Chandigarh, October 27
The Court of Additional District and Sessions Judge Shalini Nagpal today acquitted a youth in a case of drug peddling after the prosecution failed to prove the charges.

The court acquitted 23-year-old Vicky, a resident of Sector 56.

The case was registered two years ago by the police of the Sector 39 police station when the police laid a trap near Sector 56 and arrested Vicky. His search led to the recovery of 2 kg of ganja and 150 gram charas and then he was booked under various sections of the NDPS Act.

None of the charges could be proved in court following which the accused was acquitted.

Chandigarh, October 27
Thieves broke into a house in Sector 22-C and took away Rs 1 lakh. The thieves targeted the house when the owners were away on the weekend.

The theft took place in the ground floor of the house from where NGO Rani Breast Cancer Trust (RBCT) operates its work. The incident came to light, on Monday morning, when one of the employees opened the door.

In the initial investigation, the forensic team of the Chandigarh Police had taken the finger prints and during the course of action, it was observed that that the thieves or had sneaked into the house through the back door.

The accused cut open the wire mesh of the door with a blade and went directly in the office where the cash was kept. The accused broke open the drawer and fled away with the cash.

The accused also targeted a donation box and took away high denomination currency. Notably, the accused did not touch the computer, new LED TV, printer or any another material in the house. During the investigation, the police also spotted a working CCTV camera, on the rear side of another house that could help in identifying the accused. The police have registered a case of theft at the Sector 17 police station and are observing the CCTV footage. “We are looking into every aspect. The accused seems to be familiar with the spot.” said Inspector Desh Raj of Sector 22. 

City police register six complaints of theft, burglary
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, October 27
In different incidents of thefts and burglary in the city, the Chandigarh Police received six complaints on Monday. The incidents included two vehicle thefts, three burglary cases and one snatching incident. Meanwhile, no accused has been arrested in any incident.

In a snatching incident, two unknown occupants of a motorcycle sped away after snatching a mobile phone from a resident of Mohali. Pankaj Bhardwaj reported to the police that the incident took place while he was going home. When he reached near the park of Sector 37, two unknown occupants on a black-coloured motorcycle snatched his mobile phone. A case has been registered at the Sector 39 police station.

In a burglary incident, some unknown persons have stolen gold bangles, one gold chain, one gold locket, two gold rings, one Titan watch, Rs 10,000, one computer and some gift items from a resident of Sector 37.

Complainant, Lalit Jindal told to police that the items had been stolen from his residence in between October 22 to 26, while he was out of station. On returning, he found that the locks of his house were broken. In another such incident, Sudarshan Singh, a resident of Mauli Jagran, reported that someone had stolen two LPG cylinders from his residence. While Gaurav Kumar, a resident of Mundi Kharar, Distt-Mohali, reported that someone had stolen 30 compressors from his godown at Sector 52. In a vehicle theft case registered at the Sector 3 police station, Naveen Sharma, a resident of Hallo Majra, reported that someone had stolen his motocycle (HR-21C-6854) from the parking lot of Sukhna Lake.

Chandigarh, October 27
Posting a brilliant century, Jalandhar’s Abhishek Gupta ensured his team’s win against Chandigarh during their ongoing campaign of the FC Mittal Cricket Trophy held at the cricket stadium of Sector 16 here today.

Riding high on Gupta’s 115 off 187 with 2 sixes and 10 boundaries, the Jalandhar side registered a 36-run win over Chandigarh. Batting first, the Jalandhar side made 258 for 9 in the allotted 50 overs. Besides Gupta, Mandeep Singh (senior) contributed 38 runs while Pargat chipped in 23 runs. For the bowling side, Siddharth Kaul was the pick of the day who claimed 3 for 49 while Gurinder Gaggi grabbed 2 for 52.

In reply, the Chandigarh team bundled out for 222 in 49.4 overs. Chandigarh made a rousing start with opener Jaskaran Singh Sohi (75 runs off 73 balls), with 11 boundaries and a six, and Manan Vohra (42 off 62), with two boundaries, adding 125 runs for the opening partnership off 130 balls. Gurinder Singh remained the other noticeable player who scored an unbeaten 55 off 61 balls with seven boundaries and a six. For Jalandhar, Navdeep Singh claimed 4 for 38 while Taruwar Kohli took 4 for 40.

Brief scores

Jalandhar - 258 for 9 in 50 overs (Abhishek Gupta 115, Mandeep Singh 38, Pargat Singh 23, Shubek Gill 21 not out, Siddharth Kaul 32 for 39, Gurinder Gaggi 2 for 52).

Chandigarh - 222 all out in 49.4 overs (Manan Vohra 42, Jaskaran Sohi 75, Gurinder Singh 55 not out, Navdeep Singh 4 for 38 and Taruwar Kohli 4 for 40).

