Hit and run case: ‘Didn’t know I hit Fauja Singh’, says driver held for his death | India News

JALANDHAR: The driver who fatally struck iconic marathoner Fauja Singh on Jalandhar-Pathankot national highway on Monday turned out to be a Canada-returned man who sped away after leaving the 114-year-old to die, Punjab police said on Wednesday.The suspect, Amritpal Singh Dhillon (26), was arrested from his home in Dasupur village, 20km from Jalandhar, on Tuesday….

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Colonel accuses Chandigarh cops’ SIT of shielding ‘assaulters’; Haryana and Punjab high court summons IPS officer | India News

CHANDIGARH: Punjab and Haryana high court on Monday summoned the IPS officer heading Chandigarh Police SIT probe into the assault on Colonel Pushpinder Singh Bath in Patiala, allegedly by Punjab Police personnel. The officer has to present himself in court on Wednesday with the case record.Justice Rajesh Bhardwaj gave the directive on a plea filed…

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Bikram Majithia arrested: SIT uncovers Rs 540 crore drug money trail; assets, shell firms under lens | India News

Bikram Majithia (File photo) NEW DELHI: Punjab Vigilance Bureau on Monday in a statement said the SIT investigation has found that Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majitha was allegedly involved in laundering Rs 540 crore “drug money”.According to preliminary findings, over Rs 540 crore in illicit funds were laundered through various channels, including…

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Can’t grant extraordinary relief to those who sleep over rights: Punjab and Haryana high court | India News

CHANDIGARH: Dismissing a plea by a former soldier’s wife, seeking special benefits under a govt policy, on grounds of inordinate delay, the Punjab and Haryana high court ruled that a person who approaches the court belatedly or sleeps over their rights for a considerable period ought not be granted extraordinary relief by writ courts.Petitioner Surinder…

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