04052024-JTR-01.qxd 5/4/2024 12:27 AM Page 1 c m y b Jalandhar tribune 4 BOOKED FOR COMMITTING FRAUD WORTH LAKHS NO CRASH DIETS FOR ACTRESS SAIYAMI KHER ROSAMUND PIKE JOINS THE CAST OF NOW YOU SEE ME 3 The police have booked four accused for allegedly committing fraud worth lakhs in Hoshiarpur. P2 Actress Saiyami Kher rather enjoys home-cooked meals and can stick to the same thing for months. P4 Hollywood star Rosamund Pike has joined the cast of the third instalment of the Now You See Mefranchise. P4 » » » FORECAST PARTLY CLOUDY MAX 37°C | MIN 21°C YESTERDAY MAX 33°C | MIN 16°C SUNSET SATURDAY 7:02 PM SUNRISE SUNDAY 5:36 AM SATURDAY | 4 MAY 2024 | JALANDHAR INBRIEF TWO NABBED FOR SNATCHING Pastor held for sending Hry student jumps to death at varsity hostel secret info to Pakistan Our Correspondent Cops carry out raids, seize mobile, documents Phagwara: The Nurmahal police have arrested two persons for snatching and recovered a snatched mobile phone from their possession. Station House Officer (SHO) Varinder Pal Singh said the suspects had been identified as Surjit Singh, a resident of Pouliyan Kalan village falling under the Rahon police station in Shaheed Bhagat Nagar district, and Jagdeesh Singh, alias Billa, a resident of Sunnar Kalan village. Amrik Singh of Bundala village, told the police that two motorcycle-borne miscreants waylaid him on the Pasla-Rurrka Kalan road on April 24. They pointed a sharp weapon at him and snatched his purse containing ~5000, Canadian $ 800, a mobile phone and other important documents before fleeing the spot. A case under Sections 379-B, 34 and 411 of the IPC has been was registered against the suspects. OC MINOR GIRL KIDNAPPED Phagwara: The Nurmahal police have booked an unidentified person on the charge of kidnapping and confining a minor girl. Parveen, a resident of Mohalla Jangarra, Nurmahal, told the police that her daughter went to purchase medicines from a medical store on the morning of May 1, but did not return home. She alleged that an unidentified person kidnapped her daughter and confined her somewhere. IO Amarik Lal said a case under Section 346 of the IPC had been registered. OC Our Correspondent Hoshiarpur, May 3 Following a tip-off from the intelligence wing, the Model Town police arrested a person on charges of sending secret information to Pakistan. The accused was living in Mohalla Vijay Nagar for the last four years. The police have seized a mobile phone besides other important documents from the accused. Sub-inspector Ram Singh, posted at Model Town police station, said he was deployed near the railway crossing on Phagwara Road. During this time, Omkar Singh, posted in the intelligence wing, came to him along with other police personnel, Sunil Kumar and Manjeet Singh. They informed that Pastor Janson alias Harpreet Singh, who is originally a resident of Fatehpur village in Tarn Taran district, has been living in Mohalla Vijay Nagar for the last four years. They told him that the accused Harpreet Singh alias Pastor Janson had gone to Pakistan twice on a tourist visa. During the visit to Pakistan by the accused, he had come in contact with the ISI and established relations with Pakistan police officials also. After this, the accused obtained a SIM by preparing fake documents and used to send important intelligence, especially information related to secret bases, Army movement and recruitment, to the intelligence officers based in Pakistan through WhatsApp and other means. He also collected large sums of money from them in lieu of it. The matter was brought to the notice of senior police officials. A raid was conducted and the accused arrested. Police have recovered the mobile, Aadhar card, labour card, passport and cash from the accused who is under interrogation. Phagwara, May 3 A youth from Haryana reportedly committed suicide by jumping from the 10th floor of a hostel at Lovely Professional University (LPU), Phagwara, late last night. The deceased has been identified as Mayank, a resident of Rewari. He was pursuing Computer Science (first year) from LPU. Though he was living on the third floor of a hostel, he went to the 10th floor of an adjoining hostel to end his life. After getting information, Phagwara Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Vatsala Gupta and Superintendent of Police (SP) Rupinder Kaur Bhatti 5 of snatchers’ gang land in police net Tribune News Service Jalandhar, May 3 The Jalandhar Police Commissionerate claimed to have busted a gang involved in several theft and snatching