In the second match, Patiala thrashed the Ludhiana team. After winning the toss, Patiala skipper Ravi Inder Singh opted to field and his decision proved right when medium pacer Beant Singh got the opener, Sunny Pandey, snapped by Anmol Malhotra on the first ball of the innings. Later, Abhinav Bhatia faced Beant’s bowling and walked away without opening his account after he was caught by Anmol.

Afterwards, Karan Goel and skipper Gitansh Khera got together and stabilised the innings by contributing a 129-run partnership for the 3rd wicket. The partnership was halted when Gitansh was caught by Sarabjit Ladda off Kunwar Raina for 51 off 71 balls, inclusive of four boundaries and a six. Karan was the next to go and was claimed by Amitoze Singh off leg spinner Sarabjit Ladda for 80 off 112 balls, inclusive of nine boundaries and one six. Sahil Tyagi (38 off 32 balls), with three boundaries and two sixes, and Deepak Bansal (36 off 17 balls), with three boundaries and two sixes, further stretched the score to 251 runs. For Patiala, Sarabjit claimed 3 for 47 while Amitoze and Beant claimed two wickets each. Ludhiana made 251 for 9 in the allotted 50 overs.

In reply, Patiala’s skipper Ravi Inder Singh played brilliantly and posted 101 runs to ensure his team’s win. He was equally supported by Anmol, who scored 50 off 38 balls with the help of six boundaries before being run out by Karan Goel. The duo collected 80 runs for the 6th wicket. Ravi and Karan Kaila added 55 runs for the unbroken 7th wicket partnership to take their team to victory by 4 wickets and earn four points. Ravi Inder Singh completed his unbeaten century (101 off 133 balls) with 8 boundaries and 2 sixes.

Brief scores

Ludhiana - 251 for 9 in 50 overs (Karan Goel 80, Gitansh Khera 51, Sahil Tyagi 33, Deepak Bansal 36 not out,Sarabjit Ladda 3 for 47, Amitoze Singh 2 for 36, and Beant Singh 2 for 48).

Patiala- 252 for 6 in 48.5 overs(Ravi Inder Singh 101 not out, Anmolpreet 31, Anmol Malhotra 50, Karan Kaila 27 not out,Baltej Singh 2 for 36, Deepak Bansal 1 for 31, Karan Goel 1 for 48 and Vaibhav Narang 1 for 42).

In the third match, the Amritsar side defeated Mohali by 6 wickets. After elected to bat first, Amritsar’s bowlers got their opponents for 191 in 47.5 overs. The match innings was revolved around a 50-run partnership between Kunal Mahajan (37 off 53 balls), with two boundaries and a six, and Gurkirat Mann (31 off 49 balls), with two boundaries. Earlier, opener Subeer Hayer chipped in 51 off 69 balls with seven boundaries before being castled by Vinay Chaudhary. For Amritsar, Vinay Chaudhary claimed 3 for 26. Chasing the target, Amritsar made 192 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in 47.2 overs.

Rohan Marwaha (32 runs) and Shivlove (22 runs) put on 57 runs for the opening wicket while a 56-run partnership between Sharad Lumba and Arush helped the team to win the game. Later, Arush and Navneet Singh stitched an unbroken 68-run partnership for the 5th wicket to complete the chase. Arush remained unbeaten on 66 off 84, with seven boundaries and Navneet Singh 29 off 37 balls (unbeaten). For Mohali, Gurkirat Mann, Jasinder Singh and Varun Khanna claimed a wicket each.

Brief scores

Mohali - 191 all out in 47.5 overs (Subeer Hyer 51, Kunal Mahajan 37, Gurkirat Mann 31; Vinay Chaudhary 3 for 26 Charanjit Singh 2 for 29, Sunny 2 for 36)

Amritsar - 192 for 4 in 47.2 overs (Shivlove 22, Arush 66 (not out), Rohan Marwaha 32, Navneet Singh 29 (not out); Gurkirat Mann 1 for 27, Jasinder Singh 1 for 35 and Varun Khanna 1 for 33).

Today’s fixtures

Patiala vs Jalandhar PCA Stadium, Mohali
Chandigarh vs Amritsar Cricket Stadium, Sector 16, Chandigarh
Mohali vs Ludhiana GMSSS, Sector 26, Chandigarh

Panchkula, October 27
The cricket team of Punjab Kings defeated Haryana Warriors by 6 wickets, in the opening match of the 1st Rural Premier League for Smt Kaushalya Devi Trophy played at the Tau Lal Devi Cricket Stadium here today.

Haryana Warriors posted 88 runs in the allotted slot of 25 overs.

Akshey Arya (25 runs) and Jayanshu Chaturvedi (21 runs) contributed to the team’s innings. For the bowling side, Shubham Sheokand and Kshitij Sharma took two wickets each.

