Man booked for raping minor

Mohali: The police have booked Bihar native Golu for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl following which the girl delivered a premature child in January this year. The Sohana police said they had received a zero FIR from Bihar after which a case was registered here. The victim was staying in Bihar where she met the suspect, who lured her into physical relations. Later, she started staying with her parents in Mohali. TNS

Crash survivor’s Chandimandir link

New Delhi: Gp Capt Varun Singh, who is battling for his life after the copter crash at Wellington, is an alumnus of Army Public School, Chandimandir. Just three months ago, after being awarded the Shaurya Chakra, he wrote to the school Principal motivating students. TNS

Three youths snatch mobile

Mohali: Three unidentified scooty-borne youths snatched a mobile phone of a Jujhar Nagar resident, Irshad Alam, near a temple in Behlolpur. The complainant stated that he, along with his uncle, was on his way home. Three youths came and asked him to lend his phone to make a call. The trio then dialled a number and started talking. As soon as the complainant turned around, they pushed him and fled the spot. A case has been registered at the Balongi police station. TNS

Chandigarh cops nail 3 with ganja

Chandigarh: A team led by Inspector Rajiv Kumar nabbed a 35-year-old woman, Meenu of Pinjore, at Mauli Jagran while she was carrying 10-kg ganja. Cops on patrol duty arrested another suspect, identified as Laxman Parsad of Sanjay Colony, Industrial Area, Phase-1, with 10-kg ganja. The third suspect, Jamman (30) of Chamba district in Himachal, was arrested at the ISBT, Sector 43, while possessing 1.5-kg ganja. Cases under the NDPS Act have been registered against the suspects at different police stations. TNS

Tributes paid to ’71 war martyrs

Chandigarh: To commemorate the 75th anniversary of Independence and 50th anniversary of India’s victory over Pakistan in 1971, a felicitation ceremony for the martyrs of the 1971 Indo-Pak war belonging to the city was organised by the Chandigarh NCC Group here today. Tributes were paid to Major Shashi Pal Singh, Major KJ Singh and Major DP Lakhanpal of the 6 Rajput. TNS

Man duped of Rs 60 lakh, 2 booked

Panchkula: The local police have booked a dismissed Tehsilar and his son under Sections 406, 420 and 506, IPC, at the Sector 5 police station for allegedly duping a Sector 2 resident of Rs60 lakh on the pretext of arranging a government job for him. The complainant, Aditya Dutt, told the police that terminated Tehsildar Mohinder Sangwan and his son Sikandar Sangwan took Rs60 lakh from him after promising him the job of Naib Tehsidar. “Neither did the suspects keep the promise nor did they return the money,” the FIR read. TNS

Expert dwells on nation building

Mohali: Chandigarh University organised an expert talk in which IAS officer and TEDx speaker Sonal Goyal interacted with students on the ‘Role of youth for nation building’. “There is no dearth of talent, knowledge and resources in the country. The youth is poised to play an important role in nation building. There is a lot of creativity, dynamism and innovation in youth, which needs to be channelised properly,” said Sonal.TNS

Archit wins gold in Bodybuilding

Mohali: Kharar bodybuilder Archit Chhatwal won the gold medal in the men’s physique event of the fourth edition of the Olympia Amateur India 2021 held at the Bombay Exhibition Centre from December 3 to 5. Chhatwal hails from Shimla. In 2017, he had won the Mr Himachal fitness competition. TNS

Two held for taking bribe

Ambala: A state Vigilance Bureau team arrested a Food and Civil Supplies Department inspector and an agent for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs20,000 from a depot holder on Wednesday evening. The accused have been identified as inspector Vinod Dubey and agent Anish. The inspector was posted in Barara. The complainant alleged that the inspector had taken bribe twice in the past too. He was allegedly pressurising depot holder to pay money else he would issue a depot license to some other person in his area. A case has been registered against them. TNS

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