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
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".
Updated on Apr 25, 2013 09:39 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Tarsem Singh Deogan, 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 | Tarsem Singh Deogan, 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.
Updated on Apr 15, 2013 12:06 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Tarsem Singh Deogan, 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.
Updated on Apr 03, 2013 12:18 AM IST
None | Tarsem Singh Deogan, 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.
Updated on Mar 04, 2013 08:42 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Tarsem Singh Deogan, 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.
Updated on Feb 26, 2013 12:14 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Tarsem Singh Deogan, 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.
Updated on Feb 07, 2013 09:22 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Tarsem Singh Deogan, 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.
Updated on Jan 28, 2013 12:02 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Tarsem Singh Deogan, 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.
Updated on Jan 17, 2013 11:10 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Tarsem Singh Deogan, 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 | Tarsem Singh Deogan, 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.
Updated on Jan 14, 2013 11:35 PM IST
None | Tarsem Singh Deogan, 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.
Updated on Jan 07, 2013 12:13 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Tarsem Singh Deogan, 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.
Updated on Jan 06, 2013 12:21 AM IST
None | Tarsem Singh Deogan, 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.
Updated on Jan 05, 2013 12:24 AM IST
None | Tarsem Singh Deogan, 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.
Updated on Jan 04, 2013 12:14 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Tarsem Singh Deogan, 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.
Updated on Jan 01, 2013 12:22 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Tarsem Singh Deogan, 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.
Updated on Dec 31, 2012 12:42 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Tarsem Singh Deogan, 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.
Updated on Dec 26, 2012 01:36 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Tarsem Singh Deogan, 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.
Updated on Dec 22, 2012 12:40 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Tarsem Singh Deogan, 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.
Updated on Nov 24, 2012 02:41 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Tarsem Singh Deogan, 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.
Updated on Nov 21, 2012 11:26 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Tarsem Singh Deogan, 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.
Updated on Nov 21, 2012 11:25 AM IST
None | Tarsem Singh Deogan, Ludhiana
First batch of disaster rescue force pass out
The first batch of Disaster Rescue Force (DRF) held its passing-out parade at the police complex on seed farm at Ladhowal near Mannewal village on Monday. With the passing out of the first batch comprising 40 personnel, the state authorities would be able to launch rescue operations after natural and man-made disasters without waiting for help from National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) men.
Updated on Nov 19, 2012 11:01 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Tarsem Singh Deogan, Ladhowal
Four cops booked after fleeing illegal mining suspect dies
Police have registered a case against four officials of Ladhowal police station on charge of causing death due to negligence after Balwinder Singh of Talwandi Kalan village was killed in a mishap while trying to evade policemen chasing him.
Updated on Nov 09, 2012 09:42 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Tarsem Singh Deogan, Ludhiana
Rave parties keep Ludhiana police on toes
Rave parties held secretly during evening and late night hours along with gambling and cabaret performances at farmhouses on the city outskirts have forced police to think of ways to tackle the menace.
Updated on Nov 07, 2012 10:08 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Tarsem Singh Deogan, Ludhiana
Illicit relations to blame for increase in murder cases
Illicit relations have become one of the major reasons of murders in Ludhiana. Out of total 48 murders reported this year, police have solved 32 and of these solved cases 11 took place due to illicit relations.
Updated on Nov 05, 2012 10:01 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Tarsem Singh Deogan, Ludhiana
Ludhiana cops out to defame me, says IG
Inspector general of police (traffic) Sharad Satya Chouhan on Tuesday claimed that some officers of Ludhiana police commissionerate had hatched a conspiracy against him to defame him. Openly warning such officials without taking any names IG at a press conference here, the IG said that he would not spare the erring officials at any cost and would take them to task.
Updated on Oct 23, 2012 11:31 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Tarsem Singh Deogan, Ludhiana
Girl's uncle helped Nishan evade arrest?
Finally having rescued Faridkot girl Shruti Sachdeva, 15, and arrested her alleged abductor Nishan Singh, 19, from Goa, the Punjab police now claim to have found that a relative of the girl helped Nishan evade the police for nearly a month.
Updated on Oct 24, 2012 12:22 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Tarsem Singh Deogan, Ludhiana
SIT to probe abduction, rape of Mullanpur girl
A day after arresting all three accused in the alleged rape and abduction of a 12-year-old Mullanpur girl in May this year, the police on Friday formed a four-member special investigation team (SIT) to probe into the case.
Updated on Oct 20, 2012 11:13 PM IST
None | Tarsem Singh Deogan, Ludhiana
Police offering Rs 50,000 to rape victim's family to settle case
The Mullanpur Dakha police have allegedly been pressuring the family of a 10-year-old rape victim to accept Rs 50,000 and 'settle' the matter with the accused, nearly six months after the crime. Threats have been issued to the effect that the accused was influential and could harm other family members.
Updated on Oct 17, 2012 12:37 AM IST
None | Tarsem Singh Deogan, Ludhiana