12012026-CT-01.qxd 1/12/2026 12:35 AM Page 1 c m y b Chandigarh tribune CITY GIRL TAKES HAT-TRICK IN PREMIER LEAGUE DEBUT LAST-PLACE FINISH FOR UT AT VIJAYA HAZARE LEAGUE OSCAR SPOTLIGHT ON UNTOLD TRUTHS Nandini plays for Delhi Capitals against Mumbai Indians at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. P3 The city lads finish the Vijay Hazare Trophy Elite Group's league stage at the last spot. P3 With Paroentering the Oscar Convention List, Trupti Bhoir marks her second Academyrecognised film, on global stage. P4 » » 401-500 301-400 201-300 101-200 51-100 0-50 MAX 18°C | MIN 5°C YESTERDAY MAX 14°C | MIN 5°C SUNRISE TUESDAY 7.20 AM /THETRIBUNECHD FACEBOOK/CHANDIGARHTRIBUNE Mohali police arrest sister-in-law of PPCB recommends action councillor who quit AAP to join BJP against UT MC, contractor Nabbed from Manimajra for ‘breach of trust’, BJP cries vendetta DUMPING OF WASTE IN MULLANPUR AREA AT NIGHT AIR QUALITY INDEX CHANDIGARH MOSTLY CLOUDY SUNSET MONDAY 5.38 PM » MONDAY | 12 JANUARY 2026 | CHANDIGARH FORECAST 186 SEVERE VERY POOR POOR MODERATE SATISFACTORY GOOD FIR registered against unidentified persons Tribune News Service Gaurav Kanthwal WHAT’S ON CHANDIGARH COMEDY SHOW: A group of comedians to give live standup comedy performance; The Laugh Club, Sector 25; Chandigarh, 7:30 pm onwards APNI MANDI Chandigarh: Sectors 43 & 45 Mohali: Sectors 70, 78 & Phase 5 Panchkula: MDC, Sector 5 Please send information about events in tricity at: whatson@tribunemail.com Mohali, January 11 The Mohali police today arrested Komal Sharma, sister-in-law of Suman, a Chandigarh MC councillor who quit AAP to join the BJP recently, from Manimajra for criminal breach of trust related to a government service. Komal, an employee of the Punjab Water Supply and Sewerage Board, was reportedly drawing salary from the department without attending office. The BJP alleged that the arrest was part of political vendetta unleashed by AAP leader Dr Sunny Ahluwalia, also chairman of the Punjab Water Supply and Sewerage Board. She was produced in a Mohali court and sent to twoday police remand. On a complaint filed by a superintendent of the department, a case of criminal breach of trust was registered against Komal at the Sohana police station. The police had picked her up from her house early in the morning and informed the UT police about the arrest. Ward No. 4 councillor Suman, Komal’s husband Sonu Sharma and local BJP Tribune News Service The UT police stop BJP workers as they march towards the Punjab Chief Minister’s residence to protest the arrest of councillor’s kin by the Mohali police. TRIBUNE PHOTO: PARDEEP TEWARI leaders today reached the Mani Majra police station and registered their protest against the Mohali police. Suman said, “Dr Sunny Ahluwalia and local AAP leaders have been luring me with money to rejoin AAP ahead of the coming mayoral elections. When I refused their offer, they started threatening me and my family members. Today morning, they arrested my sister-in-law from her house. Ahluwalia has resorted to giving life threats to pursue his petty politics.” Both the BJP and AAP leaders had been engaged in a war of words since her arrest in the morning. The Chandigarh MC mayoral polls are scheduled for January 29. The state general secretary of Punjab AAP and coincharge of the Chandigarh unit, Sunny Ahluwalia said, “I have no role in it. The police are investigating the matter and things will Beating the chill become clear soon.” Meanwhile, the BJP leaders said Ahluwalia’s predatory tactics would be repulsed in his own way. “We know how to handle these gimmicks,” said former Mayor Arun Sood. the behest of AAP leaders, the Punjab Police, without informing the Chandigarh Police, abducted the councillor’s sister-in-law from her home, arrested her and subsequently took her to the Continued on page 2 Mohali, January 11 After five garbage-laden trucks on their way from Chandigarh to Palheri were impounded in a late night operation by the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) and the Punjab police, a controversy has erupted over the inept handling of legacy waste by the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation. Environmentalist and residents questioned if the legacy waste was to be disposed of in the vicinity in the dark of night, why so much taxpayers’ money was being spent on the bioremediation project. The Mullanpur police registered a case against unidentified persons on Saturday night. The UT civic body had awarded a contract to a consortium of M/S Aakanksha Enterprises, Dwarka in New Delhi (lead member); and M/S Rekart Innovations Private Limited, Gurugram (trailing member); for a sum of Rs 67.96 crore for biomining of the legacy waste and reclaiming the land in Dadumajra in 2022. On Saturday, PPCB offi- Garbage-laden trucks impounded by the police in Mullanpur. cials recommended an FIR against the waste management contractor, truck owners, drivers, landowner, where the garbage was being dumped, and the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation, under the Environment Protection Act and Section 271 and 272 of the BNS. The case was registered on a statement of PPCB Junior Engineer Amanpreet Singh. The PPCB officials stated that it was not clear since when the clandestine activity of garbage dumping had been going on. The police have impounded five Punjab registration trucks, which were used to transport the garbage from Chandigarh