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Tarsem Singh Deogan

Tarsem Singh Deogan is a senior reporter at Ludhiana. He has 16 years of experience in journalism. He has covered all beats and now focuses on crime reporting.

Articles by Tarsem Singh Deogan

Betting racket bust: Technology, big money and a code language

First the domestic T20 tournament and now the ICC Champions Trophy - the betting racket busted on Friday night continued to do brisk business even though the now infamous T20 tournament ended in the last week of May.

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Updated on Jun 08, 2013 10:54 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Ludhiana

Rise in cyber crime leaves cops in a dither

Already under criticism for being unable to contain heinous crime like murders in the city, Ludhiana police are now in a dither over the sharp rise in the cases of cyber crime in the recent past.

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Updated on Jun 03, 2013 10:23 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Ludhiana

Two bookies held in Ludhiana

Two bookies were arrested while one managed to flee here on late Sunday for accepting bets on Indian Premier League (IPL) matches. Cash worth Rs 11,000 besides 9 mobile phones, Television set, extension box and set-up box were recovered from their possession.

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Updated on May 27, 2013 06:40 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Ludhiana

ASI suspended for not filing chargesheet against ex-councillor

With the intention of benefitting former councillor Rakesh Sharma, assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Avtar Singh has to face the music for not filing a chargesheet in a criminal case for more than two years.

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Updated on May 21, 2013 09:25 PM IST
None | By, Ludhiana

Candidates turn to social networking sites to woo tech savvy voters

With the zila parishad elections round the corner, candidates have taken the social networking websites route to entice the tech savvy voters. Candidates from both Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and Congress are resorting to use of technologically advanced means, instead of just the conventional methods of wooing voters.

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Updated on May 15, 2013 10:09 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Ludhiana

Kin await '71 'martyr', believe he's alive in Pak jail

Sarabjit may have lived a life of trials and then cremated as a martyr on his own land, but for the family of Flying Lt Gurdev Singh Rai, the hope of him being alive has meant a lifetime of uncertainty. A native of Chak Sarvan Nath village on Chandigarh Road, about 25 km from Ludhiana, Rai had gone missing during the 1971 war, and his kin still claim he's one of the 54 prisoners of war (PoW) in Pakistan.

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Updated on May 06, 2013 11:25 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Chak Sarvan Nath (ludhiana)

Woman going all out to help trace minor abducted by husband

In an act of humanity, a 24-year-old woman has been pursuing a case against her husband, who allegedly abducted a 16-year-old girl of Rajpura from Ludhiana on December 24 last.

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Updated on May 05, 2013 12:14 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Ludhiana

Picked to frame for rape, teacher ends up kidnapped

The accused who had kidnapped government schoolteacher Chamkaur Singh wanted to take out some money from his pocket by framing him in a fake rape case using their women accomplices.

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Updated on Apr 28, 2013 11:33 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Ludhiana

FB deal: Sold newborn's mother wants her father freed

A day after the arrest of her father Feroze Khan on charge of involvement in the sale of her newborn boy through the Facebook to a Delhi resident, a visibly relieved Noori on Wednesday said that she wished to see Khan freed as he was "innocent".

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Updated on Apr 25, 2013 09:39 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Ludhiana

Three cops suspended, three accused arrested

Heads have started rolling in connection with the thrashing of a woman in full public view and the police inaction thereafter. Three cops of Daba police station were suspended on Wednesday by the Ludhiana police commissionerate following the intervention of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes.

Updated on Apr 18, 2013 01:12 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Ludhiana

Woman accuses father, nurse of selling her newborn boy

A drug addict allegedly sold his newborn grandson for Rs 45,000 in connivance with a nurse that runs a clinic on Tibba road.

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Updated on Apr 15, 2013 12:06 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Ludhiana

5 yrs after kidnapping, copsclueless about missing boy

Five years after a seven-year-old boy was allegedly kidnapped here, the city police are yet to trace him.

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Updated on Apr 03, 2013 12:18 AM IST
None | By, Ludhiana

Former MC employee died due to cardiac arrest

The matter of death of retired municipal corporation employee Ramesh Kumar, 65, took a peculiar turn as the tentative post-mortem report revealed death due to cardiac arrest.

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Updated on Mar 04, 2013 08:42 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Ludhiana

Youth Congress leader accuses police of inaction

Over two weeks after 10 persons allegedly attacked Congress leader Makhan Singh, his two sons and two nephews, the victims claim the police are yet to act in the case.

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Updated on Feb 26, 2013 12:14 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Ludhiana

Slow development work adds to traffic woes

Traffic flow in several parts of the city has been adversely affected due to various development works going on in city at a snail's pace. Not only has the delay affected smooth traffic flow, but people too are throwing traffic rules to the wind, which has further added to the trouble.

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Updated on Feb 07, 2013 09:22 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Ludhiana

Woman accuses NRI husband of using 'fake' documents to divorce her

A woman resident of a Jagraon village has submitted an application to Ludhiana police commissioner Ishwar Singh to seek strict action against her NRI husband, who allegedly not only betrayed her but also divorced her on the basis of "fake' documents.

