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COURTS

Stray dog menace: HC grills MC
Asks it to give details of plans, programmes implemented after Nashik trip
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, August 28
Further grilling the municipal corporation over the issue of undertaking a study tour to Nashik for leashing stray dog menace in the city, the Punjab and Haryana High Court today asked it give details of plans and programmes implemented after the trip.

As the case came up for resumed hearing, Justice Rajan Gupta questioned the corporation on the mode of transportation and stay of the Mayor, five councillors and other officials during the trip.

Justice Gupta was told that the team went by air and stayed in a private hotel. Responding to the assertion, Justice Gupta questioned the corporation on availability of accommodation in the Circuit House there.

The corporation has now been asked to file a short affidavit on steps initiated and the issue of compensating the victim bitten by a rabid dog.

The Joint Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, was present during the proceedings.

He had, on the previous date of hearing, submitted that a team comprising the Mayor, five councillors, the Joint Commissioner and other officials, had visited Nasik to conduct a study on how the dog menace could be curbed.

Taking note of the assertion, Justice Gupta had asserted: “It is not clear to this court whether pursuant to the said exercise any concrete steps have been taken by the corporation for controlling the menace of stray dogs. For this purpose, the Joint Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, is directed to remain present in the court…. He may also apprise the court what was the expenditure incurred in the trip made to Nasik”.

Justice Gupta, on a previous date, had sought a status report from the corporation on the issue of monitoring funds allocated to NGOs for sterilisation and immunisation of dogs.

The direction came after the High Court was told that the corporation was paying Rs 1,000 per dog to local NGOs for sterilisation, immunisation and treatment.

MC joint commissioner Rajiv Kumar Gupta has already filed an affidavit before the court underscoring comprehensive schemes for the management of stray dogs in Chandigarh.

Coloniser told to hand over possession of flat
Our Correspondent

Mohali, August 28
The Permanent Lok Adalat (Public Utility Services), Mohali, headed by Jagroop Singh Mahal, has directed Vision India Colonisers Private Limited, Nirvana Square, Kharar, to deliver the possession of a flat to Dr Rajan Katoch of Bandla Tea Estate, Palampur tehsil (HP), within one month, after obtaining the completion certificate from the appropriate authority within two months.

Failing which, the firm would have to pay him interest at 9 per cent per annum on the amount received by them and also pay him Rs 50,000 as compensation for harassment and Rs 10,000 as litigation expenses.

Dr Katoch had filed an application before the Permanent Lok Adalat (PUS) alleging that he had agreed to purchase a flat from the respondent coloniser for Rs 17,00,000. He had paid Rs 16,50,000, after which the coloniser cancelled his allotment and forfeited 20 per cent of the amount deposited by him.

The contention of the coloniser was that the applicant was a chronic defaulter. He did not pay full instalments on time, due to which the allotment was cancelled in terms of the agreement.

The Permanent Lok Adalat (PUS) allowed the application holding that the delay in the payment of instalments had impliedly been condoned by the coloniser because the firm continued receiving part payments from him without any objection and had not served any notice on him before cancellation.

It was also noticed that the construction was not complete. Debris was lying in the complex. The electric supply had not been started and the completion certificate had not been obtained from the appropriate authority without which possession could not be delivered.

The cancellation was quashed. The respondent was directed to complete the construction and obtain the completion certificate within two months and put the applicant in possession of the flat. If the possession was not delivered within one month thereafter, the coloniser would pay interest on the deposited amount at 9 per cent per annum and would also pay the applicant Rs 50,000 as compensation and Rs 10,000 as litigation costs.

CRIME

Student’s murder: Old enmity led to crime, one booked
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, August 28
A day after a class XII student was stabbed to death, the police have booked 18-year old Kuldeep Kumar in the murder case. Old enmity due to a love affair is said to be the reason behind the murder, the police said.

The victim, Ankit, was stabbed thrice by Kuldeep and his associates and declared brought dead at GMSH-16 late last night. Sources said Kuldeep’s brother, Sandeep, was a close friend of deceased Ankit. While Sandeep and Ankit were very close and used to spend the day together, their friendship ran into trouble when both of them fell for the same girl. Sandeep broke his friendship with Ankit because of the girl and went into depression. He also took treatment from the PGI. Later, he committed suicide in February this year. Sandeep’s brother Kuldeep was outraged at his brothers death and wanted to avenge his death. He thus stabbed Ankit yesterday.

