Two held with pistol, cartridges in Chandigarh

Chandigarh: The UT police have arrested two youths for possessing a country-made pistol and two cartridges. According to the police, Aman (19), a resident of Mauli Jagran complex, and Hitesh (19), a resident of Panchkula, were riding a motorcycle when they were stopped near the Railway Colony road in Mauli Jagran. The police recovered a pistol and cartridges from them. A case under the Arms Act has been registered against them at the Mauli Jagran police station. TNS

Cheating cases against builders

Chandigarh: The UT police have registered two cheating cases against Pardeep Gupta, Satish Gupta and others who have their office, Gupta Builders and Promoters Private Limited, in Sector 34. According to the police, complainant Amit Kapoor reported that the persons allegedly cheated him of Rs47.57 lakh by selling five rooms at a hotel in their project Aeropolis City in Sector 66-A, Mohali, without having any legitimate right of ownership of the said land and approval from the Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA), Punjab. Another complainant Meesum Zaidi reported that he was allegedly duped of Rs70 lakh on the pretext of selling showrooms at a commercial complex in the project , Aeropolis City. Both cases are under investigation at the Sector 34 police station. TNS

Hallo Majra man duped of Rs 41,000

Chandigarh: A Hallo Majra resident was duped of Rs41,000 by a fraudster. Complainant Nitish Kumar Sharma reported that an unknown person sent a text message on his mobile phone regarding the Jan Dhan Yojana and cheating him by getting Rs41,000 deposited in a bank account. The police have registered a case. TNS

UT squad for boxing c’ship

Chandigarh: The Chandigarh Amateur Boxing Association selected junior men and women teams for participation in the Junior National Boxing Championship to be held in Sonepat, Haryana, from July 25 to 31. Dr Rajinder Singh Mann, secretary, congratulated the boxers. The squad members are (men) Krrish Pal, Rohit Chamoli, Sushant Kapoor, Sukhjit Singh, Sahil, Sumit Dhull, Navjot Singh, Sohit, Ankit Kundu, Paramjeet Singh, Bhavya Saini, Raghav Goel, Ankush, (coach) Vikas Dhaiya, (manager) Hardeep Singh; (women) Parneeta Shoeran, Sapna, Harshita, Shanti, Neha, Tanya Gautam, Yashvi, Nishita, Shinayu, Loveleen Kaur, (manager) Savita and (coach) Virender Singh Dangi. TNS

Tree plantation by BSF, CRPF

Chandigarh: As part of directives issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Border Security Force (BSF) and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) carried out a tree plantation drive on their respective campuses here on Sunday. At the BSF’s Western Command headquarters, the drive was led by Special Director-General Surendra Panwar. Saplings of various fruit trees and neem were planted. He underscored the importance of maintaining a clean and green environment. About 4,000 saplings were planted by the CRPF’s 51st Battalion and the 5th Signals Battalion on their campuses. The battalions have a target of planting 6,800 saplings in and around their location during this season. TNS