incidents with the arrest of five of its members. The police also recovered three bikes, one Activa scooter and 10 mobile phones from them. Police Commissioner Swapan Sharma said the police got a tip-off that habitual offenders - Sunny, Sagar Singh, alias Gaama, Amarjit Singh, alias Vicky, Vikram Singh, alias Vicky, and Ravi were involved in several cases registered against them. He said the suspects were reported to have snatched mobile phones and purses from migrants on their motorcycle and scooter. Sharma said acting on the tip-off, the police arrested them and recovered 10 Petrol stations to offer discounts to Three bikes, scooter, 10 phones recovered from them voters on June 1 Tribune News Service The suspects in police custody in Jalandhar on Friday. TRIBUNE PHOTO mobile phones from them. The CP said during investigation, Amarjit Singh and Sagar Singh confessed that they had snatched ~3,000 and a motorcycle bearing registration number PB-08-BS- 9611 from Manoj Kumar of Kahan Dass Nagar, Basti Bawa Khel. The CP said a case under Sections 379B, 411 and 34 of the IPC had been registered against the suspects at the Basti Bawa Khel police station, Jalandhar. He said the suspects had a criminal past as four cases were already registered against Sunny, two against Sagar Singh and two against Amarjit Singh. BIKER KILLED IN ROAD MISHAP Divyangs, elderly persons urged to use Sakhsham app for poll-related facilities Phagwara: An unidentified person died on the spot after a speeding truck hit his motorcycle on the Phagwara-Hoshiarpur road late on Thursday evening. The truck driver managed to flee from the spot. The police have kept the body in the mortuary of the Civil Hospital here for identification. A case has been registered against the truck driver. OC 6 BOOKED ON THEFT CHARGE Phagwara: The Satnampura police have booked six persons on the charges of stealing 15 kg of iron rod and a cooking gas cylinder from a shop on Thursday night. SHO Gaurav Dhir said the suspects had been identified as Ganesh, Sonu, Firozi and Pawan, all residing in hutments near grain market, Phagwara, and Gagan and Prince, residents of Kherra Colony, Phagwara. No arrest has been made so far. On a complaint lodged by Varinder Shah, a migrant from Bihar and a scrap dealer, a case has been registered under Sections 457 and 380 of the IPC. OC rushed to the spot. The body of the deceased was sent to the Civil Hospital for post-mortem examination. Civil Surgeon Dr Lehmber Ram said a board of doctors, including Dr Naresh Kundra, Dr Ravi Kumar and Dr Darshan Badhan, conducted the post-mortem. The body was later handed over to the family who reached here from Riwari in the wee hours today. Mental anguish is said to be the reason behind him taking the extreme step. The police are investigating the matter. DC says this is being done to ensure their participation Tribune Reporters Jalandhar/Phillaur, May 3 District Election Officer Dr Himanshu Aggarwal today said that as per the guidelines of Election Commission of India, the Jalandhar district administration was making concerted efforts to ensure maximum participation of Divyangs and senior citizens in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The District Election Officer invited the Divyangs and senior citizens to make the maximum use of Saksham app during the Lok Sabha elections and said that by using this app, they can scan the code provided by the district administration on the day of polling to get facilities like wheelchair, transport and volunteers. He said that this app can be downloaded from the Google Play Store and App Store. He also said that the Divyangs and senior citizens are an integral part of our society and the district administration was duty bound to provide them with all necessary Rinku’s wife has a slip of tongue at rally Jalandhar, May 3 Sunita Rinku, former councillor and wife of BJP candidate for the Jalandhar Lok Sabha seat Sushil Rinku, committed a slip of tongue. While addressing a rally in the Basti area here last evening, Sunita said she had come to seek votes for the Says seeking votes for AAP, later corrects District Election Officer Dr Himanshu Aggarwal said the app can be downloaded from the Google Play Store and App Store. MAKE PROPER ARRANGEMENTS AT POLLING STATIONS District Election Officer Dr Himanshu Aggarwal also directed the officials to make proper arrangements for drinking water, cleanliness, wheelchairs and ramps at the polling stations so that the voters do not face problems. He said Divyangs and senior