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Hindustan Times
4 days ago
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Bathinda MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal seeks compensation, job to victim's kin
Senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and Bathinda parliamentarian Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Monday visited the family of Narinderdeep Singh, who allegedly died in police custody recently. The MP demanded an independent probe into the incident that led to the death of a resident of Goniana town under suspicious circumstances. The family alleged that Narinderdeep was subjected to police torture and demanded justice. The MP said the aggrieved family should be given compensation and a member of the family should also be given a government job. Other short stories Will make Punjab education hub of India: Minister Chandigarh Punjab higher education minister Harjot Singh Bains on Monday directed officials to expedite the processing of proposals from private colleges seeking university status. The move aims to streamline the upgradation process, reinforce academic excellence, and expand access to quality higher education in the state. To ensure effective coordination and real-time monitoring, the minister designated director higher education Girish Dayalan as the nodal officer for overseeing the progress of all such proposals. 'We are committed to removing unnecessary delays and creating a robust ecosystem for higher learning and make Punjab the education hub of India,' said Bains. Day 93 of war against drugs: 98 smugglers held Chandigarh The anti-drugs campaign, Yudh Nashian Virudh, launched by the Punjab government entered 93rd day on Monday, and the state police arrested 98 drug smugglers and recovered 1.5 kg heroin, 2,508 intoxicant pills and ₹3,900 drug money from their possession. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached 15,117 in 93 days. The operation was conducted on the directions of the DGP, Punjab, Gaurav Yadav simultaneously in all 28 police districts of the state.
Time of India
7 days ago
- Time of India
Held after complaint to Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann, 3 get bail, but get re-arrested for breach of peace
1 2 Bathinda : Tensions flared in this Punjab district after villagers from Mehraj rallied against police action following arrests linked to a compensation fraud complaint made directly to chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann. The controversy began on Thursday when Ranjodh Singh of Mehraj alleged during the CM's visit to Bathinda that villagers had been duped of ₹20,000 for each acre in exchange for promises of higher land compensation under the Bharatmala Pariyojna highway project. Acting on Mann's orders, police registered an FIR (first-information report) swiftly and arrested three men — Malkit Singh, Jagmohan Singh, and Harpal Singh — the same evening. Even though a court granted them bail on Friday, the trio was re-arrested quickly under preventive sections of the new Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), sparking widespread anger among locals. Protesters announced plans to block the Bathinda-Chandigarh highway at Rampura unless the men were released. By Saturday, the subdivisional magistrate intervened, granting them bail to defuse tensions. Harinder Singh, former president of the Mehraj Nagar panchayat, said: "Instead of investigating, the police acted solely on the CM's verbal directive. Villagers from multiple areas had pooled money voluntarily through committees. The arrested had no direct role." He said locals would now seek cancellation of the FIR. Meanwhile, outrage deepened with the custodial death of Narinderdeep Singh, a 34-year-old English teacher, whose family accused Bathinda police of torture. The crime investigation agency (CIA-2) officials had on May 23 allegedly picked up this Goniana resident who taught at an IELTS centre, on suspicion of drug links. His friend, Gagandeep, uploaded a video claiming Narinderdeep Singh had died of third-degree torture. Police, however, told the family the teacher had died in a road accident. On Saturday, the family released an autopsy report from the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bathinda and referenced it to claim that Narinderdeep Singh had signs of electric shocks on various parts of his body, including his genitals. Police have now registered a case of culpable homicide not amounting to murder against four officers — assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Avtar Singh, head constable Harwinder Singh, and senior constables Lakhwinder Singh and Gurpal Singh. Investigations into both incidents are in progress. MSID:: 121535045 413 |