In reply, the Punjab Kings side scored 92 runs for 4 wickets in 22.3 overs with Kshitij Sharma (36 runs) scoring the major contribution. For the bowling side, Mantavya Vohra and Rahul Yadav took two wickets each.

Brief scores

Haryana Worriers - 88 for 6 in 25 overs (Akshey Arya 25, Jayanshu Chaturvedi 21, Shubham Sheokand 2 for 17, Kshitij Sharma 2 for 9).

Punjab Kings - 92 for 4 in 22.3 overs (Kshitij Sharma 36, Ravi Kant 14, Mantavya Vohra 2 for 11, Rahul Yadav 2 for 12).

In the second league match, Delhi Tigers defeated Chandigarh Lions by 4 wickets. The Chandigarh side set a target of 161 runs in the allotted slot. Harshit Sharma scored an unbeaten knock of 80 runs while Mani Giri supported him with his 46-run knock.

For Delhi, Rahul Pandey (2 for 21) and Sunil Kumar (2 for 20) remained the pick of the day. Chasing the target, Delhi scored 162 runs in 28.5 overs with Raghav Singh (90 runs) leading the score chart.

Brief scores

Chandigarh Lions -161 for 4 in 30 overs (Harshit Sharma 80 not out, Mani Giri 46, Rahul Pandey 2 for 21, Sunil kumar 2 for 20).

Delhi Tigers - 162 for 6 in 28.5 overs (Raghav Singh 90, Surya Kanojia 36, Mani Giri 2 for 20, Mohit Yadav 2 for 31).

Panchkula, October 27
Vaibhav Chaudhary of Manav Mangal School, Panchkula, bagged the gold medal in the sub-junior category during the Panchkula District Table Tennis Championship that concluded here today.

He won the title of sub-junior boys’ single (U-15) by defeating Abheek 3-0. In a well-settled match, the winner won all sets 12-10,11-6 and 11-7. In the finals of junior boys’ (U-17), Divyankar Somani defeated Parth of Manav Mangal School (11-5,11-6,5-11 and 11-9).

Results

Sub-junior girls’ (U-15): Semi-final - Shivangi (MM) bt Himani (BV) 11-9,6-11,11-5,8-11,11-9; Tanya (MM) bt Diksha (BV) 11-6,6-11,11-7,11-8; final: Tanya (MM) bt Shivangi (MM) 11-4,11-0,11-3.

Sub-junior boys’ (U-15): Quarter-final - Abheek Arora (MM) bt Vineet (New India) 11-3,11-4,11-3; Tushar (BV) bt Charan (BB) 9-11,11-4,11-8,11-9,12-10; Adheesh (BV) bt Ashish (MM) 11-9,11-9,11-6; Vaibhav (MM) bt Atul (MM) 11-9,11-2,11-5; semi-final - Abheek (MM) bt Tushar (BV) 13-11,11-7,7-11,11-9; Vaibhav (MM) bt Adheesh (BV) 8-11,13-11,11-9,7-11,11-7; final - Vaibhav (MM) bt Abheek 12-10,11-6,11-7.

Junior girls’ (U-18): Semi-final - Kanchi bt Tanya (MM) 3-11,11-7,12-10,11-8; Sanya (MM) bt Ankita (CLDAV)11-4,8-11,18-16,6-11,11-7; final - Sanya (MM) bt Kanchi 11-13,13-11,12-10,11-13,11-9.

Junior boys’ (U-18): Semi-final- Divyankar Somani bt Anmol Sharma (MM) 5-11,12-14, 11-7,15-13; Parth (MM) bt Abheek Arora (MM) 11-6,12-10,11-7; final - Divyankar Somani bt Parth (MM) 11-5,11-6,5-11,11-9; Youth Girls’ (U-21): Semi–final - Himani bt Kanchi 11-7,11-8,11-8,11-5,11-7; Komal bt Ankita Sood (CLDAV) 11-6,11-9,8-11,11-7; final - Himani bt Komal 11-9,10-12,11-7,11-8.

Youth boys’ (U-21) semi-final - Divyankar Somani bt Kashish 4-11,14-12,14-12,8-11,11-9; Chehak Garg (MM) bt Pulkit Arora 11-3,9-11,11-9,11-9; final - Divyankar Somani bt Chehak Garg (MM) by 12-10,11-9,11-3.

Women Single: Semi-final - Sanya (MM) bt Kanchi 13-11,7-11,11-8,16-14; Himani bt Komal 8-11,12-10,11-7,11-9; final - Himani bt Sanya (MM) 11-6,11-7,11-7.

