarh, June 27
Amritsar with 12 points won the Punjab Inter-District Cricket (Under-25) Championship on account of better quotient while Ludhiana with as many points had to settle with the second spot. Patiala with 11 points was ranked third followed by Jalandhar and Chandigarh with eight points each and Mohali with five points.

In the first match played at the PCA stadium in Mohali, Chandigarh logged three points for their first innings lead of 126 runs while Mohali got only one point. Resuming the innings from the overnight score of 266 runs for six wickets, Chandigarh team was bowled out for 326 in 122.1 overs. Gaurav Puri missed his ton by two runs as he was caught on Amanpreet’s delivery.

In reply, Mohali was bowled out for 200 in 57.5 overs. Gurkirat Mann, who made 60 runs off 69 deliveries, was the highest run-getter for the team. For Chandigarh, Rahul Thakur and Gurinder Singh clinched four wickets each for 53 runs and 85 runs, respectively.

Brief scores: Chandigarh: 326 all out in 122.1 overs. Gaurav Puri: 98 runs; and Gurinder Singh: 48 runs. Barinder Singh: 3 for 89 runs; and Amish Sidhu: 3 for 52 runs. Mohali: 200 all out in 57.5 overs. Gurkirat Mann: 60 runs; Sachin Sohal: 55 runs; and Beer Kanwar: 38 not out. Rahul Thakur: 4 for 53 runs; Gurinder Singh: 4 for 85; and Sachin Rawat: 2 for 19 runs.

In the second match played at Patiala, the Patiala team got first innings lead against Amritsar to log three points while Amritsar got only one point. Amritsar had scored 244 runs in its first innings while Patiala made 250 runs in the first inning. For Patiala, Karan Kaila 52, Kunwar Raina 45, Karan Kanojia 30 and Arun Bharti 31 were the main scorers. For Amritsar, Ashwani Kumar with his seven-wicket haul for 126 runs was the most successful bowler. In its second inning, Amritsar was 61 runs for loss of a wicket when stumps were drawn.

Brief scores: First innings: Amritsar: 244 all out in 85.3 overs. Patiala: 250 all out; Karan Kaila: 52 runs; Kunwar Raina: 45; Karan Kanojia: 30; and Arun Bharti: 31. Ashwani Kumar: 7 for 126 runs. Second innings: Amritsar: 61 runs for one wicket. Satbir Singh: 37 runs; and Shivlove: 23 not out.

In the third match, Ludhiana defeated Jalandhar by seven wickets to log six points to catch up with the tally topper, Amritsar. The second day’s play was eventful as first, Ludhiana fell for 210 in 64.2 overs conceding a 26-run first-inning lead to Jalandhar. For Ludhiana, Vaibhav 54, Anil 35 and Geetansh 34 were the main run-getters. Left arm spinner Yogesh bowled brilliantly for Jalandhar to capture seven wickets for 54 runs. In its second innings, Jalandhar team was bowled out for 141 runs in 39.5 overs leaving Ludhiana to get 168 runs for an outright win. Ludhiana batsman came out all guns blazing and achieved the target in 27 overs. The third-wicket stand of 107 runs between Vaibhav (79) and Geetansh Khera (unbeaten 47) helped Ludhiana win the match. For Jalandhar, Yogesh took two wickets while conceding 88 runs.

Brief scores: First innings: Jalandhar: 236 all out in 60.1 overs. Ludhiana: 210 all out in 64.2 overs. Vaibhav Narang: 54 runs; Anil: 35; and Geetansh: 34 runs. Yogesh Kumar: seven for 54 runs; and Pargat Singh: two for 77. Second innings: Jalandhar: 141 all out in 39.5 overs. Yogesh Kumar: 28 runs; Pargat Singh: 26 runs; and Abhishek Gupta: 22 runs. Abhishek: five wickets for 48 runs; and Anil: three wickets for 55 runs. Ludhiana: 170 runs for three wickets in 27 overs. Vaibhav: 79 runs; Geetansh: 47 runs; and Sandeep: 39 runs. Yogesh Kumar: Two wickets for 58 runs.

Chandigarh, June 27
Neel Singh Dhaliwal clinched the boys U-12 title by defeating Ravi Karan in a cliffhanger match, which lasted over one hour and forty minutes, on the concluding day of Swami Ram Tirath Total Tennis Championship.

Neel had to slog to win the first set 5-3. In the second set, both the players played neck and neck till 2-2 but it was Ravi Karan who just managed to clinch the next two games to win the set. In the final set, Neel outclassed Ravi Karan by 4-0 and won the match 5-3, 2-4, 4-0.

In the boys U-14 category, Sumer defeated Sehaj Sidhu 4-2, 4-0.

Results:

Boys U-10 final: Darshan Dilbar bt Shivansh Gupta 5-3, 4-1.

Boys U-12 final: Neel Dhaliwal bt Ravi Karan 5-3, 2-4, 4-0

Boys U-14 final: Sumer bt Sehaj Sidhu 4-2, 4-0

Boys U-18 final: Aniket bt Sumer 6-1, 6-1

Girls final: Shamita Yadav bt Jyotsna 4-0, 4-0

Chandigarh, June 27
The Total Skating Academy will organise its maiden two-day Manav Mangal Smart School skating carnival on the school premises, Phase X, Mohali, from June 28.

The organisers informed that during the carnival, rink races, road races, inline and quad events will be held.