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Updated on Jan 28, 2013 12:02 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Ludhiana

People fume as MC fails to clearly demarcate parking areas

Ludhiana residents might have given a thumbs-up to the tow-away drive of the traffic police, but they are sometimes at the receiving end of the police action on this count in the absence of proper demarcation of space on roads for parking of vehicles.

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Updated on Jan 17, 2013 11:10 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Ludhiana

Abduction case: Girl had died 6 days after crime

In a shocking turn in the abduction case of BCom student Manju Ravat, 18, the police came to know that the girl was found dead a few days after her abduction. Her body was found in a canal near Amargarh of Sangrur on March 27, 2012, six days after the abduction took place.

Updated on Jan 16, 2013 11:37 PM IST
None | By, Ludhiana

Cops act swiftly, chargeesheet rape accused in seven days

What could be seen as a step forward towards the speedy disposal of rape cases, the police of Division No. 4 have chargesheeted an accused in connection with a rape case only seven days after registering an FIR.

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Updated on Jan 14, 2013 11:35 PM IST
None | By, Ludhiana

Court issues proclamation against SAD leader, aide

Dismissing police plea, a local court has issued proclamation to declare SAD leader Baljinder Singh alias Gogi, Davinder Singh alias Gogi Nambardar, SAD general secretary Gurdev Singh alias Debu and Guriqbal Singh alias Vicky Sekhon as proclaimed offenders in a murder case.

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Updated on Jan 07, 2013 12:13 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Ludhiana

Get high-security no. plates by Jan 31

The state transport department has directed owners of vehicles bearing registration numbers between 0001 and 500 to get high security number plates by January 31.

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Updated on Jan 06, 2013 12:21 AM IST
None | By, Ludhiana

Johar has no fracture, confirms doctor

Maninder Pal Singh alias Sunny Johar, the key accused in AIG assault case, has no leg fracture, doctors at the civil hospital here confirmed on Friday. Earlier in the day, high drama was witnessed at the hospital, after Johar, soon after being discharged, again started complaining of chest pain.

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Updated on Jan 05, 2013 12:24 AM IST
None | By, Ludhiana

Many 'blind spots' in public transport

Roads of Ludhiana which claim around 18 lives per month in mishaps can turn more dangerous as in an eye check-up camp organised at Shaheed Sukhdev Thapar Inter-state Bus Terminal here on Thursday on the account of 24th road safety week, of the 160 bus and three-wheeler drivers examined, 75 diagnosed with bad eyesight.

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Updated on Jan 04, 2013 12:14 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Ludhiana

A walking and talking calendar

While the world would say goodbye to 2012 and welcome 2013, one man who for sure knows that the world would not end for at least the next 50 years is 55-year-old Tejinder Singh.

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Updated on Jan 01, 2013 12:22 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Ludhiana

Permission needed for New Year bashes

Taking cognisance of the brawl at a restaurant-cum-pub, 'The Hub', police commissioner of Ludhiana Ishwar Singh, using his magisterial powers, has ordered that permission would be needed prior to arranging gatherings and parties on the New Year eve.

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Updated on Dec 31, 2012 12:42 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Ludhiana

Akali leader beats up senior cop in Punjab

AIG (counter intelligence) Surinderjit Singh Mand was severely injured in the attack by Akali leader and restaurateur Maninder Pal Singh alias Sunny Johar in Ludhiana, reports Tarsem Singh Deogan.

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Updated on Dec 26, 2012 01:36 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Ludhiana

Police quote ongoing investigation to refuse information on illegal openings

Police department has come up with an "unconvincing reply" to an RTI activist who had sought information regarding more than a dozen illegal openings plugged earlier on Gill road by police to ensure smooth flow of traffic.

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Updated on Dec 22, 2012 12:40 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Ludhiana

300 times more tax on second-hand vehicles

Thinking of buying a second-hand vehicle? Well, think again, as you might end up paying more than the price of the vehicle in tax to transfer the ownership.

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Updated on Nov 24, 2012 02:41 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Ludhiana

Police officials retain government houses, despite transfers

Ludhiana, it seems, holds a special place in the hearts of police officers who have been posted in the city in the past. Why else would they not want a transfer? Even after transfer outside the city, they manage to remain connected to Ludhiana: By preferring not to vacate government accommodation provided to them.

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Updated on Nov 21, 2012 11:26 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Ludhiana

Former KCF militant, 11 others get 10 yrs for Punjab National Bank robbery

Twenty-five years on, the verdict in one of the biggest bank robberies in the country’s history is out. The special Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (TADA) court on Tuesday awarded 10-year imprisonment to former Khalistan Commando Force militant Daljit Singh Bittu and 11 others under the TADA.

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Updated on Nov 21, 2012 11:25 AM IST
None | By, Ludhiana
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