Men Single: Semi-final - Pulkit Arora bt Kashish 11-5,11-7,11-9; Divyankar Somani bt Parth Chhabra 8-11,11-6,11-9,11-3; final - Pulkit Arora bt Divyankar Somani 11-9,8-11,4-11,11-6,11-8.

Veteran Single (above 40): Final - Rajesh Sehgal bt UK Sharma 11-7,7-11,12-10,11-6.

Lucky Doubles: Final - Kashish and Rajan Vij bt Kanchi and Nikhil Manchanda 6-11,12-10,11-6.

Chandigarh, October 27
Chandigarh Academy for Rural Tennis (CHART) trainee Shashikant Rajput defeated Parveen Kumar in straight sets 6-0 and 6-0 without conceding a game in the ongoing CLTA-AITA Talent Series (Ts-7) tennis tournament for boys and girls, being played at the CLTA courts in Sector 10, here, today.

In another match, CHART trainee Krishan Hooda fought hard before naming the match against Sidhart Goel. Krishan easily named the first set 6-0. However, he failed to overpower his rival in the second set. Goel win the match 6-3 with levelling the match 1-1.

In the decider, Krishan used his experience and by using net touching shots won the set 6-1. He conceded only one game in the last set. In the girls’ (U-14) singles category, CHART trainee Bindu Kulhria defeated another CHART trainee Nikita Kharangra in straight sets 6-4, 6-3. Sehajveer Bhandal beat Amreen Sidhu in a long-rallied match. The winner lost the first set 3-6. However, in the next two sets she bounced back strongly to win the game (6-1 and 6-0) before naming the match. The 2nd round of girls’ (singles), boys’ (singles) and boys’ (doubles) will be played on Tuesday.

Results

Boys’ singles main draw first round: Shashikant Rajput bt Parveen Kumar 6-0, 6-0; Shrut Mohan Nagreta bt Sidharth Sharma 6-3, 7-5; Bhupender Dahiya bt Rajdeep Kaura 6-0, 6-2; Krishan Hooda bt Sidhart Goel 6-0, 3-6, 6-1; Jaskaran Riar bt Rohit Malik 6-1, 6-2; Dhruv Sharma bt Yuvraj Pandit 6-2, 6-0; Archit Juneja bt Adtiya Balda 6-0, 6-0; Naresh Badgujjar bt Parteek Singh 6-0, 6-1; Akshit Chabra bt Saideep Rao 6-2, 6-2; Abhay Mohan bt Gautam Mittal 3-6, 6-2, 6-3; Chiraz Singh Dhanoa bt Sarabjeet Saini 6-1, 6-0; Samarth Suri bt Vikramaditya Kadian 1-6, 6-3, 7-6 (3); Sehaj Punj bt Shrinik Bhalla 6-2, 6-1; Ajay Singh bt Jasmol Arora 7-5, 6-3; Pranav bt Sehaj 7-5, 7-6 (4); Asav bt Sarabjot 6-1, 6-0.

Girls singles’ main draw first round: Manya Bajaj bt Shreya Singla 6-3, 6-4; Sehajveer Bhandal bt Amreen Sidhu 3-6, 6-1, 6-0; Mansi Singh bt Reetinder Kaur 6-1, 6-0; Agrima Tiwari bt Sukhmani Singh 2-6, 6-1, 6-1; Bindu Kulhria bt Nikita Kharangra 6-4, 6-3; Priyanka Jakhar bt Bhavya Sangri 6-1, 6-2; Dikshita Rana bt Neha Pal 6-0, 6-0; Lavya Lamba bt Sohani Makkar 6-1, 6-2; Yamini Issar bt Snigadha Saran 6-1, 6-1; Priyanka Khanna bt Shamita Yadav 3-6, 6-3, 7-5; Shrishty Dheer bt Aaditya Vashisht 6-1, 6-1.

Chandigarh, October 27
Ranveer Duggal (10) marched ahead by defeating Karan in the junior (U-21) category tie of the State Snooker and Billiards Championship being held here today.

Ranveer overpowered Karan 50-5 and 53-18. With this win, he becomes the first player, in the age of 10 years, to qualify for four events in the nationals, including sub-junior billiards and snooker (U-18) and junior billiards and snooker (U-21) category.

In another encounter of junior billiards, Tanurag defeated Ishwer in the first two straight frames (60-32) and 60-24. In the first frame, Tanurag won the frame while using his experience and in the second frame Tanurag again dominated the proceedings.

In the senior billiards category, Satnam Singh thrashed Mandeep Makkar by winning the frames 2-0. In another senior billiards clash, Sumit Talwar defeated Indian Oil’s Arif Akhtar (3-2), a former India No. 6. In the first frame Akhtar was in good touch and made a break of 49 to steal the frame. In the 2nd and 3rd frames, Sumit bounced back and won back-to-back frames. In the 4th frame, Arif displayed good skills and won the frame. — TNS