The police said Kuldeep was absconding and raids were being conducted to nab him.

Ankit along with his two other friends – Amit and Deepu - had gone to Togan village when Kuldeep along with two others intercepted him and stabbed him in his stomach at around 9.20 pm. Amit and Deepu fled from the spot and narrated the entire incident to Ankit’s parents, who was later picked and rushed to GMSH-16 in an auto. The doctors declared him brought dead. A case was registered at the Sector 39 police station.

Road rage: Three more accused arrested
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, August 28
A day after two students were arrested in a case of dacoity after they snatched a Bolero pick-up at the Sector 7/8/18/19 roundabout, the police today arrested the remaining three accused in the case.

The police arrested Malkit, a call centre employee, Ladi and Goldy in the case. All the three are residents of Mohali.

Yesterday, the police had arrested two students who snatched a Bolero pick-up van following an incident of road rage at the roundabout on the Madhya Marg.

The incident occurred when Jasnit, a student of MSC engineering at Karnataka University and Manpreet, a student of civil engineering at Lovely Professional University along with Malkit, Ladi ,Goldy and other friends were in a car.

Their vehicle was hit by a Bolero pick-up van from the rear. The pick-up van was being driven by Tarsem Lal, a resident of Bapu Dham Colony. A violent scuffle ensued between the students and Tarsem following which Jasnit and Manpreet snatched his pick-up van and drove away.

The pick-up van was finally traced at the Sector 47/48 barrier. The police booked all the five in a case of dacoity under Section 395 of the IPC.

Couples held for duping NRI
Our Correspondent

Mohali, August 28
The NRI wing of the police has arrested two couples on charge of cheating an NRI of Rs 35 lakh. Gurpreet Deo, IG, who heads the NRI wing, said today that the two couples were running a company, Green India Electric Automobile Private Limited and had an office at Centra Mall in the Industrial Area, Phase I, Chandigarh.

The company entered into an agreement with the NRI, Ashwini Kaura from the USA. As per the agreement, electrical kits were to be provided for Maruti 800 and Zen cars. The company was supposed to provide six working electrical kits daily to the NRI. Cost of each kit was Rs 1.15 lakh. Besides, the company was to give 10 per cent interest to the investor/distributor concerned. However, the company did not stick to the terms of the agreement. No kit was allegedly provided and Rs 35 lakh reportedly deposited by the NRI was also not returned to him.

The NRI wing arrested directors of the company Arti Goyal and Mridula Goyal and their husbands Parvir Goyal and Manish Goyal, respectively. Parvir and Manish were the managing directors of the company.

A case under Sections 420, 406 and 34 of the IPC was registered.

They were produced in a court which remanded Parvir and Manish in one-day police custody while Arti and Mridula were remanded in one-day judicial custody.

suicide by manager
PNB, RBI directed to act
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, August 28
In a two-month-old case of suicide by a manager employed with Punjab National Bank, Chandigarh, the National Human Rights Commission has directed authorities concerned to take appropriate action within 8 weeks on the complaint filed by a city-based social activist.

The commission has directed the Secretary, Ministry of Finance, New Delhi, the Governor, Reserve Bank of India, the Chairman and Managing Director, PNB and the Regional Chairman, PNB to act in the matter of suicide of Ajay Sehgal, PNB branch manger.

Advocate Pankaj Chandgothia had filed a complaint seeking action against the authorities as Sehgal had named a few colleagues in his suicide note, after ending life on a railway track on July 2, this year.

Woman cheat arrested
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, August 28
The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the UT Police has arrested a woman fraudster, Bharti Bansal, from Delhi and remanded her in two-day police custody. Bharti was wanted in a total 15 cases of cheating and frauds in Haryana, Punjab, Delhi and in Chandigarh.

The police said Bharti Bansal was declared a proclaimed offender and an award of Rs 50,000 was announced.

She committed frauds in 2012 and an FIR was lodged at the Sector 34 Police Station.

6 booked for abusing minor
Our Correspondent

Mohali, August 28
A case has been registered against six persons who had allegedly sexually abused a minor boy of Padiala village in Kurali. According to reports, the father of the minor boy had told the police that a resident of Lakhnour had taken his son to a house where he was allegedly sexually abused by some persons.

