22112024-LT-01.qxd 11/22/2024 12:02 AM Page 1 c m y b Ludhiana tribune TRAFFIC SNARLS IRK SAHNEWAL RESIDENTS NATIONAL MILK DAY OBSERVED AT VET UNIVERSITY THE 55TH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OF INDIA BEGINS Traffic congestion in Sahnewal is growing with each passing day with traffic cops doing little to check it. P2 Guru Angad Dev Vet varsity and the Indian Dairy Association Punjab Chapter, observed National Milk Day .P2 The 55th International Film Festival of India began with a thought-provoking session at Kala Academy, Panaji. P4 » » » FORECAST MAINLY CLEAR SKY MAX 26°C | MIN 10°C YESTERDAY MAX 25°C | MIN 10°C SUNSET FRIDAY 5.26 PM SUNRISE SATURDAY 7:00 AM FRIDAY | 22 NOVEMBER 2024 | LUDHIANA Victim suffers fractures on legs & arms, condition critical Nikhil Bhardwaj Tribune News Service Ludhiana, November 21 A man who came to settle a Rs 20,000 vehicle loan at an office of a recovery and collection agency after a minor argument with agency officials called his son. When the man’s son arrived with his aides, they allegedly attacked the two agency partners inside the office. Later, the alleged person’s son ran his Mahindra Thar over one of the agency partner, who suffered critical fractures on his legs and arms, apart from other body injuries. Later, the police arrested two accused in the case — Harmandeep Singh of Ghumar Mandi and Gurpreet Singh of Jain Colony — while raids were on to nab the remaining accused namely Gurinder Singh, his son Balkaran Singh of Jainpur, Lovepreet Singh of Bhamian, Param Joshi and Prabhjot Singh. Complainant Rahul said that he, along with his partner Vaneet Arora, ran a recovery and collection agency at Feroze Gandhi Market. “On Victim Vaneet Arora, recovery agency partner, undergoes treatment at a hospital in Ludhiana on Thursday. November 20, accused Gurinder Singh, who was defaulting on Rs 20,000 loan taken from private bank for a scooter came to settle the amount at our office. Follow- 15 booked for thrashing three men by calling them fake GST officials Tribune News Service Ludhiana, November 21 After the October 9 incident when three Khanna-based persons were beaten up by some dry fruit shopkeepers and some miscreants at the Kesar Ganj market, accusing them of being fake GST officials, the city police yesterday registered a case against 15 unknown assailants. During the incident, shopkeepers had called the police on the spot, which took them to the police station for further investigation. When the matter was investigated, a shocking revelation came to light. Some mischievous youths had spread false rumours in the market about the men who had come to buy dry fruits and got them beaten up by calling them fake GST officers. Complainant Harcharan Singh, a resident of Dashmesh Nagar, Khanna, said that on October 9, he had gone to the Kesar Ganj market in his car with his friends Ashish Verma and Gurjant Singh to buy dry fruits. While he was buying dry fruits, some mischievous youths entered the shop. Without asking anything, those youths accused him and his friends of being fake GST officers, which led to a commotion. After hearing the noises, many other shopkeepers also reached the spot and the shopkeepers and passersby started beating them without asking anything. Harcharan said that, “My turban fell off during the fight. The shopkeepers gave wrong information to the mediapersons and recorded the video and broadcast it live on social media. By doing this, the miscreants have tarnished our image in the public.” Meanwhile, investigating officer ASI Baljinder Singh said that investigation was on to identify the assailants. Moga village youth booked on rape charge Ludhiana, November 21 A Moga-based youth has been booked for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl. The accused took the girl to some undisclosed location, where after serving her a cold drink laced with some sedatives he committed the crime. The Sadar Jagraon police yesterday registered a case against the accused identified as Harmandeep Singh of a Moga village. The victim told the police that one of her female friends had convinced her to have friendship with the accused. After the friendship, on November 5, when she was going to the village school, the accused made her sit in his car and took her to some place in Moga. The victim added that she was made to drink the cold drink laced with some sedatives. Later, she was shocked when she came to know that the accused had allegedly sexually exploited her. When she protested, the accused threatened her that if she told anyone about the rape, she would have to bear the brunt. The victim said when her mother asked about her deteriorating health, she revealed her rape. Following this, they lodged a police complaint. — TNS ing