24112024-JTR-01.qxd 11/23/2024 11:04 PM Page 1 c m y b Jalandhar tribune RECRUITMENT PROCESS OF400 DOCTORS COMPLETED: MINISTER BOBBY DEOL WRAPS SHOOTING FOR HIS NEXT FILM NEETU OPENS UP ABOUT FILM JACKSON HALT Health Minister Dr Balbir Singh announced that the state government has completed the recruitment process of 400 doctors.P2 Bobby Deol has finished shooting for his next film Daaku Maharaaj featuring veteran actor Nandamuri Balakrishna. P4 Actor-producer Neetu Chandra is quite happy as her film Jackson Halt was screened at the 55th edition of the IFFI. P4 » » FORECAST SHALLOW FOG MAX 25°C | MIN 12°C YESTERDAY MAX 25°C | MIN 12°C SUNSET SUNDAY 5.25 PM SUNRISE MONDAY 7:04 AM » SUNDAY | 24 NOVEMBER 2024 | JALANDHAR INBRIEF MAN KILLED IN ROAD ACCIDENT In son’s victory, Dr Raj emerges as tallest Dalit leader of Doaba Hoshiarpur: One person died in a road accident here. Avtar Singh, a resident of Mall Mazara village, told the Sadar police that his father Kewal Singh was hit by a car near Rayat Bahara College on Chandigarh Road. He said his father, who was seriously injured in the accident, was taken to the civil hospital where he died. The Sadar police have registered a case against car driver identified as Iqbal Singh, a resident of Bohan village. OC TWO BIKERS LOOT TEACHER Hoshiarpur: Two snatchers looted gold jewellery from a teacher, returning from school, after threatening her with weapons. The police have registered a case in this connection. Rajni Trehan, a resident of Gandhi Chowk, Bahadurpur, told the police that she was returning home after her duty at school. Two bikeborne persons waylaid Rajni near her house and snatched an earring from. During commotion, she fell down. The suspects threatened her with weapons and snatched her other earring and gold bracelet before fleeing from the spot. OC ONE HELD WITH 40GM HEROIN Hoshiarpur: The Model Town police have arrested a drug peddler and recovered 40 grams of heroin from his possession. The arrested suspect has been identified as Vikram, a resident Balveer Colony, New Model Town. A case has been registered against him under the NDPS Act. OC CHILD ABANDONED, TWO BOOKED Hoshiarpur: The Dasuya police have registered a case against a woman and her paramour on the charge of abandoning former's one-year-old daughter. According to information, Navaljit, a resident of Mangala village in Sirsa district of Haryana, had lodged a complaint with the Dasuya police in which he alleged that his wife Rajni Kaur had gone to attend a wedding in Hanumangarh on November 15. When he called his wife on her mobile phone he found that it was switched off. Later, when he saw a video on his cellphone on November 21, he came to know that on November 18, his wife had fled with her paramour Sandeep Singh, leaving their one-year-old daughter Gurnoor near the Dasuya Civil Hospital. After registering a case against Rajni and Sandeep, the police started further probe into the matter. OC CLOTH MERCHANT’S SHOP BURGLED Phagwara: A cloth merchant's shop at Narur village near Phagwara was reportedly burgled on Friday night. Burglars entered the shop of one Lovedeep after breaking the locks. They took away clothes worth lakhs of rupees from the shop. The police have registered a case in this connection. OC 369 challans issued in crackdown on underage drivers Avneet Kaur Tribune News Service MP Dr Raj Kumar and his son, newly-elected MLA Dr Ishank Kumar, take out a victory procession in an open vehicle after declaration of the bypoll result at Chabbewal; and (right) AAP workers celebrate the victory of party candidate in Hoshiarpur on Saturday. TRIBUNE PHOTOS: MALKIAT SINGH Deepkamal Kaur/ Sanjiv Bakshi Tribune News Service Jalandhar, November 23 After son’s victory in Chabbewal Assembly bypoll on Saturday, Hoshiarpur Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Dr Raj Kumar Chabbewal has perhaps become the tallest Dalit leader of Doaba region. Earlier, this position was held by former Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi since his victory as Jalandhar MP Since Channi’s charisma . failed in getting Surinder Kaur elected from the reserved Jalandhar West bypoll in July this year and once again from Chabbewal seat reserved for the SC despite an aggressive campaign, his graph has some- RESULT OF CHABBEWAL CONSTITUENCY ■ 2024 winner: Dr Ishank Kumar Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) ■ 2022 winner: Dr Raj Kumar Chabbewal Indian National Congress (INC) ■ 2017 winner: Dr Raj Kumar Chabbewal Indian National Congress (INC) how fallen in the area. Not just Channi, even Leader of Opposition (LoP) Partap Singh Bajwa and Kapurthala MLA Rana Gurjeet Singh campaigned for Congress candidate Ranjit Kumar, but they failed to get the new entrant from the BSP , a city-based lawyer, elected from the Chabbewal (Rural) seat. They maintained an attack against AAP candidate Dr Ishank Kumar’s father for backstabbing the Congress, but he retaliated even more strongly and managed to get his son win in the by-election. Despite a low voter turnout of just 53.5 per cent, Dr Raj Kumar managed to get a margin of 28,690 votes for his son, more than his own of 27,000 from