12062026-LT-01.qxd 12-06-2026 01:00 Page 1 c m y b Ludhiana tribune MAN KILLED AS TRUCK HITS STATIONARY BOLERO A QUIET BIRTHDAY, MOUNTING ANTICIPATION… VIR DAS ANNOUNCES CAST FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL HORROR FILM A man was killed and another grievously hurt as speeding truck rammed into parked vehicle on NH1. P2 Bollywood Actor-singer Vedang Raina, who turned 26 on June 2, has a lot to be thankful for. P4 Actor-comedian Vir Das announced cast of his upcoming film Baara Number, a psychological horror. P4 » » » FORECAST PARTLY CLOUDY MAX 37°C | MIN 20°C YESTERDAY MAX 42°C | MIN 21°C SUNSET FRIDAY 7.24 PM SUNRISE SATURDAY 5:21 AM FRIDAY | 12 JUNE 2026 | LUDHIANA Man booked for setting father’s house on fire Ludhiana, June 11 A man set his father’s house on fire at Seera village. As per the police, when the elderly father, an ex-serviceman, was away at a court, his son broke into the house and set it on fire. Based on the complaint, the police registered a case and begun a probe. In his complaint to the police, Budh Ram (65) said on June 10, he had locked his house and went to the court complex. It is alleged that in his absence, his son Lokesh Kumar broke into the main gate of the house and set it on fire. A bed, LED TV, CCTV cameras, clothes, fans, PVC ceiling panels and other items were destroyed in the fire. The police have registered a case against the man. — TNS police stations to 9 kids employed for labour Chokedeasy as 7,500 seized breathe in Khanna shops rescued vehicles to be shifted to yard Will be handed over to their parents after counselling Shivani Bhakoo Tribune News Service Ludhiana, June 11 To prevent child labour, nine children were rescued under ‘Project Jeevanjot’ by a team, constituted under the leadership of the District Child Protection Officer, during raids from Khanna. The district task force, led by the District Child Protection Officer, Rashmi, conducted various raids to rescue the children. The surprise checking was conducted at shops and Man booked for sodomising 16-yr-old on massage pretext Ludhiana, June 11 A man, resident of Kheri village, sodomised a 16-yearold boy. The suspect took the teenager to a room and sodomised him on the pretext of giving him a massage. The police have registered a case against the suspect. In a police complaint, the complainant stated that his 16-yearold younger brother had come to the state for work. For the past few days, his brother had been experiencingseverebodypain.Toease his pain, he took the youth to the suspect who claims to cure pain by giving a body massage. The suspect lured the boy into a secret room, promising to give him a massage to ease the pain. Afterwards, he removed boy’s clothes and committed unnatural sex with him. — TNS The rescued victims in Ludhiana on Thursday. TRIBUNE PHOTO dhabas in Khanna from where the children were rescued by the team. District Child Protection Officer Rashmi said after rescue operation, the children were presented before the Child Welfare Commit- tee in Ludhiana. Rashmi said after counselling of the children and their parents, the kids would be handed over to their kin. The campaign is being conducted by Legal Officer Deepak Kumar, District Child Protection Officer and Sharad Sood, supervisor. The Deputy Commissioner, Himanshu Jain, said any information can be given about child labour for the protection of children on 1098 helpline. continued on page 2 Halwara airport caters to 2,700 passengers in week Shivani Bhakoo Tribune News Service Ludhiana, June 11 A month after the launch of commercial operations, the Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha International Airport at Halwara is witnessing a strong response, handling nearly 350 passengers daily. If the trend continues, the airport is projected to serve over 1.25 lakh passengers annually. Barely a month into operations, the airport recorded close to 2,700 passengers between June 3 and June 10. According to data available with the authorities, the facility currently handles c m y b between 330 and 420 passengers on a full-service day. Expressing satisfaction over the encouraging response, Deputy Commissioner Himanshu Jain said: “The numbers from the first month show genuine demand rather than novelty continued on page 2 Nikhil Bhardwaj Tribune News Service Ludhiana, June 11 In what could be termed as a major development in the Ludhiana Police Commissionerate, as many as 28 police stations and 34 police posts, which have been choked with the dumping of unclaimed impounded vehicles inside and outside police buildings, have finally started getting breathing space. The police have already started shifting these vehicles to a newly built yard allotted by the government to the police at Bagga Kalan village outside the city limits. A land was reportedly given by the Municipal Corporation to the Ludhiana police after AAP leader Sanjeev Arora had promised that police stations’ space would be cleared and impounded vehicles would be shifted to a separate yard. About 1.52 acres of land was recently allotted by the corporation. As per details accessed by The Tribune correspondent, the police stations and posts have 7,500 unclaimed seized vehicles. Interestingly, there is a sizeable number of vehicles which had been lying at police stations for over a Impounded vehicles lying on a road outside a police station in Ludhiana. PHOTO: ASHWANI DHIMAN decade. In fact, these have already turned into scrap and their parts are also missing. Some of the police stations had also dumped the vehicles due to lack of space on roads, in private plots and even in parks, causing nuisance in residential areas. Guriqbal Singh, ACP , Licensing and Security, said of 7,500, about 1,000 vehicles had already been moved to the yard at Bagga Kalan and process to shift the remaining vehicles was already intensified and soon, all police stations of the commissionerate would have free space,which could be utilised for other works. “Though the vehicles are being shifted to a yard at Bagga Kalan, the Ludhiana police had already initiated the process to dispose of these same through auction or by handing over the same to owners. Frequent meetings between the Regional Transport Authority, Drug Disposal Committee and other departments were already taking place so that the vehicles can be disposed of in a timely manner by following the norms,” Guriqbal said. Sources said about 2,000 vehicles had already been disposed of in a year by the police. Commissioner of Police (CP) Swapan Sharma told The Tribune that instructions to shift continued on page 2