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Free Malaysia Today
02-08-2025
- Free Malaysia Today
Citizens can arrest but mustn't go overboard, say lawyers
Members of the public have a moral duty to prevent the commission of a criminal offence, but any use of force must be within lawful and reasonable limits, says lawyer Baljit Singh. PETALING JAYA : Malaysian law permits a citizen to arrest a person suspected of having committed a crime, but can only use reasonable force to do so, a lawyer said. Baljit Singh said Section 27 of the Criminal Procedure Code empowers citizens to arrest individuals alleged to have committed a crime, provided the offence is non-bailable and seizable, and is committed in the arrestor's presence. A non-bailable offence refers to offences for which bail is not automatically granted, while a seizable offence is one for which police officers are empowered to arrest without a warrant. Both categories usually involve more serious crimes, including murder, rape, robbery and drug trafficking. 'The person making the arrest must hand the suspect over to the police without unnecessary delay,' he said. Baljit said members of the public have a moral duty to prevent the commission of a criminal offence, but any use of force must be within lawful and reasonable limits. He said the force used must be proportionate to the threat and necessary under the circumstances. 'One cannot take the law into their hands,' he said. The lawyer was commenting after a 51-year-old man was reportedly assaulted to death on July 27 by members of the public after he allegedly exposed himself in a public place. Seven people have since been arrested, with the death classified as murder. Five days earlier, another man succumbed to injuries sustained after he was assaulted by members of the public who had spotted him in the act of robbing a kindergarten teacher in Cheras. The case has also been classified as murder, with eight men arrested. Baljit said the prosecution would have to establish in court the specific roles each individual played in the incident, including who delivered the fatal blow. Lawyer Kitson Foong said any conduct or act beyond what is permitted will amount to vigilante action. He said a person conducting a citizen's arrest has the right to self-defence if the suspect, armed with a dangerous weapon, retaliates. 'But you cannot go overboard on the offensive under the disguise of self-defence,' he added. For example, a person attempting to arrest a suspect should not use a gun unless he has first fired a warning shot. 'If in the process of apprehending you find that your life is endangered, you can use reasonable force to disarm and repel the perpetrator,' he added.
Time of India
30-07-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
India dreams live on as ex-goalie finds his goal as coach
Chandigarh: Sixteen years ago, Baljit Singh's dream was shattered by a golf ball. A training accident during a national camp in 2009 left one of India's most promising hockey goalkeepers blind in his right eye. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now It was a cruel blow to his career, a man once poised to represent India at the 2010 World Cup, the Commonwealth Games, and the 2012 London Olympics was suddenly left staring at a life he hadn't imagined. In a full-circle moment that speaks of resilience and passion, Baljit Singh is back, not on the field, but as the goalkeeping coach for the Indian Women's National Hockey Team. And gradually, a new dream began to take root, not of playing, but of mentoring. "The dream I couldn't live, I will realise through the players I coach," he says. Appointed in July 2025, Baljit has joined the Bangalore camp. This marks a long-overdue recognition for a man who never truly left the game, even when the game seemed to have left him. Born and brought up in Chandigarh, with roots in Hoshiarpur, Baljit's tryst with hockey began in 1995. By the late '90s, he had earned a place in the under-17 and then under-21 Indian teams, showcasing early promise with international exposure in Poland. But just as his career gained momentum, a shoulder injury in 2002 threatened to derail it. Yet, resilience was in his blood. He bounced back, and by 2006 was guarding the goalpost at the Commonwealth Games. In 2007, he played the prestigious Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, earning the reputation as one of India's best goalkeepers. His game in the Premier Hockey League for the Maratha Warriors had already marked him as one to watch. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Then came that ill-fated day in 2009. Under coach Romeo James, Baljit was undergoing specialized reflex training using a golf ball, a technique meant to sharpen reactions. One shot, and everything changed. The ball struck his right eye with brutal force, blinding him permanently. Even treatment in the USA couldn't restore his vision 100%. With his playing days abruptly cut short, Baljit was left to pick up the pieces. His job with Indian Oil, secured in 2001, became his anchor. Still, the void of being away from the game gnawed at him. "In 2017-18, I stopped playing entirely. It felt like something was weighing down on me," he recalls. The support of his family, close friends, and his coach Jaswinder Singh Bajwa held him through the darkest times. And in a moment of inspiration, cricket legend Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, who himself played with impaired vision in one eye, told him, "If I could do it, so can you." That moment stayed with Baljit. He began practicing again. Playing domestic matches restored his belief. Hockey India, recognising his contribution, instituted the Baljit Singh Award for Goalkeeper of the Year, awarding ₹5,00,000 annually. But more importantly, it was this recent appointment to the Indian Women's National Team that truly honoured his journey. "Staying close to hockey is like breathing for me. It's something I live and feel every single day," he says. As a coach, his mission is clear, to mould the next generation of world-class Indian goalkeepers. "We are preparing Bansari Solanki and Bichu Devi Kharibam as possible replacements for Savita. But we need to build a deeper pool of talent," he says. "Out of 24 girls selected nationally, three are goalkeepers. We must cultivate more." For Baljit, coaching isn't just about skills. It's about building presence of mind, reflexes, and above all, leadership. As the team eyes the Asia Cup in September and the 2025 FIH Women's Junior World Cup, his focus is steady. Compared to his playing days, Baljit says the landscape has changed, improved budgets, foreign coaches, physiotherapists, and world-class infrastructure. But with competition from Asian teams like China and Japan, there's no room for complacency. "The role of a coach is to fix the nittygritties, the gaps a player might not see. As a player, your job ends after the match. But as a coach, the work never stops. You have to lift morale, shape character, and prepare for every eventuality." For Baljit Singh, this appointment isn't a job. It's redemption. It's the universe returning to him what it once took away. Not in the form of personal glory, but in the faces of the young women he now trains. Baljit's story reminds us of something greater, that while fate may alter the course of a dream, it can never kill it. Not when that dream is as vital as breath itself.
Time of India
27-07-2025
- Time of India
Army man, wife die after car falls into canal in Faridkot
Bathinda: An Army man and his wife died after their car plunged into Sirhind Feeder canal near Fidde Kalan village in Faridkot district late Saturday night. Despite hours of intensive search operations by a team of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), the Alto car and the couple remained missing until nearly 15 hours later, when the vehicle was pulled out and both were found dead. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The deceased were identified as Baljit Singh, a Sepoy in the Indian Army and a resident of Sadhanwala village in Faridkot, and his wife, Mandeep Kaur. Baljit Singh was on leave and had gone with his wife to Fidde Kalan to meet relatives. While returning, their car reportedly went out of control and fell into the canal. Local residents immediately raised an alarm and informed the police, who called in the NDRF for rescue efforts. Fidde Kalan village sarpanch, Amritpal Singh, said Baljit Singh was scheduled to return to duty in a few days. The couple's five-year-old son was left behind at home with his grandmother. The sarpanch urged authorities to install fencing along the canal to prevent such accidents in the future. In a separate incident near Bathinda on the same night, a car fell into a branch of the Sirhind Canal after a stray animal suddenly appeared in front of the vehicle. The driver's side door opened upon impact, allowing the occupant, Sandeep Singh, to escape. The car was later retrieved from the canal with the help of the NGO Naujwan Welfare Society and the local administration.
