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Cop named in Moga sex scam govt’s pick for IPS
Another paddy scam unearthed in Moga
Govt pulls out specialists from
rural areas, quacks make hay
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281 child labourers rescued, but employers go scot-free
Govt to reline 2 main canals
Three different dates for Gurpurb create confusion
Didn’t name anybody, says Sidhu
Cong ex-MLA among 30 held during protest
Former Cong minister Henry applies for fresh passport
Withdraw security to Tytler, Sajjan: DSGMC
Cane price up despite objection by mills
Div Commissioner summons MLA Nagra, Congress fumes
Modi must honour word on
tackling drug menace: Bajwa
Soon, online tutorials for rural students
Punbus to hire contractual staff
10 health officials found absent
Teachers of aided schools without salary for 2 months
40 farmers detained
Videoconferencing at Faridkot Central Jail fails to take off
SAD leader’s killing: Arrest warrants against accused
Three killed in accidents
Robbers pose as CIA staff, snatch car
2 travel agents booked for fraud
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Cop named in Moga sex scam govt’s pick for IPS
Chandigarh, November 18 Sandhu has been booked in several cases, including the infamous Moga sex scandal of 2008. Sources in the Home department told The Tribune that Sandhu was among the 15-member panel sent to the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) for selection of five officers from the state police service to the IPS. This is the fourth time that Sandhu’s name has been recommended. His name figured in the Moga sex scandal. He was also arrested by the CBI while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000 in Mohali. He was once dismissed from his service in 1992, but was reinstated by the then Congress government. Home Secretary Jagpal Singh said the name of Sandhu was sent because he was the senior-most PPS officer. “But certain certificates, like the integrity certificate, of the officer have not been signed or sent to the UPSC as a CBI case is pending against him. It is for the UPSC to examine all records and choose the best officers,” he said. Kin of politicians in list Other than Sandhu, the names of relatives of several politicians have also been sent. These include Sukhwant Singh Gill, a close relative of MLA Mahesh Inder Singh; Gurmeet Singh Chauhan, a close relative of two senior IAS officers; and Sukhminder Singh Mann, a close relative of former MLA Rajmohinder Singh Majithia. As many as five officers are to be selected by the UPSC for their induction into the IPS. As is the norm, the state has sent a panel of 15 PPS officers (three times the vacancy). Other officers whose names have been sent include Naveen Saini, SS Mand, Snehdeep Sharma, Kamaldeep Singh, Sandeep Goyal, Jasdeep Singh Sidhu, Parambir Singh Parmar, Sandeep Kumar Sharma, Gurpreet Singh, Rajbachan Singh Sandhu and Jaspreet Singh. Other than Sandhu, all other officers are directly recruited Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSPs) of the 1994 batch. Official sources told The Tribune that though the names were initially sent in September, the list was sent back to the state, seeking clarifications regarding the annual confidential report of certain officers, who had not served on a particular post for 90 days. The Home Department is completing the formalities and the same panel is to be sent to the UPSC by the end of this week. ‘Seniority list ignored’ Several officers of the 1994 batch, who were recruited as Inspectors and promoted as DSPs in 1994, have alleged that the seniority list has been ignored. In several petitions filed to the Chief Minister, Home Secretary and Director-General of Police, these officers have maintained that while they became DSPs in February 1994, they were senior to the directly recruited DSPs, who joined the service in October 1994. They plead that because of being elevated as DSPs earlier, they should be considered for elevation to the IPS. The Home Secretary, has ruled out any foul play. He said the recommendations were based on seniority in the Police Department. “The seniority list has been circulated and no objection has ever been raised,” he said. About Sandhu
His take Sandhu said his elevation to the IPS was overdue as he was one of the senior most PPS officers. "The cases against me are going on. But I have not been indicted in any case as yet, so there is nothing wrong in sending my name to the UPSC," he said.