some argument, Gurinder called his son Balkaran Singh, who along with his friends Harmandeep, Lovepreet Singh and Param Joshi came in a Thar (PB10HX-0032). They allegedly abused them and also attacked them inside their office. Rahul added that as the matter escalated, he called the police control room and cops from Kochhar Market police post arrived and calmed down the accused and later the accused left the office. However, around 8.30 pm when his agency partner Vaneet Arora was walking towards his car to go home, Balkaran accompanied by his aides suddenly came there in his Thar and hit Vaneet with the alleged intention of killing him and literally ran over him, crushing him under the front tyres of the vehicle. “My agency partner suffered serious injuries in the alleged murder attempt. He is undergoing treatment at a hospital in critical condition. I demand from the police to nab all accused and send them behind the bars,” the complainant said. Investigating officer SI Balvir Singh said that raids were on to nab the remaining accused in the case. Tribune News Service MC’s plan to recycle floral and coconut waste seems to have hit dead end for want of space. TRIBUNE PHOTO: HIMANSHU MAHAJAN waras will be contacted to know the amount of floral waste collected and marriage palace owners will also be asked about the generation of floral waste at their respective places, he said and added that the focus was to convert waste to wealth. Religious places themselves can take up the initiative and set up composting pits and recycle flower waste, which will also create employment opportunities and promote biodegradable materials and also help In unison reduce floral waste, added an official from the Horticulture Department. Sukriti, a city-based environmentalist, said that there were a number of ways through which floral waste could be processed. “One can recycle flowers into organic compost, soaps, candles and incense sticks. City residents should become conscious and avoid offering flowers at religious places and using too much flowers at party/wedding venues should also be checked,” she added. Ludhiana, November 21 The Ludhiana police yesterday arrested the fourth accused in the murderous attack on a shoe trader at Khud Mohalla. The arrested accused was identified as Gurkirat Singh, a resident of Mohalla Rarhi here. In a statement issued, ACP (Central) Anil Bhanot said that after the murderous attack on Gurvinder Singh on November 8, the police had arrested the two accused, Rishab Benipal and Sushil Kumar, on November 9 and then on November 10, third accused Akash Kumar was also arrested. The ACP added that on November 19 after the police party received a tip-off about the whereabouts of the fourth accused, Gurkirat, a police party conducted a raid and nabbed the accused. The police also recovered a .32bore pistol, two cartridges and an Activa scooter from the accused. He further said that now raids were already on to nab the remaining accused who are still at large. Youth dies under mysterious conditions, family alleges murder Tribune News Service s Students perform Bhangra on the concluding day of the Inter-College Youth Festival at PAU. HIMANSHU MAHAJAN (see also P2) Livestock census to kick-start soon in dist Manav Mander Tribune News Service Ludhiana, November 21 The Animal Husbandry Department will soon start conducting livestock census in Ludhiana district. It is conducted countrywide every five years to gather information about the livestock population and to record the count and demographics of domesticated, stray and poultry animals. The census carries out a head count of the number of domesticated, poultry and stray animals. Dr Amrik Singh, Deputy Director, Animal Husbandry, Ludhiana, said that they would start conducting the survey very soon once the immunisation against foot and mouth disease was completed, which was being done as part of a statewide mass immunisation drive that started on October 2. “The census is a vital tool for collecting data on the livestock population, which further helps in planning, implementation and monitoring of programmes 4th accused in murderous attack on shoe trader held Tribune News Service Ludhiana, November 21 The municipal corporation’s plan to recycle floral and coconut waste seems to have fizzled out for want of space. The Ludhiana civic body had planned to recycle floral and coconut waste and convert it into incense sticks and ropes, respectively. It was planned to set up a small plant near the Jamalpur dump site, but the plan could not materialise. A lot of floral waste gets collected from the city, especially during the wedding and festival season. Under the Swachh Bharat Mission, the MC had planned to set up a plant for recycling floral waste. If the MC