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Zookeepers explain animal behaviour to visitors
Tribune News Service

Chhat Bir, October 6
A film show, photo exhibition and talks with zookeepers were organised for visitors as a part of the Wildlife Week celebrations at Chhat Bir zoo.

During the talk, zookeepers explained the animal behavior. It got a good response with children putting up many queries.

Other events on wildlife conservation also caught the children’s attention.

Other wildlife awareness activities including competitive events such as essay writing, painting and quiz are also scheduled during the week.

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Yog Raj’s cousin moves HC 
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, October 6
Just about a month after former cricketer Yograj Singh was allegedly involved in a brawl with a former DSP, his NRI cousin Kuljit Kaur today moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court for initiation of action against the police officials, who failed to register the case under the proper Sections of the IPC. Directions were also sought for adding Section 354-B to the list of offences against the accused in the case.

Section 354-B, introduced following the infamous Nirbhaya gang-rape incident in New Delhi, deals with assault or use of criminal force with the intent to disrobe. The brawl between Kuljit Kaur’s family and the retired DSP Ashanand and his two sons had allegedly taken place on August 24.

Appearing on her behalf, senior advocate Puneet Bali told the Bench that attempt to rape case under Section 354-B was not registered despite the chest and neck injuries.

Bali added that Section 166A in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, also made it clear that the police officers refusing to register case under the relevant Section of the IPC were to be proceeded against. Taking up the matter, Justice K Kannan of the High Court fixed October 13 as the next date of hearing in the matter.

Kuljit Kaur has already submitted a handwritten statement to a DSP, narrating the incidence of brawl between her family, and the retired DSP Ashanand and his two sons on August 24.

In her complaint to the officer, Kuljit Kaur had alleged that the police officials were unwilling to lodge her complaint, even though she showed him the bruises she and her children suffered. She also alleged that she - along with Yograj Singh, Bhupender Pal Singh, Aaron, and Tanya - were made to sit in illegal detention the whole night on August 24 at the Sector 5 police station. But the police allegedly did not detain the retired DSP Ashanand and his two sons the same night, but arrested them only the next morning.

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Undertrial flees from police custody
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, October 6
In a major embarrassment for the Chandigarh Police, an undertrial fled from the District Courts complex Sector 43, while he was being taken back after attending a hearing by a Punjab Police head constable this afternoon. The undertrial, Sandeep Kumar, alias Sunny, a resident of Sector 38 (West), was lodged in a Rupnagar jail. He is facing cases of attempt to murder, fraud and under the Arms Act.

He was brought to the District Courts by head constable Naresh Kumar in a case pertaining to roughing up of a public servant a few days ago in Chandigarh.

The incident occurred around 1.15 pm after the hearing when Naresh Kumar was taking the undertrial to the ISBT in Sector 43. The undertrial escaped from Naresh’s custody and fled in a white Alto car. Sources said the car was parked near the court and a driver was waiting for the undertrial.

The head constable informed the Chandigarh Police who tried to chase the undertrial, but failed to arrest him. The vehicle had a registration number of Chandigarh.

Before fleeing, the undertrial called Amandeep, whom he had divorced, in the court and snatched her mobile.

In Chandigarh, the accused is facing charges under Sections 186 and 353 of the IPC. He is also an accused in an attempt-to-murder case as he had allegedly fired gunshots at a security guard of a discotheque in Sector 38. Urvija Goyal, ASP, Chandigarh, said, “The undertrial, besides having a criminal record in Punjab, is facing several cases in Chandigarh."

The head constable has been booked for negligence in the matter. Soon after the incident, the PCR was informed and two parties chased the undertrial. However, they failed to arrest him. 

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Firing at dhaba: Case registered against five
Kulwinder Sangha

Mohali, October 6
The police have registered a case against five unidentified persons in an incident of firing at a dhaba in Phase XI on Saturday night.

The case was registered on the statement of Narinder Singh under Sections 307 and 294 of the IPC and various provisions of the Arms Act.

Reports said today that a few persons had been rounded up by the police for questioning.

