Immigration firm owner booked in Mani Majra

Chandigarh: The owner of Maple Ridge Overseas Immigration, Mani Majra, has been booked for not providing its information to the UT police. A total of 68 immigration companies have been booked so far. A case under Section 188 of the IPC has been registered against the owner, Vikram Singh. TNS

Man nabbed with opium

Chandigarh: The UT police have nabbed a man with 500 gm of opium. The suspect, Ramandeep Singh, a resident of Karnal, was nabbed by cops on a patrol in Sector 29. A case under the NDPS Act has been registered. TNS

Mobile phone snatched

Chandigarh: An unknown person snatched a mobile phone from Radhey Shyam, a Nayagaon resident. The incident took place near Piccadilly Chowk. TNS

Car set on fire in Sector 20

Chandigarh: A car parked in Sector 20 was set on fire by an unknown person. Complainant Vinod Kumar stated that his car, that was parked near his house, was set on fire on January 10. The police have registered a case. TNS

Immigration firm owner dupes man

Chandigarh: An immigration company owner has been booked for allegedly duping a city resident of Rs23 lakh. The complainant, Saksham Garcha of Sector 40, alleged that he had paid the money to Gurpreet Singh Randhawa, owner of Blue Sapphire Consultants, Sector 34, in 2020 for providing a visa and work permit of Canada. He alleged that the suspect neither provided the visa nor returned the money. TNS

Rose Fest call at war room meet

Chandigarh: There is uncertainty over holding of the Rose Festival, which is organised every year in February at Rose Garden, Sector 16. The festival is likely to be held on a symbolic note like last year in view of Covid. MC Commissioner Anindita Mitra said the issue would be taken up at a war room meeting. 

2 held with pistol, stolen scooty

Mohali: The police have arrested two suspects and recovered a stolen scooty, one country-made pistol and two live rounds from them near the Padiala bypass on the Kharar-Kurali road. The suspects have been identified as Pardeep Kumar, alias Vicky, a resident of Ambala Cantonment, and Nishant, alias Golu, a resident of Una. A case under Sections 379-B and 411 of the IPC and the Arms Act has been registered against the duo at the Kurali City police station. The suspects were produced in a court, which sent them to police custody. TNS

‘Release Rs10L for X-ray machine’

Chandigarh: MP Kirron Kher has asked Deputy Commissioner Vinay Pratap Singh to release Rs10 lakh to Government Multi-Specialty Hospital, Sector 16, Chandigarh, from the MPLADS fund for purchasing a portable X-ray machine. In a letter addressed to the Deputy Commissioner, the MP stated that as third wave of Covid 19 had gripped the country, she requests to divert her MPLADS funds to purchase a portable X-ray machine for the GMSH-16. TNS

2 nabbed for liquor haul

Ambala: The Ambala police have arrested two persons who were booked in connection with the stock of liquor of Indian-made foreign liquor brands of the 1998 batch recovered from a closed godown at Kuldeep Nagar in Ambala Cantonment. The suspects were identified as godown owner/caretaker Gourav Gupta and liquor contractor Vicky Saini. Ambala Anti-Narcotics Cell in-charge Hamir Singh said, “They were booked for keeping stock without permission. They were produced in a court, which sent them to judicial custody.” TNS

PU fencers win eight medals

Chandigarh: Panjab University fencers bagged eight medals in the All-India Inter-University Fencing Championship held at Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar. The team bagged four individual and four team medals. Amit and Kajal claimed a bronze medal each in foil event, while Yashkirat Kaur Hayer bagged a bronze medal in epee event and Anya won a bronze medal in sabre event. Panjab University’s foil team — Amit, Deepak, Divesh and Harsh — claimed a bronze medal. The team of Ajay, Tarasveer, Druv Walia and Divij Khanna won a bronze medal in sabre event, whereas the team of Yashkirat, Chavvi Kohli, Ashiana and Mumtaz claimed a bronze in epee event. The team of Sanya, Shubhjot Dayal, Akashdeep and Babita claimed a bronze in sabre event.