fails to initiate the process of setting up the plant, the grant will lapse and will have to be returned back. It had received Rs 10 lakh for the same under the Swachh Bharat Mission. A senior official of the MC said that they were yet to find a suitable place for setting up a shed for the machinery required for processing the floral and coconut waste. Heads of various religious places like temples and gurd- FOR REPRESENTATION Recovery agency owner attacked, run over by loan defaulter’s son MC project on recycling floral, coconut waste in limbo Ludhiana, November 21 A youth of Field Ganj died under mysterious circumstances on Thursday. When the youth started bleeding from his nose, his family took him to the Civil Hospital, where the doctors declared him dead. The family are suspecting the role of one of their relative in the alleged murder. The deceased has been identified as Suraj Kumar. A board of doctors will conduct the postmortem of the body to find the exact cause of death. Suraj’s sister said that her brother worked as a garland maker. This morning he went to a gurdwara to pay obeisance. When he returned, his nose was bleeding. He was taken to the hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead. The deceased’s sister suspected her brother had an old rivalry with their relative’s son due to which they were suspecting him. When Suraj was on the way to his home, he was cornered by the accused who punched and kicked him in his face and stomach which led to his death, she alleged. The SHO, police division 2, Inspector Gurjeet Singh, said that the police was investigating the case from different angles. Those who are being accused of murder were also being questioned. The CCTV cameras installed in the area were scanned to get some clues. Regarding this case, ACP Anil Bhanot stated that the deceased’s family termed it murder and suspected the role of a deceased’s relative, but the police probe couldn’t find any murder angle in the death. “Still for the satisfaction of the deceased’s family, a board of doctors will conduct a postmortem of the deceased and further action will be taken accordingly in the case,” he added. MC chief inspects waste lifting, mech sweeping The census will count the number of domesticated, poultry and stray animals. PHOTO: ASHWANI DHIMAN to improve the livestock sector. In addition to this, the census findings also help the departments concerned in controlling the growing population of stray animals and their relocation,” he said. “The census will be carried out by the department concerned and the findings will also help the municipal corporation in assessment of the population of the stray dogs and stray cattle. We will come to know if population of c m y b dogs/cattle in certain areas has increased or decreased. Depending upon the data, we will formulate our next step in this regard,” said medical officer in Ludhiana Municipal Corporation Vipul Malhotra. On an average 70-90 cases of dog bites are registered every day at the Civil Hospital. Despite the sterilisation drive in the city, there is no let-up in the dog bite cases and people continue to live under the fear of stray dogs. “The dog sterilisation drive was started 2021 and nearly 1.50 lakh stray dogs had been sterilised during this period. Around 2,000 stray cattle have already been relocated to various gaushalas and construction of more sheds is on the cards,” added Dr Malhotra. Many times stray cattle have led to accidents on roads, especially during night time while stray dogs can be seen in every locality and cases of dog bite cases have been reported from here. Ludhiana, November 21 For ensuring cleanliness and regular lifting of garbage across the city, Municipal Corporation (MC) Commissioner Aaditya Dachalwal conducted surprise inspections during day and night time on Tuesday. These inspections were conducted to ensure regular lifting of garbage from static compactor sites and secondary garbage dumps, ensure cleanliness and mechanical sweeping of roads. Firstly, Dachalwal conducted inspections to check cleanliness and lifting of garbage at Metro, Chandigarh and Tajpur roads and Sector 39 on the Chandigarh road among other areas. These areas fall under zone B of the MC. The civic body Assistant Commissioner-cum-Zonal Commissioner (zone B) Neeraj Jain accompanied Dachalwal during the inspections. He issued necessary directions to the staff for ensuring cleanliness. The staff and contractors have also been directed to ensure regular lifting of garbage from static compactor sites and secondary dump sites, or else strict action would be taken against them. Later during the night hours, Dachalwal conducted a surprise inspection to check the working of mechanical sweeping machine at the Jagraon Bridge. — TNS