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Another paddy scam unearthed in Moga
Moga, November 18 A senior police officer said an FIR under Section 406 of the IPC had been registered against Kewal Krishan, son of Sham Lal, owner of Goyal Rice and General Mills, Dharamkot, on a complaint filed by Mool Chand, branch in charge, Markfed. The latter said 1,26,688 bags of paddy were allotted to the rice mill during 2012-2013. But 70,000 bags were found missing during inspection in July this year. Repeated requests to the mill owner to account for the missing bags proved futile. Also, the mill failed to deliver custom milled rice to the the central food agency, FCI. The officer alleged that the mill delivered only 19,623 quintals of rice to the FCI and sold the rest of the 10,084 quintals on the black market. A probe into the scam has been handed over to the economic offences wing of the police. Investigating officer Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Ved Parkash said the police had raided the mill owner's residence but he was not found there. “We will soon arrest him and try to recover the missing paddy,” he said. This is the fourth paddy scam unearthed in Moga district during the past one week. As many as 4,011 quintals of paddy had gone missing from Dhaliwal Agro Rice Mills, Nihalsinghwala; 84,995 bags from Agro Industries, Ajitwal, and 11,460 bags from Hi-Tech Food Industry,
Ajitwal. Fourth scam in a week
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Govt pulls out specialists from
rural areas, quacks make hay
Gurdaspur, November 18 The move seems to have boomeranged as with no specialists in border areas, patients have no option but to flock to quacks who are flourishing in the district. In Gurdaspur, there are four hospitals located in the border areas of Dorangla, Dera Baba Nanak, Behrampur and Dinanagar. Specialist doctors, including surgeons, paediatricians and gynaecologists, have been pulled out from here. The five hospitals that have been upgraded are the Gurdaspur Civil Hospital, Batala sub-divisional hospital and community health centres at Bham, Fatehgarh Churian and Kalanaur. Since neither of these is located near the border, patients, mainly poor and illiterate, are at the mercy of quacks. To compound the matters, the laws governing quacks are archaic in nature. Those indulging in unethical medical practices are thus doing a roaring business. In Gurdaspur district, only one case has been registered against a quack in the recent past. "The case was registered after a complaint was filed with the Deputy Commissioner. Otherwise we do not have powers to deal with quackery," said a senior Civil Hospital official. As per an estimate, there are nearly 3,000 quacks in this border district. Hundreds of addicts are at the receiving end as on one hand they are facing action under the anti-drug drive of the state police while on the other there are no doctors to treat them. "In Dorangla and Behrampur health centres, there is not even a single specialist doctor. In Dera Baba Nanak centre, there is one surgeon. Deliveries at these hospitals have come down drastically as there are no gynaecologists," said a doctor. A senior doctor said: "Patients, particularly addicts, are being taken for a ride by quacks who are openly practising in the district because of the archaic law which still goes by penalties that were imposed 98 years ago." Victims of apathy
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281 child labourers rescued, but employers go scot-free
Taking note of the lack of action, NGO Bachpan Bachao Andolan founder Kailash Satyarthi, who was recently awarded the Nobel peace prize, wrote to the Punjab Child Rights Protection Commission on November 16. Of the rescued children, 116 were pursuing hazardous occupations while 145 were working in 254 institutions. As many as 6,826 surprise checks were conducted across the state during the week. Among the districts, Ludhiana saw the rescue of maximum 62 children, Jalandhar 37, Amritsar 31 and Patiala 26. Over 400 children were rescued last year. Punjab Additional Labour Commissioner Harish Nayyar said, “While all the owners have been challaned by us, the FIRs are the prerogative of the task forces.” NGO activist Dinesh Kumar said, “Article 23 of the Constitution states that any child below 18 years not being paid minimum wages is believed to be pursuing forced labour. All children rescued fall under this category, still their employers have not been booked.”