The police said, five youths had come to the dhaba in a luxury car and ordered food. They started playing loud music and created unpleasant scene. The youths were asked to reduce the volume of the music. However, the youths, claiming that the delivery of the food ordered by them was late, threatened an employee of the dhaba.

When others in the area also objected to the loud music, one of the youths took out a pistol and fired. They then fled from the scene. However, no one was injured.

The police collected used cartridges from the scene. The car registration number was given to the police. The investigations are on.

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Sub-inspector assaulted on duty
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, October 6
In a late night incident, a Chandigarh Policeman was allegedly assaulted, while on duty, on Sunday. Jaidev Singh, Sub Inspector of the Chandigarh traffic police, was allegedly thrashed near the red light junction of Sector 34/ 35. 

He was posted at a check post during the incident. “Two men riding on a motorcycle who were moving on the cycle track attacked me. I stopped them and was about to handover the challan slip when the pillion-rider pushed me and punched me on my chest” said Jaidev Singh, the complainant. 

After hitting the sub-inspector, the accused and his brother tried to escape but were overpowered by other police officials. Both the accused were arrested for manhandling a police official and for deterring him from performing his duty.

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Unidentified body found near Ghaggar
Tribune News Service

Panchkula, October 6
The body of a man was found near the Ghaggar this evening. The police are yet to identify the body.

The police said the exact cause of the death would be ascertained only after the post-mortem examination. The body has been kept in the mortuary.

On Saturday, the body of another youth was found near the Bella Vista Chowk. The boy was in his 20s. His body is yet to be identified.

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Kharar youth, girl commit suicide in Himachal
Kulwinder Sangha

Mohali, October 6
A youth and a girl belonging to villages falling in the Kharar area allegedly committed suicide in Himachal Pradesh yesterday.

According to reports, Mohan Singh, alias, Sonu (25), of Macchlikalan village and the girl, belonging to Swara village, had allegedly run away from their homes.

Mohan Singh had opened a sale and repair shop for mobile phones in Jhanjeri village. While working there, he became friendly with the girl and they later wanted to get married.

The families of the two were, however, opposed to the marriage as they belonged to different communities.

The youth and the girl were reported to have visited Naina Devi yesterday and on their way back stopped at a hotel for the night. They allegedly consumed some poisonous substance and their bodies were found under mysterious circumstances at the hotel . A suicide note was also recovered in which it said that nobody was responsible for their deaths.

Their bodies were sent by the Himachal Pradesh police to Government Hospital at Anandpur Sahib for a postmortem examination, which is likely to be held tomorrow. 

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Baroda, DDCA enter semifinals
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, October 6
The teams of Baroda and the Delhi & Districts Cricket Association (DDCA) confirmed their berths in the semifinals of the ongoing 21st All-India JP Atray Memorial Cricket Tournament being held here.

In the first qualifying match, the DDCA side outclassed the Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA) by 81 runs at the Sector 16 cricket stadium.

Batting first, the DDCA posted 250 in 48.3 overs. Puneet Bisht (58 off 74 balls with 6 boundaries) and Vaibhav Rawal (74 off 87 balls with 5 boundaries) stitched together a 98-run partnership for the third wicket. Later, Vaibhav along with Milind Kumar (39 off 41 balls with 4 boundaries) raised another fruitful partnership of 59 runs for the fourth wicket.

For the bowling side, Jatin Saxena displayed a power-packed bowling attack and claimed 6 for 58.

Chasing the target, the MPCA side bundled out for 169 in 42.1 overs. Harpreet scored a major share by contributing 73 off 78 balls with 9 boundaries. For the bowling side, Navdeep Singh and Subodh Bhatti claimed three wickets each. Vaibhav Rawal of the DDCA was named the man of the match.

Brief Scores

DDCA: 250 all out in 48.3 overs (Puneet Bisht 58, Vaibhav Rawal 74, Milind Kumar 39, Karan Harit 31, Jatin Saxena 6 for 58)

MPCA: 169 for all in 42.1 overs (Jatin Saxena 24, Harpreet 73, Sohrabh 27, Navdeep 3 for 18 and Subodh Bhatti 3 for 50 and Manoj 2 for 25)

Baroda pip CAG

In the second match played at the Tau Devi Lal Stadium, Sector 3 Panchkula, Baroda defeated Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) by 5 wickets. After electing to bat first, the CAG side scored 314 for 6 in 50 overs. Opener Ankit Lamba took the charge and scored 122 off 133 balls studded with 10 boundaries and 3 sixes. He was involved in a stand of 70 runs for the second wicket with Bhavesh Shetty (33 runs). He later gathered 57 runs with Jalaj Saxena (21 runs).

