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Youth convicted of raping 15-yr-old girl
Chandigarh, October 29 The convict was booked by the UT Police on August 8, 2013, on allegations of raping a minor girl. The victim, while testifying before the court, identified the accused and reiterated her allegations that she was raped by him that led to his conviction. The victim’s mother, during her statement before the court, had said that the victim was known to the accused and the two were to get married. She had even denied that her daughter was a minor. Five acquitted of attempt-to-murder charge
Chandigarh: The Court of Additional District and Sessions Judge Atul Kasana today acquitted five persons of charge of attempt to murder. Those acquitted have been identified as Anshu, Anand, Suraj, Sonu and Vijay. They were booked by the police after a brawl in Mani Majra on February 10, 2013. All five were arrested by the police on the complainant of Varinder Kumar whose younger brother Rakesh had sustained head injury after being hit on his head with an iron rod. The brawl took place following an argument in the market.
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2 acquitted of assault charge
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, October 29
The duo was accused of misbehaving with officials who had come to demolish a structure raised by them. However, the defence counsel, Tarminder Singh, pleaded before the court that the High Court had ordered status quo on the structure and thus, the demolition drive was uncalled for. Moreover, the demolition officers, who were the complainants in the case, also failed to appear in the court for cross-examination, thus making their case weak, he said. As per the prosecution, the incident occurred on February 21, 2011, when officials of the UT Administration demolished an unauthorised structure raised by Bhajan Singh and his brother Kulwinder Singh Kala at Bhagwanpura village. It was alleged that they had erected the unauthorised structure on government land as demarcated by revenue officials on January 28, 2011. It was alleged that on seeing the government officials, the two started shouting abuses, used unparliamentary language against them and manhandled Executive Engineer Balwinder SIngh and Sub-Divisional Engineer Dharampal along with two others in public view.
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Youth acquitted of rape charge
Chandigarh, October 29 A translator was also deployed in the court to translate her statements from Malayalam to Hindi. The court acquitted Seddan Singh (26) of the charge of rape under Section 376 of the IPC. The court failed to find the victim a reliable witness as she refused to identify the accused and called him a character in history books. Moreover, the medical report of the victim also failed to establish sexual assault, following which the accused was acquitted. The witnesses in the case also turned hostile in court, said advocate Inderjeet Bassi. The police had registered a case on February 7, 2014, and arrested Seddan Singh on the charge of raping a mentally unstable woman in an under-construction building in the Industrial Area, Phase I, Chandigarh, on the complaint of Om Prakash, a security guard at Elante Mall. As per the police, on February 7, Om Prakash, a security guard at Elante Mall, was returning home after work at 10.45 pm when he heard screams from the under-construction building in the Industrial Area. He went inside the building and saw Seddan Singh overpowering a woman. Om Prakash raised the alarm and the accused, who was in an inebriated state, was stopped by Om Prakash’s colleagues who were accompanying him. A large number of residents of Colony Number 4 gathered at the spot and started beating the accused. However, Seddan had managed to flee. He was later arrested from Zirkapur.
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Bribe: Charges framed against Burail Jail warder
Chandigarh, October 29 The warder had asked for Rs 6,500 from the convict. However, the amount was reduced to Rs 5,000 after the inmate told the warder that he would not be able to pay that much amount. The latter asked his brother working in the UT Administration to get the money. The inmate also sent a complaint through his brother to the CBI, following which a trap was laid. The CBI arrested the warder red-handed while accepting the money from the inmate’s brother in front of a school in Sector 45.
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Father, grandfather booked as 6-yr-old boy goes missing
Mohali, October 29 On the complaint of the child Mehram Singh’s maternal grandfather Balwinder Singh, a resident of Phase IX here, a case under Sections 365 (kidnapping), 506 (criminal intimidation), 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of the IPC has been registered against the child’s father Varinder Pal Singh, who lives in Australia, grandfather Nirmal Singh, a resident of Kharar, and paternal aunt and uncle, Parminder Kaur and Prabhjeet Singh, respectively, both residents of Phase I here. Mehram was staying with his mother at Balwinder Singh’s house after his parents separated. In his complaint, Balwinder Singh alleged that the accused used to threaten them on phones every now and then. “They used to threaten us with taking away Mehram to teach us a lesson”, alleged the members of the complainant’s family. According to DSP (City II) Navreet Singh Virk, Varinder Pal had called up the Mehram’s grandmother Jaswinder Kaur at around 2 pm on Tuesday and allegedly threatened the family with kidnapping the child. “In the evening, Mehram Singh, who went to a nearby park to play, was found missing,” said DSP Virk. He added that Varinder Pal and his wife Harinder Kaur have been living separately for quite some time and the former had filed a case seeking divorce in a court in Australia. Harinder Kaur, along with her family members, also staged a protest against police inaction and blocked traffic at Phase VII-VIII light point this afternoon. She alleged that Mehram Singh was kidnapped by her in-laws and they intend to send him to Australia. “Investigations in the case are under way. Meanwhile, we are also searching for the child,” said the police.
