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Parteek Singh Mahal

Parteek Singh Mahal is a multimedia correspondent based at Faridkot in Punjab. He covers medical education, politics and Punjab police.

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SIT probes into Behbal Kalan, Kotkapura firing cases complete, says Punjab minister Harjot Bains

Sukhraj Singh, son of Krishan Bhagwan Singh who was killed in police firing at Behbal Kalan on October 14, 2015, on Saturday lifted his indefinite dharna at the incident site by vacating the bus stop on the Bathinda-Amritsar national highway near Behbal Kalan village after two years

Chandigarh

Updated on Dec 24, 2023 08:28 AM IST

ByParteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot

Behbal Kalan police firing: SIT files fresh status report, victim’s son ends 2-year stir

The hearing in Behbal Kalan and Kotkapura firing cases was adjourned to January 20 for arguments on framing of charges against the accused

Chandigarh

Updated on Dec 23, 2023 09:02 AM IST

ByParteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot

Moose Wala murder: Decks cleared for trial to start against man who harboured Haryana module shooters

he committal of the supplementary chargesheet will clear the way for the trial to start in the main case, which is already ongoing in the sessions court, and expedite the proceedings

Chandigarh

Updated on Dec 23, 2023 08:50 AM IST

ByParteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot

Fund, staff crunch hamper health care at Faridkot medical college

The medical college, established in 1973, caters to seven districts of the south Malwa region of the state and bordering areas of Haryana and Rajasthan. Out of its annual budget of around ₹110 crore, ₹84 crore are spent on salaries.

Chandigarh

Updated on Dec 15, 2023 07:56 AM IST

ByParteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot

Lawrence Bishnoi, Jaggu Bhagwanpuria seek discharge in Sidhu Moose Wala case

Both the gangsters claim that they were lodged in the jail at the time of the murder and have no physical involvement in the case; Moose Wala was shot dead by six assailants at Jawahar Ke village in Mansa on May 29 last year

Earlier this year, Bishnoi had in two interviews given to a news channel from inside the jail, claimed the responsibility for Moose Wala’s murder. (HT file)

Chandigarh

Updated on Dec 13, 2023 06:00 AM IST

ByParteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot

Behbal Kalan firing: SIT seeks more time to submit status report on allegations against ex-SIT member

Mahinder Singh, father of deceased Krishan Bhagwan Singh, who was killed in the police firing at Behbal Kalan on October 14, 2015, had filed an application in the court for recalling the order with regard to tender of pardon to prime accused inspector Pardeep Singh.

In September 2020, the then IGP and member of SIT Kunwar Vijay had appeared in the court and claimed that making Pardeep an approver would strengthen the prosecution’s case against the culprits. Pardeep was made an approver in the case. (File)

Chandigarh

Updated on Dec 03, 2023 07:52 AM IST

ByParteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot

Moose Wala murder: Mansa trial court starts hearing arguments on framing of charges

Almost four months after the Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala’s murder case was committed to the Mansa district and sessions court, the hearing of arguments on framing of charges against 25 accused started in a trial court on Thursday

Chandigarh

Updated on Dec 01, 2023 06:26 AM IST

ByParteek Singh Mahal

Moose Wala murder: 2 months on, jail authorities fail to produce accused

This has caused a delay in starting the process of committing the chargesheet to the district and sessions court, where trial in the murder case is going on.

The SIT probing Moose Wala’s murder had filed a second supplementary chargesheet in September.

Chandigarh

Updated on Nov 30, 2023 04:49 AM IST

ByParteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot

DA case: Charges farmed against Faridkot ex-MLA, 2 aides

Faridkot special judge Rajiv Kalra ordered that charges be framed against Dhillon, Gursewak Singh and Rajwinder Singh under sections 13(1) (b), 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act and 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The court adjourned the matter to December 8 to start arguments on prosecution evidence.

A Faridkot court on Friday framed charges against former Congress MLA from Faridkot Kushaldeep Singh Dhillon alias Kiki Dhillon and his two aides in a disproportionate assets (DA) case. (HT File Photo)

Chandigarh

Updated on Nov 25, 2023 07:34 AM IST

ByParteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot

NRI bride trap: Four get 5-year RI for duping youths on pretext of marriage

The court of additional chief judicial magistrate Monika Lamba convicted Narinder Purewal of Jalandhar, Parampal Singh of Golewala in Faridkot, Gagandeep Singh of Amritsar and Parveen Kaur alias Manpreet Kaur Dhaliwal of Moga under section 420 (cheating) and 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of IPC.

The court observed that in view of the evidence, this court has reached the conclusion that the prosecution has duly proved that all the accused persons had hatched a criminal conspiracy to defraud the complainant and there is the connivance of all the accused persons in defrauding the complainant under the pretext of sending his son abroad.