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Govt to reline 2 main canals
Chandigarh, November 18 Cotton and paddy worth several crores of rupees have been damaged in this fertile belt because of waterlogging. “Though a large number of pump sets have been installed in the area to drain out water, the problem remains unresolved,” said a senior official in Muktsar. The state government has floated global tenders for the project that is expected to cost Rs 1,800 crore. KS Pannu, Secretary, Irrigation, said the government had constituted an advisory committee to ensure the tendering process was completed within the timeframe. Seepage from these canals, which pass through Muktsar and Faridkot, each covering a distance of about 100 km, has caused waterlogging in the area. The water saved by brick lining the canals will be enough to irrigate 1,27,665 hectares of land in Rajasthan as well as in Punjab. The Central Water Commission has cleared the project that is to be completed in four years. The two canals will be closed for two months in a year for brick lining. The Ministry of Water Resources will provide 90 per cent grant for relining the Rajasthan feeder under the Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme. For the Sirhind Feeder, the Centre would provide 25 per cent grant for the portion that will benefit Punjab and 90 per cent grant for the portion that will benefit Rajasthan. Besides, the Centre has decided to give a one-time grant of Rs 167 crore to Punjab. A mechanism is being worked out to supply drinking water to Rajasthan when the relining work is underway. Tackling waterlogging
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Three different dates for Gurpurb create confusion
Amritsar, November 18 The Sikh high priests were forced to deliberate on the matter and decide a fresh date as the Gurpurb was coinciding with the martyrdom day of Guru Gobind Singh’s younger Sahibzadas on December 28. Therefore, they fixed January 7 as the new date for the event. But they also clarified that those who wished to celebrate the Gurpurb on December 28 were free to do so. Besides, there are those who follow the original Nanakshahi Calendar who will celebrate the event on January 5. The Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (PSGPC) and the American Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (AGPC) follow the original calendar abroad. In India, outfits like Dal Khalsa and SAD (Delhi) led by Paramjit Singh Sarna adhere to it. The cracks in the Sikh community have already surfaced over the issue with the Takht Shri Patna Sahib making it clear that they would celebrate the ‘gurpurab’ on December 28. On the other hand, the SGPC has urged both the Centre as well as the state government to declare a holiday on January 7 in view of the Sikh clergy’s decision to celebrate the Gurpurb on that day. Avtar Singh Makkar, SGPC chief, said the Sikhs were in dilemma over celebrating the Gurpurb on December 28. He said he had written to Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani and Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, urging them to declare a holiday on January 7. The original Nanakshahi Calendar, which was implemented in 2003, is based on solar charts and it has fixed the dates of all major Gurpurbs except for three and all 12 ‘sangrands’. Prior to the Nanakshahi Calendar, Sikhs were observing their events as per the Bikrami Calendar, which is based on lunar charts and the dates of Gurpurbs and ‘sangrands’ keep on changing every year. The original Nanakshahi Calendar was not accepted by Takht Sri Hazur Sahib, Takht Sri Patna Sahib and Sant Samaj. In 2010, the amended Nanakshahi Calendar was implemented. After the amendments, the community reverted to Bikrami Calendar for observing all ‘sangrands’ and four Gurpurbs. Therefore, the amended version is basically a mix of original Nanakshahi Calendar and Bikrami Calendar.
