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Mohali: Police arrest four for allegedly plotting robberies in Zirakpur, recover weapons

Mohali: Police arrest four for allegedly plotting robberies in Zirakpur, recover weapons

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Zirakpur police arrested four men after allegedly catching them with sharp-edged weapons while they were roaming in the city looking for potential robbery and snatching targets on Monday night. The FIR was registered at Zirakpur police station under Sections 310(4) and 111(2)(b) of the BNS and Sections 25, 54 and 59 of the Arms Act. (HT File) According to the FIR, ASI Rajiv Kumar and his team were on patrol duty near Kohinoor Dhaba when a confidential informant tipped them off about a group allegedly involved in robbery and snatching activities. The informant told police that four men were moving around Zirakpur in a silver Maruti WagonR (PB-70-H-8909) and were carrying weapons, including knives, kirpans and small axes. The informer claimed the group was near GBP Building Chambers on PR-7 Road and was looking for potential targets. Acting on the information, the police registered a case and launched an operation to intercept the vehicle. During the operation, police apprehended four suspects identified as Mohammad Sadiq, 23, a native of Bijnor in Uttar Pradesh; Prithvi Chandel, …

Chandigarh: Over 20 injured as Manali-Delhi bus overturns after collision with truck near Zirakpur

Chandigarh: Over 20 injured as Manali-Delhi bus overturns after collision with truck near Zirakpur

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20 passengers sustained injuries after a private bus going from Manali to Delhi overturned near Chhat Light Chowk in Zirakpur early Friday morning following a collision with a truck. A youth also got trapped under the bus and suffered a fracture in his arm. The injured were rushed to Dera Bassi civil hospital, while several seriously injured passengers were later referred to Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector-3 for further treatment. (HT File) The accident took place when the bus, carrying around 45 passengers, reached the Chhat Light Chowk area on the Zirakpur-Ambala highway. According to police, a truck travelling from Zirakpur towards Patiala allegedly hit the bus, causing the driver to lose control. The bus overturned on the road, throwing several passengers from their seats while some got trapped inside the vehicle. Panic gripped the spot immediately after the accident as passengers struggled to come out of the overturned bus. The injured were rushed to Dera Bassi civil hospital, while several seriously injured passengers were later referred to Government Medical College and Hospital …

Chandigarh: High court hearing on plan to cut 5,000 trees for road project today

Chandigarh: High court hearing on plan to cut 5,000 trees for road project today

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The Punjab and Haryana high court would take up a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the plan to axe approximately 5,000 trees for the tricity ring road project of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) between the junction at NH-7 (Zirakpur-Patiala) and NH-5 junction (Zirakpur-Parwanoo) in Panchkula. The ring road project is estimated to cost Rs. 1,878 crore. (HT File) “The project will result in the felling of over 2,000 trees from notified forest land in Punjab, more than 2,200 trees from the Panchkula Golf Course and approximately 1,000 trees from Sector-1A Panchkula and other green belts. These trees are predominantly 20-30 years old and constitute established ecological assets performing vital ecosystem services,” says the PIL filed by 21 odd residents of the tricity demanding that the NHAI be directed to re-align the project to preserve the thousands of trees that are at stake. Senior advocate Anand Chhibbar on Tuesday requested the HC to list the petition on urgent basis, a demand, acceded to by the court and ordered listing of the case for …

Mohali: Three get seven-year jail for stabbing, robbing truck driver

Mohali: Three get seven-year jail for stabbing, robbing truck driver

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Convicting three men of stabbing and robbing a truck driver in Zirakpur, a Mohali court has sentenced them to seven years of rigorous imprisonment. The court held Arjun Kumar, Lachhman Kumar and Ashish Rana guilty of robbery, attempt to commit culpable homicide, causing grievous hurt, wrongful confinement and criminal intimidation for the October 2020 crime near Ramada Hotel, Zirakpur. The court refused to show leniency despite submissions that the convicts were poor men and sole breadwinners. (HT File) The court noted that investigative lapses and minor discrepancies could not outweigh the injured victim’s consistent account and strong medical corroboration. “The evidence showed that the three left the victim with 19 injuries, including stab wounds to the chest and abdomen that were serious enough to require insertion of an intercostal tube,” the court stated. The prosecution said victim Rajesh Kumar, a canter driver transporting rice bags, had reached the Zirakpur godown area in the early hours of October 27, 2020, when he stopped at a slip road near the hotel to ask where the unloading point …

Mohali: Man alleges theft by woman he met through dating app

Mohali: Man alleges theft by woman he met through dating app

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Police have registered a case after a man reported that a woman he met through a dating application stole cash, mobile phones and jewellery from him at a hotel in Zirakpur. According to the complaint, the man came in contact with the woman through Tinder. (HT Photo) According to the complaint, the man came in contact with the woman through Tinder, where she introduced herself as Simran and claimed to be from Patiala. After chatting on WhatsApp, they decided to meet at a hotel on the Zirakpur–Panchkula Road on February 5. He alleged that the complainant reached the hotel around 5.30 pm. He stated that he fell asleep around 11 pm and woke up the next morning to find the woman missing along with his belongings. The complainant reported that an Apple mobile phone, a Samsung Z Fold phone, gold jewellery including a chain, a bracelet and two rings, and ₹45,000 in cash were stolen. Police said CCTV footage from the hotel showed the woman leaving the premises around 2.20 am carrying the items. During …