this segment in the Lok Sabha election held in June this year. Dr Raj Kumar gambled by forgoing his MLA seat in the Congress and position as Deputy Leader of Opposition 4 held for murder in Sultanpur Lodhi Phagwara, November 23 In a significant achievement, the district police solved a murder case with the arrest of four suspects under Sections 103,109,115(2), 191(3) and 190 of the BNS on the charge of murdering Hani Kumar, alias Nannu, a resident of Saidan Mohalla, Sultanpur Lodhi, on the night of November 21. The victim was the BJP Yuva Morcha Sultanpur Lodhi block president. Vatsala Gupta, Senior Superintendent of the Police (SSP), Kapurthala, on Saturday said the arrested suspects were identified as Kartik, alias kai, Naveen and Asif, all residents of Saidan Mohalla, Sultanpur Lodhi, and Gagan, a resident of Jawala Singh Nagar, Sultanpur Lodhi. The SSP said six other suspects, including Karan, a resident of the Hutt Sahib road, Sultanpur Lodhi, and Gautam, a resident of Saidan Mohalla, The murder suspects in custody of the Sultanpur Lodhi police. Sultanpur Lodhi, besides four other unidentified persons involved in the murder, were still on the run. The SSP said the police recovered four sharp weapons and impounded a Swift car bearing registration number PB-41D-8998 which were used in the crime. The SSP said two other persons identified as Ajay Kumar and Amanpreet Singh sustained serious injuries in the attack by the suspects and were admitted to the civil hospital. — OC PARTY PERFORMANCE 2024 2022 51,904 39,729 ■ INC 23,214 47,375 ■ AAP ■ NOTA 2017 20,505 57,857 2024 2022 2017 8,692 4,073 — ■ SAD — 19,329 28,596 ■ BJP 2024 884 and opting for the AAP ticket from Hoshiarpur Parliamentary constituency in March this year. “It was not an easy decision to switch parties. I did not know its consequences then. But it worked so well in my favour. After I won, the party showed faith in my son. Even my constituents showed faith in both of us and made us see this day,” Dr Raj Kumar said as he joined the victory procession with his son. Most people from the area, Over 300 applicants attend passport mela in city Jalandhar, November 23 The Regional Passport Office (RPO), Jalandhar, organised a passport mela on Saturday Over 300 applicants attended the mela. The event aimed to minimise pending cases and address grievances. Regional Passport Officer (RPO) Yashpal said more than 270 applications were approved and cleared for passport issuance during the mela. The RPO similar melas and special camps would be organised in future to facilitate passport applicants. “Applicants with pending files are encouraged to visit the RPO, Jalandhar, between 9 am and 12:30 pm on any working day, with or without online appointment, along with the necessary documents,” the RPO said. — TNS 2022 981 2017 842 who had come to congratulate Dr Raj Kumar said, “We made his son win not because he is in the AAP but because he is Dr , Sahib’s son. It is father’s goodwill which has paid for the son.” Dr Raj Kumar too gave a word of advice to his son in front of the media, “Next time when you contest the election, you will not get votes because of your dad, but because of your own work. You will have to perform and voters will then judge you for efforts that you put in for them.” Jalandhar, November 23 The city’s traffic police have issued 369 challans for underage driving violations between August 23 and November 22 during a drive initiated under the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019. However, the police are largely focused on creating awareness among violators and their parents rather than imposing full penalties recommended by the law. The Act, which came into effect on August 21, includes stringent penalties such as fines up to Rs 25,000 and an FIR against parents or guardians of underage drivers. Despite these provisions, the traffic police are currently collecting fines up to Rs 5,000, as the Regional Transport Office (RTO) has yet to update its software to process higher penalties. Senior traffic police officials explained that they were laying stress on creating awareness among underage drivers rather than strict enforcement of penalties. “Our aim is to educate parents about dangers of underage driving rather than imposing financial burden on them. Awareness is the key to long-term change,” said a senior traffic cop. They said this strategy also appears to be showing results, with a noticeable decline in violations over time. From August to September, 204 challans were issued, compared to 160 between September and November 22. Officials believe this reduction in challans reflects growing awareness among parents and young drivers. Besides addressing underage driving issue, over 100 challans were issued to school vehicles, including buses, vans and auto-rickshaws, for various traffic violations during the same period. However, the delay in updating the RTO’s software to accommodate higher fines stipulated in the amended law remains a hurdle. Without the necessary update, offenders continue to pay pre-amendment amount as the fine. When contacted regarding the issue, Jalandhar Regional Transport Officer Balbir Raj