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Didn’t name anybody, says Sidhu
Chandigarh, November 18 Talking on the phone,
Sidhu, who has been assigned the task of campaigning in Jammu and Kashmir, said: “I only said that Punjab should get rid of those who have looted and plundered the state. I did not know that they
(Akalis) fall in this category.” Sidhu’s outburst at Ludhiana has raised a political storm with Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) spokesperson Daljit Singh Cheema complaining to Punjab BJP president Kamal Sharma, seeking action against
Sidhu. The latter told The Tribune that the mission of every politician should be “selfless service of the people and not service of self.” Tug-of-war The SAD leadership has started hitting back at the BJP with senior Akali leaders Sikander Singh Maluka and Bikram Singh Majithia publicly criticising
Sidhu. There seems to be no end to the tug-of-war between the alliance partners. On the issue of drugs, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has placed the ball in the Modi government’s court. Without referring to the ABVP that had raised the issue at its conference in Amritsar last week,
Badal, during his visit to Phagwara, said that efforts should be made to seal the international border. He said the
BJP-ruled Rajasthan should be stopped from selling poppy husk in the open. In days to come, he is likely to write to BJP president Amit Shah and the PM to take effective steps to stop smuggling of drugs from across the border. Capital issue The CM has tried to put the BJP on the back foot on the issue of
Chandigarh, saying he hoped that the Modi government would do justice to the state. As there is a BJP government at the Centre as well as in
Haryana, Badal knows that if Chandigarh is not given to Punjab, his party will have a good reason to push the BJP to the wall. Deputy CM Sukhbir Badal too has written to the PM to honour his commitment to give relief to victims of the anti-Sikh riots. The adviser to the Chief Minister, Harcharan
Bains, said both Badal and Sukhbir considered SAD’s alliance with the BJP as very important. “The BJP high command too regards the alliance as sacrosanct,” he added.
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Cong ex-MLA among 30 held during protest
Sangrur, November 18 They were protesting the non-issuance of ‘Blue cards’ under the Atta-Dal Scheme to the poor in Sangrur constituency. Unruly scenes were witnessed as some of them even tried to scale the boundary wall as the police had closed the main gate. But the police foiled their attempts. Among others detained were Congress Kisan Cell district chairman Rajinder Raja Bir Kalan, Punjab Youth Congress general secretary Poonam Kangra and Sangrur municipal council former chief Harbans Lal. The activists were taken to the Sangrur (city) police station. They were let off after an hour after their supporters gathered outside the police station. Sibia said they had apprised Deputy Commissioner Arshdeep Singh Thind of the issue 10 days ago, but to no avail. He claimed the district administration had assured him of completing the task with a week. Thind said he had already issued instructions to the Sub-Divisional Magistrates concerned to provide the lists of beneficiaries to the Food and Supply Department so that the cards could be prepared.
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Former Cong minister Henry applies for fresh passport
Jalandhar, November 18 Henry has applied under the name of Avtar Henry alias Avtar Singh, son of Joginder Singh. The residential address is mentioned as Old Railway Road. Henry’s son from his first wife, Gurjit Singh Sanghera, had accused him of possessing two passports with fake addresses. Ajay Kumar Sehgal, an RTI activist, had approached the Punjab and Haryana High Court, seeking action by the police on the matter. Sehgal alleged Henry had now applied for a passport on the Kartar Bus office address. Counsel Hardyal Grewal said: “After Henry ceased to be an Indian citizen and was refused voting rights, he filed a revision petition with the Centre. Till the time a decision is taken on this petition, he cannot apply for a fresh passport as per the law.” When contacted, Henry said he had got the court's permission to go abroad to visit his ailing sister. “I have not applied for a fresh passport. In fact, I have applied for renewal of passport. I have done nothing wrong. My rivals are trying to malign my image. As the court is yet to decide the dual citizenship case, I am still an Indian citizen," he said.