For Baroda, Baba Safikhan Pathan claimed 2 for 68, while Ajitesh Argal, Prityush Chatterjee, Kurnal Pandeya and Deepak Hooda took a wicket each.

In reply, Baroda’s openers Sorav Wakaskar and Kedar Devdhar stayed back till 61 runs on board and Kedar was run out for 20 off 14 balls with 4 boundaries. Thereafter, Deepak Hooda and Bishnu Solanki added 138 runs for the fourth wicket before Bishnu was cleaned up by Imtiaz Ahmed for 46 off 71 balls inclusive of one boundary. Deepak scored 50 off 55 balls inclusive of 3 boundaries. He made the century off 93 balls with the help of one boundary and six sixes. He was run out by Avi Barot for 113 off 102 balls inclusive of 3 boundaries and six sixes. Abhijeet Karmamblekar (37 off 40 balls with 2 boundaries) and Krunal Pandeya (19 off 19 balls with one boundary) remained unbeaten and ensured Baroda’s five-wicket win. For the CAG side, Imtiaz Ahmd, Jalaj Saxena and Gobind Podar took a wicket each. Deepak Hooda of Baroda was given the man of the match award.

Brief Scores

CAG: 314 for 6 in 50 overs (Ankit Lamba 122, Bhavesh Shetty 33, Jalaj Saxena 21, Bipul Sharma 22, Ankur Julka 46*, Biplav Samantrai 25*, Baba Safikhan Pathan 2 for 68, Ajitesh Argal 1 for 58, Prityush Chatterjee 1 for 63, Kurnal Pandeya 1 for 53 and Deepak Hooda 1 for 36).

Baroda: 316 for 5 in 48.1 overs (Sorabh Wakaskar 68, Kedar Devdhar 20, Bishnu Solanki 46, Deepak Hooda 113, Abhijit Karmeblekar 37 not out, Kurnal Pandeya 19*, Imtiaz Ahmd 1 for 72, Jalaj Saxena 1 for 65 , Gobind Podar 1 for 32)

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Chandigarh, Paonta Sahib schools to lock horns
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, October 6
Shishu Niketan Senior Secondary School, Sector 22, here, will lock horns with Guru Nanak Missionary Public School, Paonta Sahib, in the final of the girls’ (U-19) category of the CBSE Cluster XIII Kho-Kho Tournament.

The tournament is being held at MDAV School, Sector 22, here.

In the quarterfinals (girls’) played today, Shishu Niketan Senior Secondary School, Sector 22, beat Alpine Public School, Nalagarh Solan, by 3 points, while Guru Nanak Missionary Public School, Paonta Sahib, beat Blue Bird High School, Sector 16, Panchkula, by 4 points.

Earlier, in their pre-quarterfinal knock, Alpine Public School, Nalagarh, Solan, beat Paragon Senior Secondary School, Mohali, by 6 points, while Blue Bird High School, Sector 16, Panchkula, defeated Green Land Public School, Surajpur, by 6 points.

In the pre-quarterfinals tie (boys’ category), hosts MDAV School, Sector 22, beat Roots Country School, Shimla, by 5 points; and Blue Bird High School, Sector 16, Panchkula, defeated Green Land Public School, Surajpur (Himachal Pradesh) by 7 points. In their second league match, Blue Bird High School, Sector 16, Panchkula, beat Paragon Senior Secondary School, Mohali, by 5 points. In the last two matches, Guru Nanak Mission School, Paonta Sahib, beat Hamirpur Public School, Hamirpur, by 6 points, while DAV Public School, Paonta Sahib, defeated Guru Nanak Mission School, Paonta Sahib (HP) by 7 points.