Gurjit Singh, Karamjit Singh, Karanvir Singh, Talwinder Singh, Raghbir Singh and one unidentified person have been booked.

Cable theft
200 BSNL phones lose ring
Our Correspondent

Mohali, August 28
BSNL phones in Sector 48-C here have gone dead after cables linking the area to the network were stolen yesterday. The theft took place at a point located near the bridge on the road leading from Phase XI.

A complaint has been made to the police by the BSNL in this regard.

Nishan Singh, senior SDO, Cable Maintenance, BSNL, said today that about 10 metres of wire (400-ampere capacity) had been stolen, which had left about 200 phones dead in the area.

Thefts had earlier also taken place at nearby locations. The targeted area was close to the Police Commando Complex in Phase XI here.

SPORTS

Dhruv Pandove Trophy
Day 1: Punjab in driver’s seat
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, August 28
The Punjab bowling lineup put the team in the driver’s seat against Vidarbha on the first day of the 4th All-India (U-19) Invitation Tournament for the Dhruv Pandove Trophy, being played here today.

Winning the toss and opting to field, Punjab bowled out Vidarbha for 146 in 73 overs. Medium pacer Jagjit Sandhu along with Hartejasvi Kapoor plotted early demise and claimed major share of wickets. Jagjit Sandhu hogged the limelight by claiming 6 for 31 while Hartejasvi Kapoor took 2 for 50. For Vidarbha, Siddesh Wath (32 runs), Akshay Aggarwal (23 runs), Mohit Kale (22 runs) and Darshan Nalkande (24 runs) were the main scorers.

In reply, Punjab scored 124 runs, till the end of day’s play, with openers Karan Sharma (32 runs) and Sanvir Singh (53 runs) chipping in 58 runs for the first wicket in 12 overs before Karan was castled by A Deshpandey. Sanvir Singh went on to complete his half century off 76 balls inclusive of 11 boundaries before he was trapped in front by A Deshpandey.

Brief scores

Vidarbha: 146 all out in 73 overs (Siddesh Wath 32, Akshay Aggarwal 23, Mohit Kale 22 and Darshan Nalkande unbeaten 24, Jagjit Sandhu 6 for 31 and Hartejasvi Kapoor 2 for 50, Nikhil Chaudhary 1 for 70; Punjab: 124 for 2 in 27 overs (Karan Sharma 32, Sanvir Singh 53, Mansab Gill 26* and Sukhwinder Singh 11*, A Deshpandey 2 for 45).

In the second match, Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA) scored 289 runs before getting all out in 76.3 overs against Baroda. Mehul Singh’s unbeaten ton helped MPCA to stable their innings at 289 runs in 76.3 overs. Singh retired after pulling a muscle after scoring 100 off 109 balls studded with 14 boundaries and one six. Nitish Lashkare (66 runs) and Shivam Tiwari (56 runs) were the other noticeable scorers. In reply, Baroda scored 60 for 2 wickets after losing both their openers at a miserable score of 7 for 2 in 3.4 overs.

Brief scores

MPCA: 289 all out in 76.3 overs (Mehul Singh 100 not out, Shivam Tiwari 56, Nitish Lakshare 66, Vikas Yadav 3 for 74 and Shlok Desai 2 for 42); Baroda: 60 for 2 in 21 overs (Mahir Shaikh 32*, Akshay Brahm Bhatt 23*, Kuldeep Sen 1 for 23, B Badoria 1 for 21).

In the third match, Bengal scored 362 runs against Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association. The innings was sustained by Amir Ghani’s 89 off 65 balls, Shubham Chatterjee’s 68 off 111 balls, Abhimanyu’s 53 of 71 balls and Shubarjeet Das’s 47 off 103 balls. For HPCA, Mayank Dagar claimed 4 for 123.

Brief scores

Bengal: 362 all out in 95.1 overs (Amir Ghani 89, Shubham Chatterjee 68, Abhimanyu 53, Shubarjeet Das 47, Mayank Dagar 4 for 123, S Parmar 3 for 72 and Naveen 2 for 51); HPCA: 12 for no loss at the close of first day’s play.

In other match, Andhra Pradesh riding on Karan’s century (109 runs) scored 412 runs against Assam.

Brief scores

AP: 412 for 9 in 100 overs (Karan 109, S Avinash 86, S Dhruv 46 and Girinath 40, Abir Chakaravorty 4 for 92 and Roshan 2 for 17).