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Withdraw security to Tytler, Sajjan: DSGMC
Amritsar, November 18 In a statement released here, Manjit alleged, “These leaders are enjoying security since the days of the previous UPA regime led by the Congress.” He said the duo had also enjoyed prominent positions during the Congress rule, but now with the BJP coming to power “time had come to punish them”. He said this would send a message to the Sikhs community that the present government was conscious about their issues. He also opined that security cover to these two leaders was a “hindrance in delivery of justice” to the riot victims as both the leaders “had been exploiting their securitymen to intimidate the witnesses”. — TNS
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Cane price up despite objection by mills
Chandigarh, November 18 With cane crushing set to start from November 20, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today agreed to raise the State Agreed Price (SAP) of early, medium and late varieties of sugarcane. The government had raised cane prices substantially by Rs 40 per quintal during the last crushing season. With this hike, the SAP of early, medium and late varieties of sugarcane in Punjab would be Rs 295, Rs 285 and Rs 280 per quintal for the 2014-15 crushing season. Punjab-based private sugarmills had argued against the hike. They claimed there was no “viability” in running the mills as there were very high rates of cane in the state while current sugar prices were lesser than input cost. A total of one lakh hectares of area is under sugarcane in Punjab, with cane production and sugar estimated to be 720 lakh quintals and 48 lakh quintals for 2014-15 crushing season. There are 16 sugarmills, including seven in the private sector, in Punjab with crushing capacity of 49,766 tonnes crushing per day. (With PTI inputs)
Bitter pill
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Div Commissioner summons MLA Nagra, Congress fumes
Abohar, November 18 Syal has alleged that the MLA had used abusive language against her at the Sirhind municipal council office following a tiff over an anti-encroachment drive on September 16. Congress Legislature Party (CLP) Leader Sunil Jakhar said the Divisional Commissioner had asked Fatehgarh Sahib Deputy Commissioner to “ensure” the presence of Nagra and Syal at Fatehgarh Sahib for an inquiry. “The summoning of a legislator by an official violates the basic principles of democracy as enshrined in the Constitution,” he said. Claiming that the Vidhan Sabha Speaker had, at a meeting with Congress legislators, assured that he would conduct an inquiry into the episode, Jakhar said bureaucrats were free to approach the Privileges Committee if they had any grievance against an MLA as the latter enjoyed the status of Principal Secretary and above. He said they would raise the matter on the floor of the House during the coming session through privilege motion against the Divisional Commissioner.
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Modi must honour word on
tackling drug menace: Bajwa
Jalandhar, November 17 Bajwa is on a two-day tour of Jalandhar. He began the tour with a series of rallies in the wards of party councillors and former councillors. He said Modi, soon after taking over as PM, had said he would rid Punjab of the drug menace. "Now that BJP leaders, especially from Amritsar, are saying they will expose the drug supply chain, the PM must act and order a CBI inquiry into the possible involvement of Akali leaders. On Navjot Sidhu's recent outbursts, he claimed: "The real clash between the SAD and BJP is over sharing of political wealth. While earlier the ratio may have been 70:30, now the BJP wants a bigger pie.” Asked about Rosy Bhattal, niece of Congress leader Rajinder Kaur Bhattal, joining the BJP, he said Rosy had no political standing. Asked if he aspired to be a CM, he said: “ As a politician I aspire to be on that post. What’s wrong in that?”
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Soon, online tutorials for rural students
Chandigarh, November 18 The decision was taken by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today during a meeting to review the Edusat programme. The government wants to evolve a mechanism to help bright students from villages to compete with students from public schools in the cities. The Chief Minister said that technology must be used to reach out to a large number of rural students besides providing them access to quality education. Giving the green signal to the online tutorials in physics, chemistry, maths and biology, the Chief Minister said the exercise would prove a boon for students who wanted to pursue a career in medicine or engineering. The Chief Minister said that the proposed online programme would help impart quality coaching to the rural students at a nominal cost. These interactive courses would be first started in 100 schools. Officials told the Chief Minister that the project would entail an expenditure of Rs 4.5 crore. It would comprise contact sessions, query resolution and an archives section. Class coordinators would be deployed to streamline the project. Students would also be provided coaching to appear for IELTS and
TOEFL. Quality coaching