Chandigarh

Updated on Nov 24, 2023 09:00 AM IST

ByParteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot

Moose Wala murder: HC grants interim bail to sacked Mansa CIA in-charge

Allowing the bail, Justice Mahabir Singh Sindhu observed that the counsel for the accused had contended that he had been in custody since December 2022

SI Pritpal Singh is accused of using his position as Mansa CIA in-charge to get Tinu out of the police station (HT File)

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Updated on Nov 18, 2023 08:18 AM IST

ByParteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot

Kotkapura firing: Trial against Sukhbir, Saini to start in sessions court from November 21

The trial against Sukhbir, Saini and five other accused will start in the Faridkot district and sessions court from November 21 in Kotkapura case

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Updated on Nov 05, 2023 06:36 AM IST

ByParteek Singh Mahal

Police round up two suspects in Bathinda eatery owner’s murder

Days after two bike-borne assailants shot dead the president of the Mall Road Shopkeepers’ Association in Bathinda, the police on Monday rounded up two suspects in connection with the murder

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Updated on Oct 31, 2023 08:18 AM IST

ByParteek Singh Mahal

Plot allotment case: Court issues arrest warrants against PCS officer, former Bathinda Development Authority superintendent

Former Punjab finance minister Manpreet Badal is one of the six accused booked by the vigilance bureau in the case.

The complaint was filed by former MLA Sarup Chand Singla, who had alleged irregularities in the purchase of a property in a prime location in Bathinda city

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Updated on Oct 27, 2023 08:16 AM IST

ByParteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot

BFUHS: Counselling ends, no takers for nearly 60% non-clinical MD seats

After five rounds of counselling, 73 of the total 126 non-clinical branches MD seats, seven MDS and two PG diploma seats were declared vacant. The highest number of non-clinical seats remained vacant for anatomy (15), followed by physiology (11), pharmacology (10), microbiology (10), biochemistry (9) and social medicine (7)

Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (File)

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Updated on Oct 26, 2023 07:44 AM IST

ByParteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot

14 anti-drug panel members booked for thrashing 22-yr-old to death in Bathinda

The president of the committee, Nardev Singh, and member Gurpreet Singh were later arrested. Following the preliminary interrogation of the accused, the body of the deceased was recovered from Lasara drain

The body of the deceased, identified as Daljinder Singh of Mehraj village in Rampura Phul, Bathinda, was found dumped near a drain, police officials said on Sunday.

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Updated on Oct 23, 2023 08:30 AM IST

ByParteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot

Congress village sarpanch, his aide shot dead in Punjab’s Moga: Police

Moga senior superintendent of police (SP) J Elenchezhian said a clash took place between two rival groups in Khosa Kotla village

Sarpanch Veer Singh (left) and his aide Ranjeet Singh (right) (HT Photo)

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Published on Oct 20, 2023 12:33 PM IST

ByParteek Singh Mahal

Moose Wala killing: Authorities fail to produce accused in court, committal of challan delayed

The delay in presenting the accused in court has caused a delay in starting the process of committing the chargesheet to the district and sessions court, where trial in the murder case is ongoing

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Updated on Oct 20, 2023 09:22 AM IST

ByParteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot

Behbal Kalan firing witnesses submit fresh statements to SIT

The move comes two days after the Faridkot court asked the SIT probing 2015 Behbal Kalan firing case to consider the affidavit of the witnesses for a ‘fair’ probe while disposing of an application filed by the witnesses

Two Sikh protesters — Gurjeet Singh of Sarawan village and Krishan Bhagwan Singh of Niamiwala village in Faridkot district — were killed on October 14, 2015, when they were protesting against the sacrilege incident. (File)

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Updated on Oct 19, 2023 08:14 AM IST

ByParteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot

Behbal Kalan police firing: Won’t interfere, SIT probe on, says Faridkot court

The court also disposed of application of 7 witnesses and asked the SIT to consider their affidavit for a ‘fair’ probe

A burned police vehicle during protest in Behbal Kalan. (HT File)

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Updated on Oct 17, 2023 08:52 AM IST

ByParteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot

Behbal Kalan police firing anniversary: No faith in system to deliver justice, say victims’ families

The family members of Gurjeet stayed away from the event. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former inspector general of police (IGP) Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh, who was a member of the previous special investigation team (SIT) which probed the 2015 police firing cases, visited Gurjeet’s house

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former inspector general of police (IGP) Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh, who was a member of the previous special investigation team (SIT) which probed the 2015 police firing cases, visited Gurjeet’s house. (File)

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Updated on Oct 15, 2023 07:44 AM IST

ByParteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot

2015 police firing incidents: Eight years on, justice still a distant dream for victims

The Punjab police special investigation team (SIT) probing the Kotkapura firing incident have filed three chargesheets in the court, including two supplementary challans, this year, while the reconstituted SIT probing Behbal Kalan has not made any headway even after two years

In Behbal Kalan’s firing, five challans have been filed and the case is still stuck at the stage of framing of charges.