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GGDSD College attain third spot

Chandigarh, October 6
Riding high on 120-run contribution by opener Tanveer, the cricket team of GGDSD College, Sector 32, here, posted a 37-run win over the Panjab University campus to attain third place in the ongoing Inter-College Cricket Championship being held here today.

After putting to bat first, Tanveer scripted the team’s strong base and contributed 120 off 77 balls. He was equally supported by Guntashveer, who scored 41 off 62 balls, while Abhijit scored 20 off 23 balls. For the bowling side, Veerkaran Goyal claimed 3 for 30, while Shivam took 2 for 33.

In reply, the campus side bundled out for 230 runs with Akshay Kaushik (68 off 67), Shivam Bhambri (65 off 73 balls), Jaskaran Veer Sohi (39 off 25) scoring the main share. For the GGDSD side, Amish Sighu hogged the limelight by claiming 4 for 35, while Jasinder took 3 for 37. — TNS

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Sidharth beats Abhinav

Chandigarh, October 6
Sidharth defeated Abhinav (31-06), while Samarveer beat Agam (31-15) during their respective matches in the ongoing Shivalik Badminton Trophy in the boys’ (U-10) category being held here today.

A player returns a shot during a badminton match at Shivalik Public School in Mohali on Monday. Tribune photo

In other one-sided matches of the same category, Mokash defeated Hardik (31-09), while Jayan defeated Ishaan (31-16). In the girls’ (U-13) category, Mili defeated Bhanvi (31-06), Tanya beat Akshita (31-21) and Anna overpowered Prisha (31-16). In the girls’ (U-10) category, Devika defeated Aashna (31-11) and Ashneet thumped down Hashmit (31-20).

Results

Boys’ (U-10): Abhiroop bt Avyay (31-14), Rajveer bt Shiven (31-28); Akul bt Gauransh (31-27); Ashwin bt Aryaman (31-11); girls’ (U-13) Ariadne bt Mehak (31-18), Prabhuti bt Uditi (31-15), Jasmine bt Charvi (31-26), Yashswani bt Sanya (31-16), Arpita bt Arshia (31-06), Naina bt Himanshi (31-15), Naina Gyote bt Tanveerkiran (31-05), Tanisha bt Verlika (31-23), Suhavi bt Ishima (31-02), Akshika bt Ayushi (31-19), Harmannat bt Ravinder (31-16), Varinda bt Mithali (31-04); girls’ (U-10) Devika bt Aashna (31-11), Ashneet bt Hashmit (31-20), Jaspreet bt Ashnoor (31-10), Ariadne bt Devanshi (31-06), Bhavya bt Ridhi (31-15), Atulya bt Kanishka (31-05), Mahnoor bt Punya (31-24), Shagun bt Palak (31-13); boys’ (U-13) Druv bt Ayush (31-04), Arshveer bt Vanshaj (31-21), Bhavya Batra bt Udayveer (31-12), Siddharth bt Chaitnya (31-20), Anusharv bt Sanyam (31-14), Sangam bt Lakshay (31-13), Samridh bt Vaibhav (31-19), Saksham bt Gurnoor (31-11), Mokash bt Aditya (31-20), Balkaranvir bt Aryaman (31-12), Sumit bt Vidhesh (31-22), Pulkit bt Randeep (31-15), Harish bt Manraj (31-17), Aryan bt Amandeep (31-20), Ytharth bt Siddhanth (31-17); girls’ (U-15) Rashi bt Kashish (21-07, 21-06), Haritika bt Arpita (21-04, 21-09), Garima bt Ishita (21-0, 21-01), Anna Shree bt Ashmeen (21-06, 21-06), Divya bt Kiranpreet (21-08, 21-15), and Harshita bt Drishti 21-14,21-06.

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Saupin’s School bag overall trophy in karate
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, October 6
Saupin’s School, Sector 32, Chandigarh, claimed the overall trophy of the 23rd Chandigarh State Karate Championship held at Sri Guru Gobind Singh Public School, Sector 35, here.

The team secured 82 points to finish first in the championship. The team of CL Aggarwal DAV School, Sector 7, Chandigarh, finished second by claiming 55 points. Mount Carmel School, Sector 47, Chandigarh, claimed the third spot with 52 points.

