Woman dies as E-rickshaw flips in Mani Majra

Chandigarh: A woman passenger was killed when the E-rickshaw she was travelling in overturned in Mani Majra. Prem Singh, a resident of New Indira Colony, claimed an E-rickshaw being rashly driven by Ramu Dass overturned near the Sports Complex, injuring his mother Vidya. The victim was taken to the PGI where she was declared dead on arrival. A case under Sections 279 and 304-A of the IPC has been registered at the Mani Majra police station. TNS

Online admission: PU extends date

Chandigarh: Panjab University has extended the last date for applying online admission forms for undergraduate courses (available at https://ugadmissions.puchd.ac.in). The students can now apply till July 30. The decision has been taken due to the non-declaration of results of Class XII examinations by the CBSE for the session 2022-23. TNS

Shrivastava 3BRD chief

Chandigarh: Air Commodore Rajeev Shrivastava has taken over as Air Officer Commanding, No.3 Base Repair Depot (3BRD), Chandigarh.

Commissioned in the Aeronautical Engineering Branch of the IAF in March 1991, he has held numerous important field and staff appointments that include Commanding Officer of No. 2, Tettra School; Chief of Aircraft at 3BRD and Chief Engineering Officer at Air Force Station, Mumbai. TNS

Two walk free in murder case

Chandigarh: A local court has acquitted two persons – Kanwaljit and Vishal – in a murder case after the prosecution failed to prove charges. The police had arrested the accused for the commission of offences under Sections 302, 392, 411 and 34 of the IPC on a complaint by Subhash Devi, a resident of Sector 29-B, Chandigarh, on March 24, 2016. In her complaint, she alleged that some unidentified persons had killed her husband. During the course of investigation, the accused were arrested. Gautam Bhardwaj, counsel for Kanwaljit, and Mandeep Kumar and Kashish Jain, counsels for Vishal, argued that they were falsely implicated by the police. They argued that the prosecution had failed to prove charges against the duo. After hearing the arguments, the court acquitted the accused of the charges framed against them.