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Updated on Oct 14, 2023 09:16 AM IST

ByParteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot

Punjabi singer Moose Wala murder: Key accused admits to Mansa resident’s role

During interrogation, gangster Sachin Bishnoi tells police Harjinder Singh, who now stays in Dubai, arranged fake passport for him to flee country days before Punjabi singer’s murder

Gangster Sachin Bishnoi (centre) being escorted out of a Mansa court after he was brought from Delhi to Punjab recently for questioning in Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala’s murder case. (HT file photo)

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Published on Oct 11, 2023 03:57 PM IST

ByParteek Singh Mahal

Faridkot SSP orders departmental inquiry against 10 cops for negligence

The departmental inquiry was ordered against police inspectors Prem Nath, Jagseer Singh and Jasveer Singh, sub-inspectors Jaswant Singh, Baljeet Singh, Harbhajan Singh, Joginder Kaur, Vakeel Singh and Pal Singh and assistant sub-inspector Gurmeet Ram

The cops were given a target to help in registering or investigating at least one NDPS case every month, failing which an inquiry was order.

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Updated on Oct 11, 2023 07:52 AM IST

ByParteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot

Punjab: Sachin Bishnoi’s remand extended till Oct 10 in Sidhu Moose Wala case

Two months after gangster was extradited to India from Baku in Azerbaijan, police had brought Sachin on transit remand from Delhi to Mansa on September 29

Punjab Police personnel escorting gangster Sachin Bishnoi out of the Mansa court complex on Friday. (HT Photo)

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Published on Oct 06, 2023 02:55 PM IST

ByParteek Singh Mahal

Moose Wala murder: SIT files chargesheet against Jind man for harbouring shooters

On May 29 last year, six shooters shot dead Moose Wala when he along with his cousin and friend, was driving in a jeep to Jawaharke village in Mansa, 10 km away from the singer’s native village Moosa

On May 29 last year, six shooters shot dead Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala when he along with his cousin and friend, was driving in a jeep to Jawaharke village in Mansa, 10 km away from the singer’s native village Moosa

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Updated on Oct 06, 2023 08:56 AM IST

ByParteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot

BDS admissions: BFUHS to hold additional round of counselling to fill 20% vacant seats

Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (BFUHS), Faridkot, has decided to hold additional round of counselling for admission to BDS course after 20% of seats remained vacant in Punjab dental colleges

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Updated on Oct 03, 2023 07:50 AM IST

ByParteek Singh Mahal

Sidhu Moose Wala murder: Gangster Sachin Bishnoi in 8-day Mansa police custody

Sachin, who is gangster Lawrence Bishnoi’s nephew, was extradited from Azerbaijan on August 1. He was in Delhi Police’s special cell custody and was brought to Mansa for questioning on Thursday night.

Punjab Police personnel taking gangster Sachin Bishnoi for interrogation after a Mansa court remanded him in eight-day police custody on Friday. (Sanjeev Kumar/HT)

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Published on Sep 29, 2023 01:04 PM IST

ByParteek Singh Mahal

51 trains cancelled; commuters suffer as farmers lay siege on tracks in Punjab

The movement of several trains was affected and according to railway officials, several trains were either cancelled or short-terminated because of the farmers’ agitation.

Protesters blocking railway tracks at Devidaspura village in Amritsar on Thursday. (Sameer Sehgal/HT)

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Updated on Sep 29, 2023 08:04 AM IST

ByParteek Singh Mahal, Jalandhar/amritsar/ Bathinda

2015 Behbal Kalan police firing: Victim’s son announces fast-unto-death from October 12

On October 14, 2015, two Sikh protesters— Gurjeet Singh of Sarawan village and Krishan Bhagwan Singh of Niamiwala village in Faridkot district— were killed during the protest at Behbal Kalan when they were protesting against the sacrilege of Guru Granth Sahib

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Updated on Sep 29, 2023 07:48 AM IST

ByParteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot

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Parteek Singh Mahal

Parteek Singh Mahal is a multimedia correspondent based at Faridkot in Punjab. He covers medical education, politics and Punjab police.