to Palheri village near Mullanpur. According to the FIR, the truck drivers and conductors fled the spot, leaving behind their vehicles, after sensing trouble. Questions are being raised about the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation’s inept handling of legacy waste after the issue came to the fore. The MC, which runs a late night drive to catch litterers, could not spot five garbage-laden trucks as these drove from UT to Mullanpur to dump the waste. Similarly, the UT police has also drawn the flak from environmentalists. The police force, which have installed hundreds of hi-tech cameras on roads to catch Continued on page 2 Linesman electrocuted near Dera Bassi Tribune News Service Dera Bassi, January 11 A 32-year-old linesman of the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) was electrocuted while carrying out repairs at Kheri Gujjaran, near here, around 3 pm yesterday. The deceased, Sunil Kumar, a resident of Ganauli village, Ambala, was a contractual employee and handled electricity complaints. He is survived by his wife and two children. According to reports, a per- mit was obtained from the PSPCL yesterday from 12 noon to 5 pm for maintenance work. Sunil had climbed a pole to rectify a fault in the 11kv line when reverse current passed through the wires and he was electrocuted. Vikas, his co-worker, said he was electrocuted and remained hanging on the power lines for a long time. He was brought down with great difficulty using ropes and taken Continued on page 2 Woman killed in accident Labourers sit around a bonfire on the roadside at Sector 26, Chandigarh, on Sunday. Cold, dry and cloudy weather is likely to persist in the Tricity over the next five days. TRIBUNE PHOTO: PARDEEP TEWARI Chandigarh: Sarabjeet Kaur (60), a resident of Sector 40, died after being hit by a car near the Sector 40-41 light point. She was taken to the Government Multi Speciality Hospital, Sector 16, where doctors declared her dead. A case under Sections 281 and 106 (1) of the BNS has been registered on a complaint filed by Parveen. The accused driver has been arrested. — TNS A hardcore regimental officer, thorough gentleman Officers remember General Mann who died in hit-&-run during morning walk in Panchkula Tribune News Service Chandigarh, January 11 Officers of the Bihar Regiment, to which Lt Gen Kulwant Singh Mann (retd) belonged, remember him as a hardcore regimental officer who was a thorough gentleman. The 83-year old officer was killed in a hit-and-run accident near his home in Panchkula on Saturday. “He was a senior Major when I was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in 1970. Though very firm in his approach, he was very helpful and guided young officers benevolently,” Col SS Sohi (retd), who has served with the General said. “He was a fatherly figure and a docile gentleman who spoke kindly with everyone,” he added. A veteran of the 1971 India- Pakistan War, he was commissioned into the Third Battalion of the Bihar Regiment in 1960. He later raised and commanded the Regiment’s 12th Battalion. During the war, he was posted with 10 Bihar in the eastern theatre, where the battalion took part in the Battle of Akhaura, a crucial engagement in which the Indian Army captured the strategically important Pakistani town near Agartala. Subsequently, he commanded two brigades, one at Twang in the east and the other at Dehradun. As Major General, he commanded the 22 Infantry Division in Meerut. As a Lieutenant General, he headed the Infantry School, Mhow, and retired as the Director General Lt Gen Kulwant Singh Mann Infantry. Besides undergoing a foreign course in Australia, he was also the Colonel of the Bihar Regiment for several years. “Post retirement, he remained actively associated with regimental affairs and participated in social activities and events,” Brig DK Mohan (retd), general secretary of the Bihar Regimental Association said. “He was also an excellent hockey player and during his service days, was captain of the regimental hockey team.” Officers recalled that over a year ago, he drove all the way from Chandigarh to Gwalior along with his wife to attend the Platinum Jubilee of 3 Bihar, which had moved to the peace location after a stint in Siachen. “Lt Gen Mann hails from a military family from Bathinda. One of his sons served with the Corps of Engineers before opting for premature retirement,” Brig Mohan said. His other son is a police officer in Canada. Brig Kiran Kiran (retd), president of the local chapter of the Indian Ex-service- c m y b men’s Movement has condoled Lt Gen Mann’s demise. “We used to meet and interact at different forums and it was always nice to talk to him on different subjects. Our fraternity is also urging the Panchkula Police to expedite its investigation into the unfortunate accident,” he added. The General was reportedly hit by an unknown vehicle while he was taking a walk in Panchkula’s Mansa Devi Complex. Passers-by rushed him to the Command Hospital, Chandimandir, where he was diagnosed with head injuries, to which he succumbed. Sources said that CCTV footage from a petrol pump near the site of the accident has indicated that he was hit by an auto-rickshaw. ADMISSIONS OPEN EMPOWERED LEARNING Cultivating Future-Ready Leaders We recognize and nurture each child's unique strengths across academics, sports, arts, leadership and emerging technologies. 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