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Time of India
2 days ago
- Time of India
International drug cartels cracked in Punjab; Heroin worth crores seized
Amritsar Police Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar announced the arrest of six main drug smugglers and the seizure of over 4.5 kg of heroin. The police also busted a hawala cartel backing the drug network, recovering Rs 8.70 lakh in hawala money. The accused include Malkit Singh, Karandeep Karn, Jaspreet, Arshdeep (operating from jail), Gurmeet Gitu, and Rajinderpal Nikka. Investigation revealed links to smugglers in Pakistan, who act as a central control point. Show more Show less
Time of India
30-05-2025
- Time of India
Gambling debt prompts Faridabad driver to flee with Rs27L cash van, held
Faridabad: Ten days after the driver of a security company fled with a cash van carrying Rs 27 lakh, the Faridabad CIA team nabbed him from Palla. The accused allegedly lost money in gambling and intended to repay his debt with the stolen funds from the May 19 theft. He had been hired by the company just 15 days prior to the incident, cops said. The arrested driver has Malkit Singh (41) is from Gurdaspur in Punjab. According to police, the SIS Security Company, for whom Malkit worked, deals in the delivery of cash of private companies to assigned destinations and also ensures the safe delivery of cash to ATMs. "The accused had a gambling addiction that resulted in substantial debt. He was only employed with the company for 10 to 15 days," a police officer said. Shashank Shekhar, a manager at the security company, who resides in Greater Noida, filed complaint at Sector 31 police station on May 19. He reported that their route no. 8120 vehicle's driver disappeared with the van containing Rs 27.3 lakh cash collected from 18 different companies. The authorities registered a case at Sector 31 police station under BNS Section 316 (3) (criminal breach of trust). During police interrogation, Malkit disclosed that whilst working as a driver for SIS Security on May 19, he was collecting money with two cash officers and two armed guards. They collected Rs 27,32,750 from 18 locations. He seized an opportunity to escape with the vehicle and money when both cash officers and one armed guard entered a company premises to collect cash and the other guard went to drink water.
Indian Express
28-05-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
‘Elite mindset': HC junks Manimajra RWA plea against street vendors, imposes ₹1 lakh cost
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by Malkit Singh and others, presidents of the Manimajra Vyapar Mandal and the local RWA, seeking the removal of street vendors from Manimajra. Terming it a 'motivated attempt' to destabilise vendors, the court imposed a cost of ₹1 lakh—₹50,000 on each petitioner — to be deposited with the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation for the welfare of street vendors and their families. The ruling, delivered by a Division Bench of Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Justice Meenakshi I Mehta, condemned the misuse of legal process to target livelihoods. The petitioners had alleged that fruit sellers, hawkers, and other vendors were encroaching on roads, footpaths, and parks, obstructing traffic and harming their businesses. They relied on a 2019 High Court order against shopkeeper encroachments and submitted photos of golgappa and vegetable vendors — none of whom were party to the case. Rejecting the plea, the bench upheld vendors' rights under the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014. Citing Supreme Court rulings in Gainda Ram v. MCD (2010) and Sodan Singh v. NDMC (1989), the court affirmed street vending as a fundamental right under Article 19(1)(g). Calling out class bias, the judges observed, 'There is an elite class still following the Britishers, who looks down upon their own countrymen doing small business and treat them as if they are mafias.' India, they said, remains an agrarian society shaped by rural migration to cities, and the judiciary must rise above elitist impressions. Noting that vendors can't be evicted without a proper five-yearly survey by the Town Vending Committee, the court acknowledged instances of misuse by shopkeepers and individuals falsifying records. It directed the Municipal Corporation to create a dedicated cell to curb such practices 'with integrity and dutifully.' The court also ordered that fees collected from vendors be placed under a separate budget head and used exclusively for their welfare, including medical and insurance benefits. (CWP No. 10327 of 2022)
Indian Express
24-05-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
HC orders Punjab to free 412 prison inmates, says they ‘can't be expected to live at whims and fancies of state'
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has ordered the immediate interim release of 412 inmates whose premature release applications have been pending for over six months, calling out the state for 'trivialising' the delay and violating the prisoners' fundamental rights. In an interim order this week, in the case of Malkit Singh and Others vs. State of Punjab, Justice Harpreet Singh Brar directed that all eligible prisoners be granted interim bail within two weeks. 'The incarcerated cannot be expected to live at the whims and fancies of the State, and neither does their incarceration entitle the administration to jeopardise their fundamental rights,' the judge observed, pulling up the state for its apathy. The case has its roots in a surprise judicial visit to Ludhiana's jails in 2019, during which inmates flagged delays in the processing of their release. A fresh affidavit submitted on December 10, 2024, revealed that 412 such cases remain unresolved, prompting the court to act. Justice Brar cited the Supreme Court's landmark ruling in Sunil Batra vs. Delhi Administration, reaffirming that 'all prisoners shall be entitled to all the rights bestowed upon the citizens by the Constitution of India'. The judgment reiterates that incarceration does not strip individuals of their right to dignity, liberty, and due process. The court directed chief judicial magistrates across Punjab to oversee the release process and required the state to submit detailed reports on all pending premature release cases from the last two years. The registry has been asked to forward the list of 412 inmates to the respective magistrates to ensure compliance. Additionally, the states of Haryana and Chandigarh have been ordered to file affidavits with a month-wise breakdown of similar pending cases. The matter will next be heard on August 6. Justice Brar's ruling also referenced the Supreme Court's recent guidance in the 2025 In Re: Policy Strategy for Grant of Bail case, which obligates states to consider eligible convicts for release even without formal applications. Quoting Nelson Mandela—'To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity'—Justice Brar underscored the need to shift from punitive incarceration to a reformative model of justice.