Sukhraj Singh, son of Krishan Bhagwan Singh who was killed in police firing at Behbal Kalan on October 14, 2015, on Saturday lifted his indefinite dharna at the incident site by vacating the bus stop on the Bathinda-Amritsar national highway near Behbal Kalan village after two years

The hearing in Behbal Kalan and Kotkapura firing cases was adjourned to January 20 for arguments on framing of charges against the accused

he committal of the supplementary chargesheet will clear the way for the trial to start in the main case, which is already ongoing in the sessions court, and expedite the proceedings

The medical college, established in 1973, caters to seven districts of the south Malwa region of the state and bordering areas of Haryana and Rajasthan. Out of its annual budget of around ₹110 crore, ₹84 crore are spent on salaries.

Both the gangsters claim that they were lodged in the jail at the time of the murder and have no physical involvement in the case; Moose Wala was shot dead by six assailants at Jawahar Ke village in Mansa on May 29 last year

Mahinder Singh, father of deceased Krishan Bhagwan Singh, who was killed in the police firing at Behbal Kalan on October 14, 2015, had filed an application in the court for recalling the order with regard to tender of pardon to prime accused inspector Pardeep Singh.

Almost four months after the Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala’s murder case was committed to the Mansa district and sessions court, the hearing of arguments on framing of charges against 25 accused started in a trial court on Thursday

This has caused a delay in starting the process of committing the chargesheet to the district and sessions court, where trial in the murder case is going on.

The court of additional chief judicial magistrate Monika Lamba convicted Narinder Purewal of Jalandhar, Parampal Singh of Golewala in Faridkot, Gagandeep Singh of Amritsar and Parveen Kaur alias Manpreet Kaur Dhaliwal of Moga under section 420 (cheating) and 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of IPC.

Allowing the bail, Justice Mahabir Singh Sindhu observed that the counsel for the accused had contended that he had been in custody since December 2022

The trial against Sukhbir, Saini and five other accused will start in the Faridkot district and sessions court from November 21 in Kotkapura case

Days after two bike-borne assailants shot dead the president of the Mall Road Shopkeepers’ Association in Bathinda, the police on Monday rounded up two suspects in connection with the murder

Former Punjab finance minister Manpreet Badal is one of the six accused booked by the vigilance bureau in the case.

The president of the committee, Nardev Singh, and member Gurpreet Singh were later arrested. Following the preliminary interrogation of the accused, the body of the deceased was recovered from Lasara drain

Moga senior superintendent of police (SP) J Elenchezhian said a clash took place between two rival groups in Khosa Kotla village

The delay in presenting the accused in court has caused a delay in starting the process of committing the chargesheet to the district and sessions court, where trial in the murder case is ongoing

The move comes two days after the Faridkot court asked the SIT probing 2015 Behbal Kalan firing case to consider the affidavit of the witnesses for a ‘fair’ probe while disposing of an application filed by the witnesses

The court also disposed of application of 7 witnesses and asked the SIT to consider their affidavit for a ‘fair’ probe

The family members of Gurjeet stayed away from the event. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former inspector general of police (IGP) Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh, who was a member of the previous special investigation team (SIT) which probed the 2015 police firing cases, visited Gurjeet’s house

The Punjab police special investigation team (SIT) probing the Kotkapura firing incident have filed three chargesheets in the court, including two supplementary challans, this year, while the reconstituted SIT probing Behbal Kalan has not made any headway even after two years

During interrogation, gangster Sachin Bishnoi tells police Harjinder Singh, who now stays in Dubai, arranged fake passport for him to flee country days before Punjabi singer’s murder

The departmental inquiry was ordered against police inspectors Prem Nath, Jagseer Singh and Jasveer Singh, sub-inspectors Jaswant Singh, Baljeet Singh, Harbhajan Singh, Joginder Kaur, Vakeel Singh and Pal Singh and assistant sub-inspector Gurmeet Ram

Two months after gangster was extradited to India from Baku in Azerbaijan, police had brought Sachin on transit remand from Delhi to Mansa on September 29

On May 29 last year, six shooters shot dead Moose Wala when he along with his cousin and friend, was driving in a jeep to Jawaharke village in Mansa, 10 km away from the singer’s native village Moosa

Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (BFUHS), Faridkot, has decided to hold additional round of counselling for admission to BDS course after 20% of seats remained vacant in Punjab dental colleges

Sachin, who is gangster Lawrence Bishnoi’s nephew, was extradited from Azerbaijan on August 1. He was in Delhi Police’s special cell custody and was brought to Mansa for questioning on Thursday night.

The movement of several trains was affected and according to railway officials, several trains were either cancelled or short-terminated because of the farmers’ agitation.

On October 14, 2015, two Sikh protesters— Gurjeet Singh of Sarawan village and Krishan Bhagwan Singh of Niamiwala village in Faridkot district— were killed during the protest at Behbal Kalan when they were protesting against the sacrilege of Guru Granth Sahib

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