ITV News
04-07-2025
- ITV News
'You killed that little boy': Driver who crashed into family after stealing Porsche jailed
A disqualified driver who killed a toddler and left his mother in a coma in hospital after ploughing into their car has been Shahzad, aged 30, was behind the wheel of a stolen Porsche Cayenne when he crashed head-on into a Toyota Auris containing two-year-old Shehbaz Singh, his parents Kushpreet Kaur and Amritpal Singh, and their close friends Baljit Singh and Pavanpreet Kaur. The toddler died at Birmingham Children's Hospital following the collision on Dartmouth Road, Smethwick, which took place just before 11pm on December 14 last year - while his mother remains unconscious in hospital to this day having suffered life-changing from Great Barr, ran away from the collision but was arrested two days later after forensic examinations discovered his finger prints on the false number plate of the Porsche and his DNA from the vehicle's initially denied causing death by dangerous driving but changed his plea to guilty in April. Shahzad also admitted two charges of causing serious injury by dangerous driving, driving whilst disqualified, driving with no insurance and failing to stop after a had clocked speeds of 51mph in a 30mph zone and drove on the wrong side of the road leading up to the fatal smash.A total of eight finger prints were discovered on the false number plate, while the Porsche had been taken from nearby Walsall during a sales and his family had been travelling home from attending a family's birthday when the collision happened. Shehbaz was in the back of the Toyota with his parents and was being held in his dad's arms, Wolverhampton Crown Court Toyota was driven by Baljit Singh, who was also seriously had a history of driving offences and appeared before Magistrates' in May last year for driving without a licence or offending got worse when, on June 10 last year, he took police on a high-speed chase on the M42 after making off in a Audi A4 Avant that had been been advertised on Facebook in Belton, reaching speeds of nearly 150mph and swerving through motorway cones, he was only stopped when police were forced to crash into him, injuring an officer in the process. Shahzad appeared at Wolverhampton Crown Court on Friday where he was sentenced for the fatal Smethwick crash and the June 10 police Jonathan Gosling ordered him to serve 15 years and four months behind bars, after giving him 20 per cent credit for his later guilty judge told him: "You have destroyed the lives on Amritpal and Kushpreet and devastated their family and friends."You killed that little boy and seriously injured other people in the car."Your true character was revealed by what you did afterwards, just as you did on June 10."Shahzad was also banned from driving for 18 years and three months.
Time of India
13-06-2025
- Time of India
HC to monitor probe into drug racket involving Hoshiarpur jail officials
Chandigarh: Taking cognisance of the sale of drugs within Hoshiarpur central jail in Punjab, the Punjab and Haryana high court observed that it was shocking to note that senior-most jail officials were acting as a drug mafia. The HC made it clear that it would monitor the investigation in the present case and asked SP, Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF), Rupnagar range, to furnish a status report on the investigation. Expressing dismay over the non-arrest of jail officials involved in the drug racket inside the jail, the HC was also of the view that it was equally shocking to note that SIM cards and mobile phones were supplied to the hardened criminals by these jail officials, and they were acting as conspirators in the drug racket. "It is equally shocking to note that the senior-most jail officials were acting as a drug mafia, and it is the fittest case for invoking the extraordinary jurisdiction of this court under Section 528 of BNS in the present case. It has been brought to the notice of this court that Baljit Singh, jail superintendent, and several other senior officials of the jail department are still at large, and the police have not been able to arrest them to further establish the links of this drug nexus in central jail, involving the high-risk prisoners," the HC observed in its detailed order released last week. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 中年以降であれば、このゲームは必須です。 BuzzDaily Winners ゲームをプレイ Undo Punjab govt has already formed an SIT headed by the Superintendent of Police (ANTF) Rupnagar and is being monitored by ADGP (ANTF) Punjab. Justice Naresh Singh Shekhawat passed these orders while dismissing the bail petition filed by two accused in this drug racket inside Hoshiarpur jail. Dismissing the plea of two accused in the case, Bagga Singh and Narvir Singh, the HC observed that the grant of concession of anticipatory bail to both petitioners would amount to denial of fair assistance to the investigating agency to probe the case seriously and effectively. Justice Shekhawat, however, made it clear that the matter has been kept alive only for the limited purpose of monitoring the investigation in the present case. While fixing the case for July 21 for further hearing, the HC observed, "It is expected that SIT shall investigate the matter fairly and impartially." MSID:: 121829274 413 | Follow more information on Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad here . Get real-time live updates on rescue operations and check full list of passengers onboard AI 171 .