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Punbus to hire contractual staff
Jalandhar, November 18 Outsourcing was being done for the past 6-7 years. The company named "Providers" has been providing contractual staff for Punbus since 2009. Director, State Transport Punjab, Bhupinder Singh Rai said the department had now decided to recruit staff on contract. The arrangement would help department save Rs 30-40 lakh per month, he added. Asked why the department did not do so earlier, he said, "I think the department wasn't able to do the same due to a court case." General Manager of the Chandigarh-based firm "Providers" Sandeep Kumar Sharma said their contract with the State Transport Department was valid till September 2015. "We do not have any official intimation on the issue so far," he added. The Director, State Transport Department, however, said the contract with Providers would end automatically once the department got its own contractual staff. A written test will be conducted by Panjab University for the recruitment 1,250 drivers, 1,250 conductors and 200 workshop personnel on November 23. Drivers, conductors and other staff, who have been working for Punbus under contract with Providers, will also have to go though the test to get recruited by the department. They will be get some weightage for their experience. The Punjab Roadways Joint Action Committee and the Punjab Roadways/Punbus Contract Workers Union have welcomed the decision of the department. Outsourcing to end
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10 health officials found absent
Chandigarh, November 18 Jyani, who reached the office at 9.10 am, ordered the closure of the main entrance to catch the errant officials off-guard. He remained there for four hours and examined the attendance of more than 200 employees in registers of more than 30 branches. The minister asked Director (Health) Dr Karanjit Singh to issue a warning to the 10 employees and place the document in their service record. Finding the working of the Health Directorate in a shambles, he ordered proper upkeep of the infrastructure besides streamlining other essential services. Understanding the gravity of the situation, the minister ordered the installation of a complaint box within 24 hours for the public at the entrance of the director health office which, would be opened weekly by the minister himself. While inspecting the branches and randomly checking the files, Jayani found the pendency of the small administrative issues for more than two years. He has asked the Director to ensure the disposal of pending cases within seven days. He also asked the Director to ensure online monitoring of the files.
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Teachers of aided schools without salary for 2 months
Fatehgarh Sahib, November 18 State Secretary of the Punjab State Aided School Teachers Union and Principal of Ashoka Senior Secondary School, Sirhind, Ravinder Joshi said DA arrear (amounting to around Rs 25 lakh) from January 2013 to March 2014 had not been paid to teachers of six aided schools. He said they had also not received arrears (amounting to Rs 44.94 lakh) due to them on account of implementation of the recommendations of the 6th Pay Commission. Though the state government had started paying salaries as per the 6th Pay Commission, it continued to pay house rent and medical allowances as per the recommendations of the 5th Pay Commission. He said although the nature of job of teachers of government schools and government-aided private schools was the same, the teachers in aided schools retired at 58 while government teachers retired at 60. The teachers with more than 30-year service in aided schools were getting about Rs 45,000 as salary, while the new recruits in government schools were getting Rs 60,000, he said.
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40 farmers detained
Fatehgarh Sahib, November 18 A police team led by Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) GS Sikand arrived at the site and took the protesting farmers into custody. The farmers have been on a dharna. They are demanding compensation for the land taken away by the corporation for installing towers in their fields. A senior officer said the work was being carried out under a central scheme. He said the government was ready to pay compensation for the damage to crops.
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Videoconferencing at Faridkot Central Jail fails to take off
Faridkot, November 18 The facility is lying unused owing to the alleged lack of interest among the court and jail authorities. The videoconferencing system of court hearings was aimed at reducing the chances of fleeing of undertrials during their appearance in courts. It also aimed at checking prisoners gaining access to contraband items while being transported to courts. Kulwinder Singh Thiyada, Jail Superintendent, said there was a technical snag in the system. "It will start functioning in the next few days," he claimed. The Faridkot Central Jail has over 2,100 prisoners and undertrials. These included about 50 hardcore criminals. Everyday about 200 inmates from the jail are taken to various courts across the state where they are facing trail in criminal cases. Not having sufficient number of vehicles, the police face problems in taking the criminals to outstation courts. They have to take the criminals via bus or train which provides enough scope for the latter to make good their escape. Videoconferencing will not only help save resources spent on transporting the undertrials to the courts but also ensure the safety of police personnel who escort them, said a senior police officer. There have been several incidents of hardcore criminals fleeing or attempting to flee from judicial custody in Faridkot. Vikram, a dreaded criminal from Haryana facing four murder cases, managed to escape some time ago when the police took him to Delhi for a court hearing. Fleeing of undertrials
