Man held with 131-gm heroin in Chandigarh

Chandigarh: The Operations Cell of the UT police has arrested a Sector 63 resident with heroin. According to the police, the suspect, identified as Jagmeet Singh Brar (29), was nabbed from near the animal park in Sector 49 with 131 gm of heroin. A case under the NDPS Act has been registered at the Sector 49 police station. TNS

Mohali resident duped of Rs99K

Chandigarh: A Mohali resident was duped of Rs99,000 by unknown persons at a bank in Sector 23. Complainant Ganesh Singh, a resident of Baltana, reported that two unknown persons duped him of Rs99,000 on December 9. A case of cheating has been registered at the Sector 17 police station. TNS

Woman booked for cheating

Chandigarh: The UT police have booked a woman, a resident of Sector 51, for allegedly cheating two women of Rs83 lakh on the pretext of getting them HIG flats allotted in Sector 51. A case has been registered at the Sector 49 police station. TNS

Biker flees with woman’s purse

Zirakpur: A bike-borne youth snatched a purse from a woman near a gurdwara in Dhakoli here on Monday evening. Complainant Palak said she was returning home from her office when the miscreant snatched her purse containing Rs14,000 and a mobile phone near New Generation Apartments. A case has been registered at the Dhakoli police post. TNS

Seth elected CAT Bar chief

Chandigarh: Rohit Seth has been elected president of the Central Administrative Tribunal Bar Association, Chandigarh, again. The election was held at a general house meeting of the association on Tuesday. Also, the general House unanimously re-elected the earlier executive committee of association for 2021-22. The other office-bearers include KK Thakur, vice-president; Jagdish Ram Syal, secretary; Monika Koundal, joint secretary; and Sukhwinder Singh, treasurer. The senior executive members are Sanjay Goyal, Senior CGSC; RK Sharma, Vinay Gupta, Lakhinder Bir Singh, Rakesh Verma, senior DAG, Punjab; Rohit Sharma, Vinod Arya, TS Hundal apart from executive members Ram Pyare Lobana, Sanjay Kaul and Anil Kumar Sharma. TNS

RBU freeship for Harnaaz

Mohali: Gurvinder Singh Bahra, Chancellor of Rayat Bahra University (RBU), has offered a free MBA course as a token of appreciation to Harnaaz, who has been crowned Miss Universe, as she has brought laurels to the country, especially Punjab. Bahra said Harnaaz would be provided with all kinds of administrative and other support during the course of her study at the university. TNS

Nidhish wins boxing gold

Mohali: Nidhish Bakshi, a student of Desh Bhagat University, has won gold in the Open Punjab State Boxing Championship held in Sangrur. Bakshi claimed the top podium position in the senior 48-51 kg weight category. He was honoured by the university management on Tuesday. TNS

Panjab varsity results

Chandigarh: Panjab University on Tuesday declared results of MA Hindi (1st year), MA Hindi (2nd year) and MA English (1st semester) examinations held in September. The results can be seen at the respective departments/colleges or on the Panjab University website. TNS

1 booked for assaulting cop

Chandigarh: An unknown person has been booked for assaulting a UT police constable while performing duty. According to the police, complainant Sachin, who is posted at the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit, Sector 17, reported that an unknown person assaulted and deterred him from performing his duty on December 13. TNS

Cash, jewellery stolen at wedding

Zirakpur: A miscreant took away Rs25,000, a gold chain, two rings and a mobile phone from the purse of a woman attending a marriage function at a wedding resort near the K-Area light point here on Monday. TNs