NEIGHBOURHOOD

Kingpin of gang held

Mohali, August 21
The Permanent Lok Adalat (Public Utility Services), Ropar, headed by Jagroop Singh Mahal, has quashed a bill of Rs 6,635 issued to a resident of a village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil and directed the Executive Engineer and the SDO, Water Supply and Sanitation, concerned to pay her litigation cost of Rs 2,000.

Narinder Kaur of Jeowal village had obtained a water connection from the respondents and deposited the amount for the period from January 1, 2005, to December 31, 2008. She filed an application before the PLA (PUS) alleging that thereafter, water was not supplied to her but the respondents had issued a bill dated February 10, 2014, of Rs 6,635, which she was not liable to pay.

The contention of the respondents was that water was regularly supplied to her and the premises were inspected on March 22, 2014, by the SDE, who also found water flowing in the taps.

The PLA (PUS), however, found that the contention of the respondents was not correct. They did not produce any register to show the quantum of water supplied to her, no bills were issued nor was it explained as to why bills were not issued for about five years and the amount was not recovered. No evidence was produced by the respondents to prove if there was flow of water in the taps during the period prior to February 10, 2014, on which date the bill was issued. The subsequent inspection allegedly made on March 22, 2014, was, therefore, of no use.

The applicant contended that she made several complaints to the JE and the SDO on the phone. The contention was not denied by the respondents though they stated that “written complaints” were not made. It was noticed that the bill was issued after five years to cover their lapses when residents of the locality agitated for the supply of water. A newspaper item also appeared in this respect.

The PLA (PUS), therefore, quashed the relevant bill with costs and directed the respondents to pay her litigation cost of Rs 2,000.

Mohali, August 21
The Mohali police today nabbed a man posing as Superintendent of Police (Vigilance), Chandigarh.

The accused has been identified as Rahul Kumar (47), a resident of Gurdaspur.

Giving details, Sub-inspector Navin Pal Singh Lehal, SHO, Phase XI police station, said Rahul had contacted Jatinder Kumar Jain, Executive Officer (EO), Municipal Council (MC), Rajpura, and Sushil Verma, EO, MC, Bhadson, and asked them to contact him as he (Rahul) had received some complaints against them.

Jain and Verma told the police that Rahul told them that he was SP (Vigilance) and was going to register cases against them if they did not turn up.

“The accused asked them to meet at Bawa White House in Phase XI. However, when the MC officials met him, they got suspicious about his identity and called up the police,” said the SHO.

On verification, it was found that he was an impersonator. A case under Sections 419 and 420 of the IPC has been registered against the accused at the Phase XI police station.

The accused was produced in the Mohali district court today and has been sent to two-day police remand. 

Chandigarh, August 21
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today filed a chargesheet against a clerk-cum-junior technician of the Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) arrested for graft
in March.

CBI special judge Vimal Kumar fixed the hearing of the case on August 30.

The CBI on March 20 had arrested Surjit Singh while taking Rs10,000 bribe from a Sector-61 resident near the CHB office.

In his complaint to the CBI, Sukhbir Singh had alleged that Surjit demanded bribe for giving back excess amount of Rs. 1 lakh paid by the complainant for the transfer of ownership of a flat in Sector 61.

The CBI said the complainant had bought a flat from Inderjeet Gulati and by mistake paid Rs 1 lakh extra in favour of the CHB to obtain the possession of the flat. On realising the mistake, Sukhbir moved an application seeking the refund of the excess amount paid to the CHB.

The application was pending with Surjit, who had been demanding a bribe for the past few months to clear his file. The CBI alleged that Surjit initially demanded Rs 5,000. However, he later settled for Rs 20,000 and Rs. 10,000 was the first installment.

Chandigarh, August 21
A nine-year-old girl was repeatedly raped by a 16-year-old boy at the servant quarters in a palatial house in Sector 8.

The police received a complaint from the girl’s mother and arrested the accused juvenile boy under Section 376 of the IPC and various sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO).

According to the complaint given to the police, the accused as well as the minor girl stayed at two different servant quarters in the same house. The minor boy allegedly raped the girl at least thrice on finding her alone at her place. The complaint also states that the boy even entered the bathroom on one such occasion and raped the girl.

She reported the matter to her mother, who informed the police.

The accused was arrested and produced in court from where he was sent to a juvenile home.

The medical examination of the girl confirmed rape.

A case has been registered at the Sector 3 police station.

Mohali, August 21
Yadavindra Public School, Mohali, bagged three titles on the concluding day of Sardar Bhagwant Singh Memorial Basketball Tournament, held at Vivek High School, Mohali, here today. The teams of girls (U-14), boys (U-16) and girls (U-16) registered win in their respective finals, to claim the titles. In the boys (U-14) category, hosts Vivek High School got better of Yadavindra Public School to claim the title.