Results

Girls (U-8 Years): Below 20 kg: Harsimran (SGGS-35); Tripti (SGGS-35); Below 25 kg: Pihu (Saupin’s-32); Sneha (CL Agg-7); Aditi (SGGS-35) and Nirmala (GMSSS-10); Below 8 kg: Ratnakar (SGGS-35); Mannat (Karate Club-28); Harshita (CL Agg-7); Below 30 kg: Tanya (CLAGG.-7) Aali Gupta (DAV-39) Ananya (DAV-39) Muskan (Karate Club-28); Below 35 kg: Jeena (Mount Carmel-47); Jasleen Kaur (SGGS-35); Girls (U-11): Below 25 kg: Jasmeen (CLAGG-7); Shailja (Karate Club-28); Ravleen Kaur (SGGS-35) and Ananya (Mount Carmel-47); Below 30 kg: Sangeeta (GMSSS-10); Amisha (GMSSS-10); Anjana (Khuda Alisher); Below 35 kg: Vishalakshi (Mount Carmel-47); Sanjana (Saupin’s-32); Palak (Mount Carmel-47) and Akansha (CLAGG-7); Below 40 kg: Koena (Mount Carmel-47); Harshita (Mount Carmel-47); Muskan (CLAGG-7) and Ananya (Saupins-32); Above 45 kg: Japman (Saupin’s-32); Palak (Mount Carmel-47); Girls (U-14): Below 30 kg: Saheen (GMSSS-39); Maya (GMSSS-39); Below 35 kg: Simranjeet (Karate Club-28); Anandita (Saupin’s-32); Yashita (SGGS-35) and Neha (Karsan Club); Below 40 kg: Kiran Patwal (GMS-39); Priyanka (GMSSS-39); Bhavya (Saupin’s-32) and Priyanka (Karate Club-28); Below 45 kg: Mahima (CLAGG.-7); Atithi (Saupins-32); Raman (Khuda Alisher); Girls (U-19): Below 50 kg: Radhika (AKSIPS-41); Arushika (Mount Carmel-47); Anjita (GMSSS-10); Below 55 kg: Deepali (GMSSS-39); Poonam (GMS-39); Sakshi (GMSSS-10) and Jagriti (IS Dev Samaj-21); Open weight: Kamaljeet (GMSSS-10); Pratibha (Mount Carmel-47); Kalpana (GMSSS-10); Boys (U-8): Below 17 kg: Abhishek (GMSSS-39); Prinjal (CLAGG-7); Harsha (Karate Club-28) and Daksh (DAV-39); Below 20 kg: Ashu (SGGS-35); Harjasan (DAV-39); Shiva (DAV-39) and Vikas (DAV-39); Below 25 kg: Aryan (Dav-39); Srijan (DAV-39); M Ishaan (DAV-39) and Varun (DAV-39); Below 30 kg: Abhineet (CLAGG-7); Anshuman (DAV-39); Divyay (DAV-39) and Abhay Saini (Karate Club-28); Below 35 kg: Kartik (CLAGG-7) Mukul (CLAGG-7); Subneet (Mount Carmel-47); Kartik Bhatt (CLAGG-7); Above 35 kg: Rohan (Saupins-32); Raakin (DAV-39); Inderpreet (CLAGG-7) and Manas (CLAGG-7); Boys (U-11): Below 25 kg: Navneet (Saupin’s-32); Aditya Parman (Karate Club-28); Aman (SGGS-35) and Shashi (Karate Club-28); Below 30 kg: Lokesh (CLAGG-7); Anupam Singh (Saupin’s-32); Somil (Mount Carmel-47); Vinay (CLAGG-7); Below 35 kg: Piyush (Karate Club-28); Tejas (Saupin’s-32); Anish (The Milleninum); Below 40 kg: Mohit (Karate Club-28); Kamal Preet (Karate Club-28); Aryan (The Millenium) and Manubhav (Saupins-32); Below 45 kg: Himanshu (CLAGG-7); Sahil (CLAGG-7); Pulkit (Saupin’s-32) and Jagdeep (Mount Carmel-47); Above 45 kg: Karan (Saupin’s-32); Brahamjot (Saupin’s-32); Kunal (Mount Carmel-47); Boys (U-14): Below 30 kg: Roshan (GMSSS-10); Rushu (GMHS-39); Akshat (Saupin’s-32); Below 35 kg: Aditya (Mount Carmel-47); Shubham (Karate Club-28); Himanshu (Karate Club-39); Below 40 kg: Vishal Sharma (GMHS-39); Suraj (Karate Club-28); Harmeet (SGGS-35) and Sunny (SGGS-35); Below 45 kg: Manoj (Karate Club-28); Ghan Pratap (SGGS-35); Nikku (Karate Club-28) and Aditya Mohan (Saupin’s-32); Below 55 kg: Jaspreet (BTS-48); Arman (Saupin’s-32); Siddharth (GMSSS-10) and Shanawaz Ali (Khuda Alisher); Above 55 kg: Hian (SGGS-35);Tushar (Saupins-32); Boys (U-17): Below 35 kg: Vansh (SGGS-35); Kudrat Deep (DAV-39); Below 40 kg: Vansh (Mount Carmel-47); Jaspreet (Saupin’s-32); Jatin (CLAGG-7) and Pawan Kumar (Karate Club-28); Below 45 kg: Deepak (GMSSS-39); Laiq Ahmed (Karate Club-28); Vikramjeet (Karate Club-28) and Praveen Kumar (GMSSS-39); Below 50 kg: Teg Bhadur (GMSSS-39); Mani (Karate Club-41); Prince (Karate Club-28) and Aditya (Mount Carmel-47); Below 55 kg: Param (Mount Carmel-47); Varun (AKSIPS-41); Sarabjeet (Mount Carmel-47) and Mahipal (Semjohnj); Above 55 kg: Bhavneet (GMSSS-37); Amanpreet (BTS-48); Sushant (Mount Carmel-47) and Kuldeep (Semjohnj); Open weight category: Suraj (Karate Club-41); Sahil (AKSIPS-41).

