Copper wire theft: 4 held
Chandigarh: Four persons have been arrested for the theft of copper wire from the roof of the PUNSUP office in Sector 34. Complainant Mohinder Kumar, a security guard, said on January 20, he heard some noise from the roof and found three persons cutting copper wire. He nabbed one of the suspects, Sandeep Kumar, alias Kala, a resident of Sector 52. A case was registered. Later, two more suspects, Naveen Kumar and Vishal, alias Nodi, were also nabbed. A shopkeeper, Jeet Lal, who had received the stolen wires from the suspects, was also arrested. TNS
Compensation for land
Chandigarh: The UT has announced a compensation of Rs12.40 crore for the acquisition of 3.72 acres at Kishangarh in Mani Majra. The land has been acquired at the rate of Rs3.33 crore per acre, including 100 per cent solatium of Rs1.48 crore and interest of Rs37.26 lakh. The total compensation paid to the owners is Rs12.40 crore. The land is meant for school, a community centre and a tube well.
Brar elected PSEB employees’ body chief
Mohali: Baljinder Singh Brar has been elected as president of the Punjab School Education Board Employees Association by defeating Parvinder Singh Khangura in elections conducted on Friday. The other office-bearers are Ramandeep Singh Gill Senior, vice-president; Gurpreet Singh Kahlon and Paramjit Singh Randhawa, vice-president 1 and 2, respectively; Vakil Singh, junior vice-president; Sukhchain Singh Saini, general secretary; Sunil Arora, secretary; Baljinder Singh Chanarthal, joint secretary; Rajinder Saini finance secretary; Pardeep Singh Boparai, office secretary; Manoj Kumar Rana, organisation secretary; and Guriqbal Singh Sodhi, press secretary. Besides, 27 executive members were also elected. TNS
Two booked in fraud case
Zirakpur: The police have registered yet another fraud case against GBP owner Satish Gupta and a Panchkula resident for defrauding a Chandigarh resident of Rs 5 crore on the pretext of acquiring a house in Chandigarh. A case has been registered on the instructions of the SP (Rural) after a complaint was submitted to him in November 2021. TNS
