Cop killed in road mishap
Panchkula: A special police officer of the Panchkula police was killed after a truck knocked him down while he was crossing the road to reach the Panchkula Police Lines. The mishap took place around 11 am when the victim, Bijendra Singh, after having a breakfast in Sector 25, was crossing the NH 73 on foot. A truck coming from the Ramgarh side hit him. The cop died on the spot. The truck driver fled, leaving the vehicle behind. TNS
Patwari’s election office ransacked
Mohali: The election office of Sukhdev Patwari, joint candidate of the AAP and the Azad Group from Ward No. 34, was ransacked by a group of miscreants in Sector 70 here late on Saturday night. Patwari alleged that Akali workers gathered with sticks in big number outside his office and created ruckus. Meanwhile, there were reports of liquor being distributed in a slum area in Phase 6 here this night, which led to stone pelting on some members of a political party. According to information, the police rushed to the spot to bring the situation under control. TNS
Mobile phone, purse snatched
Chandigarh: A Dhanas resident, Pankaj Kumar, reported that two unknown persons riding a scooter snatched his mobile phone, a purse containing Aadhaar card and some cash near the Dhanas lake on February 11. A case has been registered. TNS
Woman loses bag to snatcher
Panchkula: A 40-year-old woman, an accountant with Blue Bird High School in Sector 16, lost her handbag to a bike-borne snatcher on Saturday. The bag contained her mobile phone, two ATM cards, identity documents and Rs500. The woman, Richa Paliwal, was walking towards the main road to catch an auto-rickshaw for Baltana after finishing her duty around 1:30 pm. The suspect, who came from behind, snatched her bag and fled away. The victim couldn’t note the registration number of the vehicle. “The suspect was caught on CCTV cameras installed in a nearby house and will be nabbed soon,” said Sub-Inspector Sushil Kumar, in-charge at the Sector 16 police post. A case has been registered. TNS
Man arrested with pistol
Dera Bassi: The police have nabbed a man with a country-made pistol and five rounds of ammunition in Lalru. The suspect has been identified as Mohammad Abid, 28, a resident of Malerkotla. The suspect was produced before a court on February 12, which sent him to three-day police custody. TNS
Minerva academy enter quarters
Chandigarh: Minerva Academy defeated SBBS Football Academy 3-2 in the JCT Punjab U21 Youth League. SBBS Football Academy took an early lead after its striker Ravi converted a free kick. The side closed the first half with a one-goal lead. In the second half, Minerva levelled the score in the 65th minute through Shambhu Deb. Ojas Singh, thereafter, put Minerva ahead by scoring in the 68th minute. However, the joy was cut short as SBBS Football Academy put the score on a par in the 78th minute. In the last minute, Ojas again netted his second goal to confirm a 3-2 win over SBBS Football Academy. Minerva Academy will now play its quarterfinal match against Thekedar Amarjit Singh Memorial Football Club in Mohali. TNS
Volleyball state c’ship from Feb 17
Chandigarh: The Chandigarh Volleyball Association will organise the Chandigarh State Senior (Men and Women) and Sub-Junior (Boys and Girls) Volleyball Championship from February 17 to 19. The association will also select a probable squad to represent Chandigarh in the 69th Senior National Volleyball Championship at KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, from March 5 to 11. The sub-junior boys’ team will participate in the 43rd Sub-Junior National Volleyball Championship at Vellore, Tamil Nadu, from February 24 to 28. Players born on or after January 1, 2005, will be eligible to participate in sub-junior age group of the championship. TNS