said, “As of now, we are working with the old system and have already written to higher officials regarding the new guidelines and system update. However, we have no further information at this point.” Meanwhile, senior cops at the commissionerate police said full penalties under the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019, would come into effect only after the software was updated. They said these penalties include fine of Rs 25,000 for underage drivers. “Until then, the focus remains on fostering responsible behaviour among young drivers through education and awareness efforts,” they said. 3 arrested in ~10-cr land fraud case Phagwara, November 23 In a major breakthrough against organised crime, Jalandhar (Rural) police have busted a land fraud racket by arresting three individuals who were attempting to fraudulently register 10 acres of prime land worth approximately Rs 10 crore through forged documents. Disclosing this here today, Harkamalpreet Singh Khakh, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Jalandhar (Rural), said following specific intelligence inputs, the Phillaur police conducted a meticulously planned operation resulting in arrests of three suspects. “Acting on reliable information, our team intercepted three individuals who had orchestrated an elaborate scheme to fraudulently acquire ownership of 10 acres in Bahadrak Ba Bhatia village. The suspects in custody of the Phillaur police. The suspects had meticulously prepared forged Aadhaar cards and land ownership documents,” the SSP said. The SSP said the arrested suspects were identified as Daljit Singh (property dealer), a resident of Kalyanpur falling under the Labra police station, Gurpreet Singh, a resident of Siddhammutsadi falling under the Noormahal police station, and Jairam (property dealer), a resident of Swami Lalji Nagar, Buta Mandi, Jalandhar. A case was registered under Sections 318(3), 338 and 340 of the BNS at the Phillaur police station. — OC Man wanted in ~30L extortion case held after 2-yr hunt 18 years on, state govt yet to release full compensation to train mishap victims Nakodar, November 23 In a major breakthrough, the Jalandhar (Rural) police have apprehended a notorious criminal, who had allegedly attempted to extort Rs 30 lakh from a family, by claiming links with the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. The suspects had been evading arrest since 2021. Giving more information, Harkamalpreet Singh Khakh, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Jalandhar (Rural), said the Nakodar police achieved this significant breakthrough following intensive investigation and surveillance. “The case dates back to The suspect in custody of the Nakodar police. September 2021, when the suspect made WhatsApp calls to one Rano, wife of Darshan Lal, demanding ~30 lakh while claiming association with the Lawrence Bishnoi gang and threatening to kill their son Sher Kumar. Five other gang members have been previously arrested in this case,” the SSP said. The arrested suspect was identified as Vishal Sabharwal, alias Bharthu, a resident of Mohalla Rishi Nagar, Nakodar. The SSP said five other arrested suspects were identified as Ankush, alias Bhaiya, Muhammad Yasin Akhtar, alias Jaycee, Gagandeep c m y b Singh, alias Babbu, Rohit and Karnail Singh, alias Bobby. The operation was carried out under the supervision of Jasroop Kaur Bath, SP (Investigation), Sukhpal Singh, DSP Nakodar sub, division, and Sub-Inspector Baljinder Singh. Earlier, a case was registered under Sections 386 of the BNS and Arms Act at the Nakodar Sadar police station. “Vishal Sabharwal has a history of serious criminal activities. He will be produced before a court to seek police remand for further investigation,” the SSP said. — OC Our Correspondent Phagwara, November 23 Even after 18 years, the state government has failed to release full compensation announced for the next of kin of the four victims of the November 23, 2006, train mishap near Gumtala village. Four girls were killed when their vehicle was hit by a train on the PhillaurNurmahal rail section near Gumtala village on November 23 in 2006. Aashia of Class XI, Daljinder Kaur of BA-I, and Kiran- jit Kaur of BA-III, all residents of Pasla village, were killed on the spot. Rajvir Kaur of Gumtala village succumbed to her injuries on December 14, 2006. They were students of PTM Arya College, Nurmahal. The government had announced Rs 5 lakh each for the deceased’s kin and Rs 50,000 for the families of the injured. The government had given over Rs 1 lakh to families of the deceased. An amount of Rs 20,000 was given to the kin of the seriously injured victims. The families of the victims say they had approached the authorities for compensation time and again over the past 18 years, but to no avail. Locals say that during the Assembly elections, the SAD, BJP Congress and AAP lead, ers had promised that compensation would be paid immediately after the formation of their government, but that never happened. College managing committee chairman Om Parkash Kundi urged Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to release the amount without further delay.