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Parteek Singh Mahal is a multimedia correspondent based at Faridkot in Punjab. He covers medical education, politics and Punjab police.

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With 18 cases against him in Punjab, Sukha was Bambiha gang’s handler

Presently named among the most wanted list issued by the NIA, Duneke entered the world of crime in 2013.

Fugitive gangster Sukhdool Singh alias Sukha Duneke
Updated on Sep 22, 2023 08:03 AM IST
By, Faridkot

Personal enmity led to Cong block chief’s killing; 3 held

As per police sources, the accused had given a contract to gangsters to kill Bali; the arrested accused have been identified as Sukhvir Singh, alias Seera, Hardeep Singh, alias Deepu, and Jagjit Singh, alias Jagga, of Dala village

Baljinder Singh Bali (File)
Published on Sep 20, 2023 12:44 AM IST

Punjab: Cong block chief dead in Moga, assailants on the run

A 45-year-old block president of the Congress was shot dead by two unidentified assailants at his residence at Dala village in Moga on Monday evening

A 45-year-old block president of the Congress, Baljinder Singh Bali, was shot dead by two unidentified assailants at his residence at Dala village in Moga on Monday evening
Published on Sep 19, 2023 01:17 AM IST

2019 case: Week after arrest, prime accused in murder of Faridkot deputy dera head dies in hospital

Police had linked the murder to a succession war in 80-yr-old dera; on September 2, around four years after the murder, Jarnail Das (75) was arrested from Hanumangarh in Rajasthan

Jarnail Das (HT photo)
Published on Sep 11, 2023 12:43 AM IST
By, Faridkot

Teacher’s Day: Punjab CM Mann announces recruitment drive in education dept

Says 2,042 campus managers, 8,570 sanitary workers, 2,012 watchmen and 1,378 security guards will be recruited in the coming days

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann felicitates a teacher at the state-level event in Moga on Tuesday. (HT photo)
Updated on Sep 06, 2023 12:52 AM IST

20-lakh graft case: Faridkot court rejects accused’s plea to turn approver

The Faridkot chief judicial magistrate rejected application of an accused to become approver and be pardoned in the ₹20-lakh bribery case linked to a probe into the 2019 murder of the Faridkot dera deputy head

The Faridkot chief judicial magistrate rejected application of an accused to become approver and be pardoned in the <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>20-lakh bribery case linked to a probe into the 2019 murder of the Faridkot dera deputy head.
Updated on Sep 03, 2023 12:14 AM IST

2015 Kotkapura firing: SIT uses AI-powered system, but fails to identify violence suspects

Nearly eight years after the post-sacrilege police firing incident at Kotkapura in Faridkot district, the Punjab Police special investigation team (SIT) led by ADGP LK Yadav checked criminal database with the use of the Punjab Artificial Intelligence System (PAIS) but failed to identify suspects involved in violence during the incident

Nearly eight years after the post-sacrilege police firing incident at Kotkapura in Faridkot district, the special investigation team (SIT) led by ADGP LK Yadav checked criminal database with the use of the Punjab Artificial Intelligence System (PAIS) but failed to identify suspects involved in violence during the incident.
Updated on Sep 03, 2023 12:08 AM IST

2015 Kotkapura police firing: Cop injured in clash accuses 6 Sikh preachers of instigating protesters

In a plea, filed in a local court on Wednesday, head constable Rashpal Singh, who suffered head injuries in subsequent clashes, has named 14 persons

Head constable Rashpal Singh has moved an application in the court of Judicial Magistrate Ist Class (JMIC) on Wednesday, urging the court to summon 14 protesters, including six leaders, who had ‘caused injuries’ to police officials and ‘destroyed public property’. (HT File)
Updated on Aug 31, 2023 12:49 AM IST
By, Faridkot

20-lakh graft case: Bribe money was delivered to then Faridkot IG, says accused

A bribery case accused, Malkiat Dass, who wants to turn approver in return of being pardoned, alleged that ₹20 lakh bribe was delivered to then Faridkot inspector general of police (IGP) Pardeep Kumar Yadav by police personnel and later the IPS officer directly him asked to bring the remaining ₹15 lakh

A bribery case accused, Malkiat Dass, who wants to turn approver in return of being pardoned, alleged that <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>20 lakh bribe was delivered to then Faridkot inspector general of police (IGP) Pardeep Kumar Yadav by police personnel and later the IPS officer directly him asked to bring the remaining <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>15 lakh.
Updated on Aug 30, 2023 01:04 AM IST

2015 Kotkapura police firing: SIT files 3rd chargesheet

The second supplementary chargesheet filed by SIT-led by ADGP LK Yadav, includes a 56-page further investigation report of the case and 2,446 pages of supportive documents in 11 volumes.