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Nalagarh resident held with 15 gm heroin at Aroma light point
Chandigarh, October 29 The cops found 15 gram of heroin in the purse. The accused was issued a challan for the traffic violation and the police was informed about the recovery of heroin. The area police then arrested the accused. — TNS
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Thieves strike at factory, decamp with cash
Chandigarh, October 29 The thieves managed to steal Rs 4,000 cash from the factory. All currency notes had numbers ending with 786. Mata Ram Diwan, owner of the factory, said four miscreants entered the factory and stole the cash. One of them had covered his face. The entire incident was recorded in CCTV cameras installed in the factory. The complainant, who is a resident of Baltana, said generally he used to stay back in the factory, but yesterday he had gone to attend a religious function. Agricultural tools are being manufactured in the factory. The matter has been reported to the police and an investigation has been initiated.
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Chandigarh seal berth in semis
Chandigarh, October 29 The host team won the one sided match 13-02. The host boys’ team also made the city proud as they defeated their rivals Vidya Bharti 12-01. The quarter final matches were played at six venues, Government Model High Schoo- 43, Government Model Senior Secondary School-35, Government Model Senior Secondary School-37, Government Model Senior Secondary School-15, Government Model High School-42 and Government High School-37.
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District TT tourney from Nov 1
Chandigarh, October 29 Informing about the schedule, the authorities stated that the tournament will be held as per the rules and regulations of Table Tennis Federation of India. The last date for the entry is October 30. The shortlisted players will represent Mohali District in the Punjab Table Tennis Championship scheduled to begin from November 5 at Ludhiana. The categories are students can participate are boys and girls (U-12), Sub-Junior boys and girls (U-15) Junior boys and girls (U-18), Youth boys and girls (no age bar). — TNS
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Sri Sukhmani bag gold
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, October 29 While speaking to the young women team, chief guest on the occasion Krishanpal Sharma, advisor to Chief Parliamentary Secretary, Punjab, emphasized the importance of sports and games in the life of youngsters in filling them with agility and positive acceptance of victory and defeat at the same time.
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St Joseph’s School blank Saupin’s 3-0
Chandigarh, October 29 Chandigarh. St Joseph’s beat Saupin’s School 3-0. St Joseph’s kept the lead right from the beginning scoring 2 goals in the first half. YPS, Mohali, beat Tribune Model School 2-1 in a tie breaker. On the other hand, Swami Ram Tirtha School Mohali beat Ashiana School 1-0 and Shri Guru Harishan School beat Vivek High School, Mohali, 3-0, scoring all three goals in the second half. In the second group, New Public School beat St Soldier’s Convent School, Mohali, 3-0 with Paramjit and Aman scoring two crucial goals in second half. Saint Soldier International School, Sector 28 beat AKSIPS, Sector 45, 3-1 with Sunny Dhaiya and Shobhit scoring one goal each in the first ten minutes and keeping the pressure on opponents from the beginning. Gem Public School, Mohali, beat Vivek High School, Sector 38, (3-2) with Aryan, Alankar and Harshit each scoring a goal for their team. Sacred Soul International School beat Mount Carmel (1-0). Results: YPS, Mohali, beat Tribune Model School-29 2-1; St. Joseph’s Sr. Sec. School, 44-D, beat Saupin’s School, Mohali 3-0; Swami Ram Tirtha School, Mohali, beat Ashiana School-46, 1-0; Shri Guru Harishan School beat Vivek High School, Mohali, 3-0; NPS, Sector 18, beat St. Soldier Convent School, Mohali 3-0; Soldier International School, Sector 28 beat AKSIPS, Sector 45, 3-1; Gem Public School, Mohali, beat Vivek High School, Sector 38, 3-2; Sacred Soul International School beat Mount Carmel, 1-0.
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Minerva, Mohali FC share football trophy
Chandigarh, October 29 Over 40 teams from the region including teams from Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh took part in the tournament. In the first semi final, Mohali FC defeated Kharar FC 2-0 and booked berth in the final. In the second semi final, Minerva Academy beat Africa United in penalty shootout after the scores were tied at 2-2 at the end of regulation time. In a fast paced match, Minerva academy scored two quick fire goals in the first half though Pawandeep and Gurpreet Singh (Ex- Mohan Bagaan player) but a scintillating second half performance from their star forward David who scored through two spectacular solo runs and single handedly tying the score at full time, taking the match into a penalty shootout. In the penalty shootout Minerva Academy won 4-3 as the Minerva goalkeeper successfully stopped one of the spot kicks sending them into the final. In the final, which started a bit late, due to hazy conditions was worth the wait. Both teams played some really exciting football and every time Minerva went ahead, Mohali FC fought back and equalised. With the score level at 2-2 after full time, the final went into penalties where both teams were locked at 9-9 after 10 penalties each. When the match referee decided to stop play due to fading light and share the first place trophy and cash prize between joint winners Mohali FC and Minerva Acadmey.