citizens are an integral part of our society and the district administration was duty bound to provide them with all necessary facilities during the polls. facilities during the polls. He instructed all Assistant Returning Officers (AROs) to provide as much information as possible about the facilities available for Divyangs and senior citizens via Saksham app so that the maximum number of people can take the benefit of these facilities and make a valuable contribution to the strengthening of democracy by exercising their right to vote. Dr Himanshu Aggarwal also directed the officials to make proper arrangements for drinking water, cleanliness, wheelchairs and ramps at the polling stations so that the voters do not face problems. c m y b Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). Within seconds, her speech was interrupted by some party workers who asked her to make the amendment. Sunita Rinku was live on Facebook when she delivered this speech and the clip from the video immediately went viral. The viral clip got several comments with some saying when parties are changed every year with such a high frequency, mistakes in speeches are bound to happen. While she was delivering the speech, Sheetal Angural, who has resigned as AAP MLA to join the BJP and his brother , Rajan Angural were also sitting besides her. Rinku on Thursday visited Dera Murad Shah in Nakodar where he met dera chief and Punjabi singer Gurdas Maan. — TNS Jalandhar, May 3 In an innovative move to encourage voter turnout in the Lok Sabha elections, three petrol stations in Jalandhar have partnered with the district administration. District Election Officer Dr Himanshu Aggarwal announced that Amar Highway Filling Stations in Paragpur and Kartarpur, and Rakha Filling Station in Suranussi, will offer discounts to voters on June 1. Voters will receive a Rs 2 per litre discount on petrol/diesel and a Rs 5 discount on XP 100 petrol upon presenting their ink-marked finger after voting. Dr Aggarwal during a meeting with the owners of petrol stations commended their efforts, noting that it aligns with the administration’s efforts to boost voter participation under the SVEEP campaign. During discussions with the petrol station owners, he highlighted the voluntary participation of numerous businesses in the mission to surpass the target of 70 per cent voter turnout in Jalandhar. Previously, various industries such as hotels, sports, eateries, immigration consultants and IELTS centres had announced significant discounts for voters exercising their franchise on June 1 for the Lok Sabha polls. Know your candidates W ITH less than a month to go for the Lok Sabha elections in Punjab, The Tribune correspondent Aakanksha N Bhardwaj takes a look at the educational qualifications of candidates fielded from the Jalandhar constituency. Candidates contesting for the Jalandhar Lok Sabha seat are Charanjit Singh Channi, Pawan Tinu, Balwinder Kumar, Sushil Kumar Rinku and Mohinder Singh Kaypee. While Congress candidate Charanjit Singh Channi, who was 16th Chief Minister of Punjab, has a doctorate degree, BSP and SAD candidates Balwinder Singh and Mohinder Singh Kaypee are law graduates. BJP candidate Sushil Rinku is Class XII pass-out. CHARANJIT SINGH CHANNI CONGRESS Charanjit Channi, 61, did BA, LLB and PhD from Panjab University and MBA from PTU. He remained the Cabinet Minister from March 2017 to September 2021 and Chamkaur Sahib MLA from 2012-22. PAWAN TINU AAP Pawan Tinu (47) completed his graduation. He did MA (first-year) in economics from DAV College, Jalandhar. He started his political career with the BSP. He later remained with SAD. A month ago, he joined AAP. MOHINDER SINGH KAYPEE SAD Mohinder Singh Kaypee, who was a Congress loyalist, joined SAD last month. He did LLB from the Law Department, Punjab University. He also did BA from DAV College, Jalandhar. SUSHIL KUMAR RINKU BJP Sushil Rinku is a Class XII pass-out. He started his political career as a councillor from the Congress. Last year, he joined AAP and was elected as party MP. Two months ago, he joined the saffron party. BALWINDER KUMAR BSP Balwinder Kumar is not only a law graduate but also double postgraduate in MA (English) and Mass Communication. He is also UGC Net qualified and did a three-year diploma in Mechanical Engineering. He has also worked as a journalist. He later quit a government job too. Golden harvest A labourer works at the New Grain Market in Jalandhar. PHOTO: SARABJIT SINGH
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