2015 Kotkapura police firing: SIT files 3rd chargesheet
Updated on Aug 28, 2023 11:34 PM IST
By, Faridkot

Punjab: Moose Wala’s father accuses police of giving ‘VIP treatment’ to Bishnoi

Slain Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala’s father Balkaur Singh on Sunday accused Punjab Police of giving VIP treatment to gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, the mastermind of his son’s murder

Slain Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala’s father Balkaur Singh on Sunday accused Punjab Police of giving VIP treatment to gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, the mastermind of his son’s murder.
Updated on Aug 28, 2023 01:04 AM IST

Punjab 20-lakh bribery case: Suspended SI surrenders before VB, SP on the run

Suspended sub-inspector (SI) Khem Chand Prashar, who is an accused in ₹20-lakh bribery case linked to a probe of the 2019 murder case in Faridkot , Punjab, surrendered before the Punjab vigilance bureau (VB)

Suspended sub-inspector (SI) Khem Chand Prashar, who is an accused in <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>20-lakh bribery case linked to a probe of the 2019 murder case in Faridkot , Punjab, surrendered before the Punjab vigilance bureau (VB) .
Updated on Aug 25, 2023 12:36 AM IST

AAP gets first mayor in Punjab with Baljit Singh Channi’s election in Moga

42 councillors, led by Moga Aam Aadmi Party MLA Dr Amandeep Kaur Arora, unanimously voted for Channi in the 50-member House

Aam Aadmi Party loyalist Baljit Singh Channi was unanimously elected mayor of the Moga municipal corporation on Monday. (HT file photo)
Updated on Aug 21, 2023 01:44 PM IST

Khalistan flag case: Bishnoi’s aide Brar named ‘mastermind’

The district police on Thursday nominated gangster Vikramjeet Singh, alias Vikram Brar, a key aide of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, as a “mastermind” in a case related to hoisting Khalistan flag at Faridkot court complex and writing a pro-Khalistan graffiti on a wall of the official residence of district and sessions judge.

The Faridkot judicial magistrate on Thursday remanded Brar in one-day police custody in the case. Brar was produced in the court after his three-day remand in an attempt to murder case on Thursday. The district police on Thursday nominated gangster Vikramjeet Singh, alias Vikram Brar, a key aide of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, as a “mastermind” in a case related to hoisting Khalistan flag at Faridkot court complex. (Representational image)
Updated on Aug 17, 2023 10:17 PM IST
By, Faridkot

Behbal Kalan police firing case: Why Kunwar Vijay did not nominate Badals, asks victim’s son

“Why Kunwar Vijay did not submit the final challan in Behbal Kalan firing case and why he did not nominate Badals as accused in the case. He has been taking their names but never nominated them on record,” the son of 2015 post-sacrilege police firing victim, Sukhraj Singh asked.

The son of 2015 post-sacrilege police firing victim, Sukhraj Singh on Thursday asked why former inspector general of police (IGP) Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh (now an AAP MLA) did not nominate Badals in the Behbal Kalan firing case. (File Photo)
Updated on Aug 17, 2023 09:52 PM IST
By, Faridkot

First round of counselling: No takers for BDS seats under NRI quota in Punjab

After the first round of counselling for admissions to undergraduate medical courses by Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (BFUHS), Faridkot, all Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) seats under the non-resident Indian (NRI) quota in 16 dental colleges, including government institutions, remained vacant

After the first round of counselling for admissions to undergraduate medical courses by Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (BFUHS), Faridkot, all Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) seats under the non-resident Indian (NRI) quota in 16 dental colleges, including government institutions, remained vacant.
Updated on Aug 13, 2023 12:14 AM IST

Moose Wala murder: Trial against 25 accused begins in Mansa court

Nearly 12 months after the Punjab Police special investigation team (SIT) filed the first chargesheet against gangsters in Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala’s murder case, the trial against 25 accused, including Lawrence Bishnoi and Jaggu Bhagwanpuria, started in the Mansa district and sessions court on Wednesday

Nearly 12 months after the Punjab Police special investigation team (SIT) filed the first chargesheet against gangsters in Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala’s murder case, the trial against 25 accused, including Lawrence Bishnoi and Jaggu Bhagwanpuria, started in the Mansa district and sessions court on Wednesday.
Updated on Aug 10, 2023 12:41 AM IST

Punjab bandh: Shopkeeper fires at protesters trying to close shops in Moga; 1 hurt

The injured has been identified as Balwant Singh of Kot Isse Khan in Moga. As per information, Balwant took the bullet in the chest and was rushed to a private hospital in Moga before doctors referred him Dayanand Medical College and Hospital in Ludhiana in wake of his critical condition.

Protestors blocking the road in Kot Isse Khan chowk in Moga district after the firing incident. (HT Photo)
Updated on Aug 09, 2023 03:11 PM IST

Double domicile: BFUHS debars 13 candidates from admission to MBBS, BDS on state quota seats

These candidates allegedly tried to avail the benefit of state quota for the MBBS and BDS courses in more than one state by allegedly furnishing false information about their residential status

The Baba Farid University of Health Sciences authorities said these candidates were found to be using the domiciles of Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh and Punjab to increase the chances of getting admission in MBBS and BDS courses via state quota seats. As per the rule, a candidate cannot apply for state quota in more than one state. (File photo)
Updated on Aug 05, 2023 11:56 PM IST
By, Faridkot

Murder bid on dera follower: Faridkot police get Bishnoi aide Brar’s transit remand