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Strawberry Fields beat St Xavier’s by 8 wickets
Chandigarh, October 29 After winning the toss, Strawberry Fields elected to field first. St. Xavier’s School, Panchkula scored only 77 runs in 21.4 overs. The contribution came from the bat of Shubham who scored 12 runs followed by Keshav who scored 10 runs. The highest taker for the winning side was Sidharth, he took four wickets for 20 runs while Hurshdeep took 2 wickets by giving 20 runs. Strawberry Field achieved the target of 78 in 14.1 over for the loss of 2 wickets. The top scorers of the winning side were Anhad Bhatia (43 not out) and Yashwardhan (15). — TNS
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Rajat Khaneja lifts snooker title
Chandigarh, October 29 In the first frame both the players were looking in good flow Rajat after potting few long shots able to steal the frame 62-34. In next frame Rajat gave no chance to his opponent to bounce back in the game and won 67-17 but in third frame Amit Verma showed his good potting skills and won the frame 57-9. Next two frames were totally in the hands of Rajat due to his good flow in the last two frames 71-14, 62-30 and won the match 4-1. In the semi final match between Amit Verma and Tanurag Gautam, Amit Verma defeated Tanurag Gautam in a close encounter. In the first frame, Tanurag by his potting skills won the frame 48-33 but in next frame Amit by potting difficult shots able to steal the frame 40-26. In the third frame, Tanurag made a break of 30 by clearing the table and won the frame 48-40. After that Amit Verma bounced back in the game and won two consecutive games to steal the match 3-2. In the second semi final match of senior snooker category Rajat Khanjeja outclassed Rahul Garg in 3 straight frames, it was a good show by rajat on the table to steal the match 3-0 by scoring 63-21, 56-14 and 62-38. — TNS
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Mohali, October 29 Students of Oakridge International School brought laurels to the school by bagging 6th Delhi State Table Soccer Championship organized by the Delhi Table Soccer Association. The students bagged prizes in every category they participated. As many as 150 students from more than 10 schools took part in the championship. In under-10 singles category, Abhayveer Singh won gold medal, while in the doubles Anjan Balakrishnan and Harsh Kumar also won the gold. Mankirat Singh and Kanav Nehra won the bronze in the singles category. The winners were awarded by Additional Director of Sports, Satpal and Manoj Saini, President Delhi Table Soccer Association. — TNS
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Shashikant beats Jaskaran in straight sets
Chandigarh, October 29 The day was dominated by CHART trainees as another trainee Naresh Badgujar defeated CLTA trainee Dhruv Sharma who upset top seed Shrut Mohan Nargeta in pre-quarters. Naresh was leading 4-0 in the first set but Dhruv Sharma broke his serve in the fifth game. After that Naresh closed the set 6-1. In the 2nd set Naresh conceded only three games and convincingly scripted the victory 6-1, 6-3. Other CHART trainees Bhupender Dahiya and Asav Kumar also had easy victories over CHART trainee Krishan Hooda and CLTA trainee Sehaj Punj 6-1, 6-2 and 6-0, 6-1, respectively. In the girls singles category in the quarter-final matches CHART trainee Bindu Kulhriya upset top seed Nandini Singh in straight sets 6-2, 6-2. Another CHART trainee Priyanka Jakhar defeated Mansi Singh in a one sided match 6-1, 6-2. Results:
Boys singles quarter finals: Bhupender Dahiya bt. Krishan Hooda 6-1,6-2; Naresh Badgujjar bt. Dhruv Sharma 6-1,6-3; Shashikant Rajput bt. Jaskaran Riar 6-1,6-1; Asav Kumar bt. Sehaj Punj 6-0,6-1. Girls singles quarter finals: Rahat Mangat bt. Luvya Lamba 6-4,6-0; Shrishty Dheer bt. Yamini Issar 4-6,6-1,6-1; Bindu Kulhria bt. Nandini Singh 6-2,6-2; Priyanka Jakhar bt. Mansi Singh 6-1,6-2. Boys doubles quarter finals: Sehaj Punj/Dhruv Sharma bt. Shashikant Rajput/Bhupender Dahiya 1-6, 7-5, 10-7; Jaskaran Riar/Abhay Mohan bt Shrut Mohan Nargeta/Sidharth Sharma. 6-4,7-5; MS Karthik/ Asav Kumar bt. Jasmol Arora/Sidharth Goel 6-3,6-4; Krishan Hooda/ Naresh Badgujar bt. Akshit Chabra/Vikramaditya 6-2, 6-0. Boys doubles semi finals: Sehaj Punj/Dhruv Sharma bt. Jaskaran Riar/Abhay Mohan 7-5, 6-3; Krishan Hooda/ Naresh Badgujar bt. MS Karthik/ Asav Kumar 6-2, 6-1. |
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