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SAD leader’s killing: Arrest warrants against accused
Moga, November 18 SHO (City-I) Inspector Satwinder Singh said the court had ordered the arrest of Sidhu. He would have to be produced in the court on, or before, December 23. Otherwise, the proceedings to declare him a proclaimed offender would be initiated. A look-out notice has been already issued against Gurpreet Sidhu. Preliminary investigations reveal that Sidhu is in Canada these days. His wife is a Canadian citizen and he also enjoys permanent residency status in that country. The Akali leader was shot at by two unidentified assailants while he was out on a morning walk on July 8. He died in the hospital around 10 days after the attack. Gill's elder son Colonel MPS Gill, who is posted at Shimla, had alleged that his cousin Gurpreet Sidhu had given "supari" (contract) to kill his father. Gurpreet was not enjoying good relations with his uncle for the past many years due to a property dispute, the SHO said. "We are still investigating the case and the truth will come out only after Gurpreet Sidhu's arrest," he added. Gurdeep's younger son Param Gill, an award-winning American filmmaker and actor, has demanded that the Punjab Police should seek help of international agencies to arrest his cousin. About the gruesome murder
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Three killed in accidents
Fatehgarh Sahib, November 18 The victims were Jaswant Singh and Pushpinder Singh of Samrala. Gurcharan Singh, Ajaib Singh and Paramjit Singh were injured in the accident. They were taken to the Civil Hospital, Mandi Gobindgarh, from where doctors referred them to the CMC, Ludhiana. The police said the victims were sevadars of Gurdwara Nanaksar Sahib located near Samrala chowk in Ludhiana. They had gone to Rajpura to purchase a roti-making machine. In another accident, Yuvaraj Singh of Solan was injured when the tempo that he was driving collided with a tipper near Bhatmajra village on the Rajpura-Ludhiana GT road. He was referred to the PGI, Chandigarh, where he succumbed to his injuries this morning. Separate cases have been registered.
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Robbers pose as CIA staff, snatch car
Phagwara, November 18 The victim told the police that he along with his cousin Manjit Singh was returning from Amritsar when the robbers posing as CIA staff signalled them to stop. They told them to get down on the pretext of searching the car for drugs. Sandeep said when they got down, the robbers fled with the car and other belongings, including two mobile phones. The police have registered a case under Section 392 of the IPC.
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2 travel agents booked for fraud
Hoshiarpur, November 18 Balwinder Singh of Alampur has complained that Kulwinder Singh of Dasuya took Rs 29 lakh from him for arranging a US visa. Though the accused did send him to the US, he was soon deported as he was sent illegally, Balwinder alleged. The police have booked the accused under Sections 420 and 406 of the IPC and Section 10 of the Immigration Act. In another case, Bamrata Puri of Dasuya complained that Ramesh Kumar of Delhi duped her of Rs 10 lakh for arranging a US tourist visa for her and her daughter, but the accused could not get it and even refused to return the money. The police have booked the accused under Section 406 and 420 of the IPC. Held for duping youths
Abohar: The police have nabbed Abdul Rahim of Mangalore (Karnataka) from Ghaziabad for allegedly duping some youths on the pretext of settling them abroad. A local court today remanded him in police custody for seven days, said investigating officer Raghubir Singh. The police had last month arrested Vishal Sharma aka Sachin Nanda (35) who was working for a travel agency in New Delhi. Vinod Kumar and Jitender of Khetri village had claimed that they paid Rs 9 lakh each for visa to settle in Italy. They were sent to Russia where Vishal's accomplice demanded Rs 1.5 lakh each to send them to Italy. Despite paying the money, they remained stuck there, they alleged.
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Satyarthi, in his letter, has demanded that establishment owners be booked under relevant sections of the IPC under the Juvenile Justice Act 2000; Bonded Labour Act 1876 as well as the Child labour Act 1986. He said the rescued children should be admitted to schools. The letter also reiterated the NGO’s demand for making it a member of task force committees in all districts. It is already a member in Ludhiana.