A Delhi court on Friday granted one-day transit remand of gangster Vikramjeet Singh, alias Vikram Brar, a key aide of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi to Faridkot police

A Delhi court on Friday granted one-day transit remand of gangster Vikramjeet Singh, alias Vikram Brar, a key aide of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi to Faridkot police.
Updated on Aug 05, 2023 12:19 AM IST

Kotkapura firing: No one identified persons who attacked police, SIT tells court

The special investigation team (SIT) probing the 2015 Kotkapura firing case has said that no one, including the injured cops, disclosed the identity of assailants who attacked them on October 14, 2015

The special investigation team (SIT) probing the 2015 Kotkapura firing case has said that no one, including the injured cops, disclosed the identity of assailants who attacked them on October 14, 2015.
Updated on Aug 05, 2023 12:15 AM IST

DA Case: Punjab government gives nod to prosecute Faridkot ex-MLA Kiki Dhillon

VB on Friday had submitted a supplementary chargesheet in the court of additional session judge Rajeev Kalra to place on file the prosecution sanction received from the secretary of Punjab Vidhan Sabha against accused Kushaldeep Singh Dhillon

Kushaldeep Singh DhillonDhillon is lodged in Patiala jail under judicial custody till August 10. (HT File)
Updated on Aug 03, 2023 01:01 AM IST
By, Faridkot

Moga murder case: 3 shooters of Gopi Dallewalia gang held

On July 16, four men shot dead the 65-year-old father of a jailed gangster at his house in Moga; the killing was the fallout of a gang war between the Lawrence Bishnoi and Devinder Bambiha gangs.

The accused were identified as Nirmal Singh, alias Nimma, Aprail Singh, alias Shera, and Jaskaran Singh, alias Karan. Police teams also recovered three .32-bore pistols along with 10 cartridges and a Hyundai Verna car, which was used in the crime. (HT Photo)
Updated on Jul 28, 2023 06:16 PM IST
By, Faridkot

Moose Wala murder: Punjab Police to seek evidence from NIA on involvement of Bishnoi aide Vikram Brar

NIA has claimed that Brar operated a ‘communications control room’ (CCR) for the Lawrence Bishnoi gang from the UAE.

Vikramjeet Singh alias Vikram Brar
Updated on Jul 28, 2023 12:54 AM IST
By, Faridkot

Moose Wala murder: Bishnoi, Bhagwanpuria, among 25 others to go on trial from Aug 9

The trial against 25 accused, including gangsters Lawrence Bishnoi and Jaggu Bhagwanpuria, will start in the Mansa district and sessions court on August 9. The jail authorities on Wednesday presented all 25 accused in the court through video conferencing.

Sidhu Moose Wala
Updated on Jul 27, 2023 01:30 AM IST
By, Faridkot

Murder of dy dera head: VB arrests DSP for taking 20 lakh bribe to renominate prime accused

On November 7, 2019, Baba Dayal Das, deputy head of Harka Das Dera at Kot Sukhia village in Faridkot district, was shot dead; police linked the murder to a succession war in the 80-year-old dera

Punjab Police deputy superintendent of police (DSP) Sushil Kumar
Updated on Jul 20, 2023 12:50 AM IST
By, Faridkot

Punjab: Show-cause notices to 6 govt teachers Bathinda for not meeting minimum enrolment target

Punjab education department on Wednesday issued showcause notices to six Centre Head Teachers of the government schools in Bathinda to give an explanation for “poorly failing” to achieve the 10% enrolment target

The notice issued by Bathinda’s Sangat block primary education officer read that the education department has started a campaign to increase enrolment in government schools. (Representational Photo)
Updated on Jul 19, 2023 09:58 PM IST
By, Faridkot

Punjab: Flood water enters Sardulgarh town, low-lying areas inundated

The Ghaggar’s fury further continues in Punjab’s Mansa as a day after the fifth breach at Phus Mandi, the flood water on Wednesday evening entered Sardulgarh town in Mansa district

The breach, which happened on Tuesday morning, has increased to over 200 feet wide in Phus Mandi. (HT Photo)
Updated on Jul 19, 2023 09:44 PM IST

Fifth breach in Ghaggar river keeps Sardulgarh town of Mansa on toes

The breach, which happened around 5 am, has increased to over 150-foot wide; Ghaggar is flowing at 24.6 feet, which is 3.6 feet above the danger mark

Residents building a temporary embankment along the Mansa-Sirsa state highway to stop floodwaters from entering Sardulgarh town after a fifth breach in the Ghaggar river on Tuesday. (HT photo)
Updated on Jul 19, 2023 12:06 AM IST

Punjab floods: Fifth breach in Ghaggar river keeps Sardulgarh town on toes

The water is a few metres away from the highway connecting Sardulgarh in Mansa district with Haryana. Villagers have started putting up temporary embankments near the highway to prevent it from entering Sardulgarh town

Residents building a temporary embankment along the Mansa-Sirsa state highway to stop floodwaters from entering Sardulgarh town after a fifth breach in the Ghaggar river on Tuesday. (HT Photo)
Updated on Jul 18, 2023 02:13 PM IST
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