Major fire breaks out at banquet hall in Punjab`s Zirakpur

Major fire breaks out at banquet hall in Punjab`s Zirakpur

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A major fire broke out at a banquet hall in Zirakpur during a wedding on Sunday, triggering panic among the guests attending the wedding function. The blaze erupted around 10:30 pm, quickly spreading through the premises as thick smoke enveloped the area. The fire tenders from Zirakpur, Dera Bassi and Panchkula were dispatched to the spot to douse the flames. The police said that the situation was brought under control and no casualties were reported in the incident. “A very unfortunate incident has occurred. The good thing is that there is no report of any casualties here. This incident happened around 10:30 PM. As soon as the police received the information about it, they immediately reached the spot… With the help of the fire brigade, we have brought the fire under control… The cause of the fire is being investigated…,” ASP Zirakpur, Ghazalpreet Kaur told ANI. Jaswant Singh, Incharge of the Zirakpur Fire Brigade, said the department received the call around 10:30 pm and deployed five fire tenders to control the blaze. “The fire was …

Cabinet approves construction of Zirakpur bypass from Punjab to Haryana: Check cost, project length

Cabinet approves construction of Zirakpur bypass from Punjab to Haryana: Check cost, project length

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The Zirakpur bypass starts from NH-7 (Chandigarh-Bathinda) in Zirakpur. It terminates at NH-5 (Zirakpur-Parwanoo) in Panchkula of Haryana, to avoid the highly urbanised and congested stretch of Zirakpur in Punjab and Panchkula in Haryana. In an effort to enhance road connectivity, the Union Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the construction of 6-lane Zirakpur bypass starting from NH-7 (Zirakpur-Patiala) and ending at NH-5 (Zirakpur-Parwanoo) with a total length 19.2 km in Punjab and Haryana on Hybrid Annuity Mode. The move from the Centre comes to facilitate integrated transport infrastructure development under the PM Gatishakti National Master Plan principle. As per the data from the government, the total capital cost of the project is Rs.1878.31 crore. The Zirakpur bypass starts from NH-7 (Chandigarh-Bathinda) in Zirakpur. It terminates at NH-5 (Zirakpur-Parwanoo) in Panchkula of Haryana, to avoid the highly urbanised and congested stretch of Zirakpur in Punjab and Panchkula in Haryana. The primary purpose of the project is to ease up congestion in Zirakpur, Panchkula and surrounding areas …

Chandigarh: Student eyeing 98 Diljit concert tickets loses ₹8.22 lakh to fraudsters | Latest News India

Chandigarh: Student eyeing 98 Diljit concert tickets loses ₹8.22 lakh to fraudsters | Latest News India

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Eyeing 98 tickets for the high-demand Diljit Dosanjh concert on December 14 last year, a 21-year-old student from Zirakpur ended up losing ₹8.22 lakh to a fake ticket scam. When Sanskar and his friends reached the concert, event organisers scanned the tickets and found them to be fake. Security officials confiscated some, while Sanskar managed to keep others as proof. (HT_PRINT) Launching a probe, police have booked four men who duped Sanskar Rawat, a resident of Maya Garden City, Zirakpur, by selling him 98 fake tickets for the concert held in Sector 34, Chandigarh. According to the FIR, on September 19, 2024, Rawat had finalised a deal with Parv Kumar of Sector 42, Chandigarh, and Vardaan Mann, 20, a resident of Vishwakarma Colony, Pinjore, to buy 98 tickets in different categories, including 17 silver, 78 gold, and three platinum tickets. For this, he made an initial payment of ₹96,000 via UPI to Mann’s bank account. Over the next few weeks, Rawat transferred additional amounts, believing he was securing more tickets. The FIR mentions approximately ₹7 …

How a gangster’s death in Zirakpur led to ‘drug lord’ Sunil Yadav’s murder in California | Chandigarh News

How a gangster’s death in Zirakpur led to ‘drug lord’ Sunil Yadav’s murder in California | Chandigarh News

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The Lawrence Bishnoi gang has claimed responsibility for the death of Punjab-based alleged drug lord Sunil Yadav who was murdered in the USA on Monday. The gang said it was avenging the 2019 killing of its member Ankit Bhadu in Zirakpur. Yadav, who hailed from Punjab’s Fazilka district, was shot dead in Stockton, California on Monday. On the Bishnoi gang’s radar for four years, he had fled to the USA two years ago using a fake passport. In a social media post, Goldy Brar, an aide of Lawrence Bishnoi, claimed that Yadav had tipped off the Punjab Police about Ankit Bhadu’s location, leading to his death in an encounter. Bhadu, who was a key shooter for the Bishnoi gang, reportedly carried out hits on the gang’s targets. He was tracked to the Zirakpur flat while visiting a woman friend. Wanted in Punjab, Rajasthan, and Haryana in several cases of murder, extortion, and attempt to murder, Bhadu was killed by the Punjab Police’s Organised Crime Control Unit (OCCU) in February 2019 when he was hiding in …

Builder told to dismantle and relocate STP in society, refund `4 lakh extra charged to buyer | Chandigarh News

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Modifying an order of the District Consumer Commission, the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has directed Sushma Buildtech Limited to dismantle and relocate a sewerage treatment plant (STP) in a society in Zirakpur and refund Rs 4 lakh charged as preference location charges (PLC) from a buyer in the society. Rajneesh Bhardwaj and Divya Jyoti, residents of Sushma Crescent, Zirakpur, said they had booked a flat no. 104 with Sushma Buildtech Limited and the builder issued the allotment on June 15, 2019. The total price of the flat was fixed at Rs 58,55,800, including Rs 4 lakh as the PLC. The complainants alleged when they visited the construction site, they found an STP plant close to their flat. They alleged that despite sending numerous emails to the builder, the STP plant was not removed. After taking possession on August 26, 2019, they started living in the flat amid foul smell and gases emanating from the STP, they said. The complainants said they even served legal notice on the builder and the Zirakpur Municipal Council in …