In the final of girls (under 14 years) girls category, the title winners outclassed Vivek High School 30-14. The team’s win was starred with a 24 points contribution by Manikrat. In the girls (U-16) category, Yadavindra Public School overpowered Vivek High School and won 37-10. At halftime the winning side was leading the game at 18-03. Khushnaz (17 points) contributed the most in her team’s win. In the final of girls (under 16) category, Yadavindra Public School beat hosts Vivek High School, 43-16. Jaskaran and Karanveer Singh scored 21 points and 7 points, respectively, to ensure the team’s win.

In the final of boys (under-14) category, Vivek High School won the final after beating Yadavindra Public School, 34 -31. Both the teams played neck to neck game but the hosts claimed the game with Balraj and Jashan netting 15 baskets and 18 baskets, respectively. 

Panchkula, August 21
Manan Vohra, Kings XI Punjab opener, inaugurated a new sports complex, at Satluj Public School, Sector 4, Panchkula. Manan, a former student of the school, inaugurated the sports complex comprises of skating rink, basketball courts, cricket net practice area and pitch. 

Manan praised the school for developing the sports infrastructure which is comparable amongst the best in the city. Principal Serai said the school has produced many international and national players including Vohra.

Chandigarh, August 21
The soccer team of Strawberry Fields World School, Sector 26, defeated Little Flower Convent School, Panchkula, in the opening game of ICSE Inter-School Football Tournament, held at football grounds of St Stephen’s School, Sector 45, here today.

The winning side registered a 3-0 win over their rivals. In the second match, St Xavier’s School, Panchkula, defeated Saupin’s School, Panchkula, 5-1 while in the last match St Xavier’s School, Sector 44, outclassed Carmel Convent School, Nahan, 4-0.

On Friday, Strawberry Field’s World School will face St Xavier’s School, Sector 44, and St Stephen’s School, Sector 45, will play against St Xavier’s School, Panchkula. 

Chandigarh, August 21
The team of Government Model High School, Mani Majra, will play against Government Model High School, Sector 39, in the final of the ongoing Inter-School National Style Kabaddi Championship for boys (U-17), on Friday.

In the semifinals played today, Government Model High School, Mani Majra, defeated Government Senior Secondary School, Dhanas, 33-12.

In the second semifinal, Government Model High School, Sector 39, outclassed Government High School, Kishangarh, 30-15.

In the boys (U-19) category, DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, beat Government Senior Secondary School, Kuda Lahora, 10-0. Government High School, Sector 41, defeated Governmnet Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 40, 39-35 while Government Senior Secondary School, Dhanas, beat Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, 30-10.

In the last match of same category, Government Model Senior Secondary School, Maloya, beat Government Senior Secondary School, Behlana, 38-08.

Chandigarh, August 21
In the ongoing 6th St Joseph’s Cricket Trophy for boys (U-13), Chandigarh Baptist School registered a 90 run win over AKSIPS, Sector 41, here today.

Batting first, Chandigarh Baptist side set a healthy target of 166 runs, losing five wickets in the allotted 20 overs. The team’s score was pushed by Abhinav, who contributed 81 runs while Ritik and Erfhine supported the leading scorer contributing 24 runs and 18 runs, respectively.

For bowling side, Piyush claimed 2 for 30 while Dhananjay took 1 for 47. In reply, the AKSIPS team bundled out on a mere total of 76 runs with Manik (32 runs) contributing most in the team’s total.

Erfhine and Mayank bowled match winning spells claiming three wickets each.

Brief scores

Chandigarh Baptist School: 166 for 5 in 20 overs (Abhinav 81, Ritik 24, Erfhine 18, Piyush 2 for 30, Dhananjay 1 for 47).

AKSIPs -41: 76 all out in 17.3 overs (Manik 32, Manan 9, Erfhine 3 for 3, Mayank 3 for 24, Bhagwant 1 for 14).

In the second match, Swami Vivekanand School defeated Satluj Public School, Panchkula, by seven wickets.

The losing side scored 103 runs in their allotted slot with Sanidhaya (25 runs) and Aryan (17 runs) scoring the main share. In reply, the winning side achieved the target in 14 overs with Ritik (39 runs) and Anup (26 runs) scoring their share.

Brief scores

Satluj Public School: 103 for 9 in 20 overs (Sanidhaya 25, Aryan 17, Siddarth 15, Milind 2 for 19, Jagdeep Singh 2 for 8).

Swami Vivekanand Millenium School: 104 for 3 in 14 overs (Ritik 39, Anup 26, Aryan 1 for 14).