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Black Elephant Club log win
tribune News Service

Patiala, October 6
Host Black Elephant Cricket Club defeated Arvindo Club, Patiala, by 88 runs in the 3rd Dasehra Cup (U-13) Cricket Tournament played at the host’s ground.

After winning the toss and electing to bat first, BECC scored 244 for 8 in 50 overs with useful contributions from Arshdeep (60) and Yovraj Verma (61). In reply, Arvindo Club could manage only 156 runs with Pukhraj scoring 74 runs.

In the second match, DCF, Delhi, defeated YPS, Patiala, by four wickets at the YPS Ground. Batting first, YPS, Patiala, were all out in 32.1 overs for 120 runs. DCF, Delhi, chased the target in 29.4 overs after losing 6 wickets.

Brief scores

Black Elephant Cricket Club, Patiala: 244 for 8 in 50 overs (Arshdeep 61, Yovraj Verma 61, Arjun Thapa 36, Depinder Nagra 19 , Arsh 2 for 40, Anubhav 1 for 40, Devang 1 for 13, Pukhraj 1 for 41)

Arvindo Club, Patiala: 156 all out in 42 overs (Rahul Dass 4 for 28, Hiren Goyal 2 for 34, Arshdeep 2 for 40)

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YPS, Patiala, lads lift cricket title
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, October 6
The cricket team of Yadavindra Public School, Patiala, defeated Modern School, Delhi, by 16 runs in the final of the IPSC Cricket Championship for Boys (U-19) held.

After electing to bat first, the YPS side posted 133 runs in the allotted slot of 25 overs. Chasing the total, the Delhi outfit bundled out for 117 runs in 24.1 overs.

The team of DPS, Mathura Road, New Delhi, placed itself third by defeating MNSS School, Rai, by 37 runs.

The winning side scored 124 runs, while MNSS School packed its innings on 87 runs.

Ikjot Singh Thind of YPS, Patiala, was adjudged the Best Batsman of the Tournament, while Guneev Gogia and Mayank Markandey of the same school were awarded the Best Bowler and the Best Player of the Tournament, respectively.

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