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Faridkot shocker: Man axes sister, her husband to death over property dispute; held

Police said Resham Singh, 32, and his wife, Harpreet Kaur, 30, both residents of Moga, were axed to death in their sleep by Arshpreet Singh, also about 32

According to Sadiq station-house officer (SHO) Navdeep Singh, Harpreet had solemnised a love marriage that strained her relationship with the accused. (Representational image)

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Published on Mar 29, 2025 09:24 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Bathinda

Man kills sister, her husband over property dispute in Punjab’s Faridkot

Accused arrested soon after axing duo to death, feared sister would stake claim to ancestral property of eight-acre farmland.

Police at the crime spot at Kanianwali village in Faridkot on Friday morning. (HT Photo)

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Published on Mar 28, 2025 02:55 PM IST

ByVishal Joshi

Punjab: Bambiha gang’s aide sustains bullet injury in Faridkot encounter

Manpreet alias Mani of Moga hospitalised; pistol, cartridges seized, say police; his two accomplices too have been arrested for providing him shelter and logistic support

Cops at the encounter site near Dhilwan Road in Faridkot. (HT photo)

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Published on Mar 16, 2025 07:14 AM IST

ByPress Trust of India, Chandigarh

Criminal held following exchange of fire in Faridkot: Punjab Police

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Updated on Mar 15, 2025 08:33 PM IST

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38 arrested for attacking cops in Faridkot

According to information, more than 100 residents of Chandbhan village of Faridkot had blocked a road during their protest over some issue related to public works in the village. The police claimed that village sarpanch Amandeep Kaur and her husband Kuldeep Singh were leading the protest.

The protesters had started stone pelting on police, leaving several injured. (Getty Images)

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Published on Feb 07, 2025 09:32 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Faridkot

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann to now hoist Tricolour in Patiala

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann will hoist the national flag in Patiala on Republic Day, shifting from Faridkot after pro-Khalistan slogans emerged.

Punjab CM and AAP leader Bhagwant Mann. (Photo: X)

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Updated on Jan 24, 2025 07:42 AM IST

ByParteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot

Dera follower’s murder: Faridkot court rejects NIA’s plea seeking transfer of case to Delhi

The court of the Faridkot additional sessions judge on Monday dismissed an application filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) seeking the transfer of Dera Sacha Sauda follower Pardeep Kataria’s murder case to New Delhi.

On November 10, 2022, Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda follower Pardeep Singh Kataria, an accused in the 2015 Bargari sacrilege case, was shot dead by six motorcycle-borne assailants in his shop at Kotkapura in Faridkot district. (HT File)

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Published on Jan 20, 2025 09:44 PM IST

ByParteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot

Farmers’ Punjab bandh call gets total response in Malwa

With road, rail traffic off track, life grinds to halt in Faridkot, Fazilka, Moga, Ferozepur, Muktsar, Mansa and Bathinda districts.

Farm protesters blocking Kanahiya Chowk in Bathinda that intersects national highways leading towards Amritsar and Chandigarh. during the Punjab Bandh on Monday. (Sanjeev Kumar/HT)

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Published on Dec 30, 2024 02:12 PM IST

ByParteek Singh Mahal

Death due to medical negligence: Kotkapura doctor, hospital told to pay ₹1 lakh compensation

The complainant said that his mother, who was suffering from anaemia, was admitted to Kataria hospital on December 19, 2018. He said that he had requested the hospital to not shift his mother for dialysis, but the hospital still went ahead with it, leading to her blood pressure dipping to alarmingly low levels

Kanwarmanjit Singh of Faridkot had filed a complaint against Dr Tony Kataria and Kataria Hospital, seeking <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>19 lakh compensation for medical negligence leading to the death of his 75-year-old mother. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

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Updated on Dec 14, 2024 07:52 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Faridkot

Sikh activist’s murder: NIA questions 2 aides of Arsh Dalla

The development comes close to the heels of Arshdeep Singh Gill, better known as Arsh Dalla, being arrested and charged by Canadian police in connection with an incident of shooting.

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Updated on Nov 15, 2024 09:58 AM IST

ByParteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot

{Behbal Kalan Insaaf Morcha members’ murder} 3 days on, police fail to identify shooters

After the murder, Faridkot deputy inspector general of police (DIG) Ashwani Kapoor formed a four-member SIT led by Faridkot SP-investigation Jasmeet Singh to probe the case.

On October 9, Singh was shot dead by four bike-borne unidentified assailants when he was returning from gurdwara. (HT File)

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Published on Oct 12, 2024 10:51 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Faridkot

Unidentified assailants kill Faridkot man

As per information, two unidentified men intercepted Gurpreet when he was going to his village on his bike and opened fire on him.

The deceased has been identified as Gurpreet Singh Hari Nau of Hari Nau village in Faridkot district. (HT File)

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Published on Oct 09, 2024 10:58 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Faridkot

Panchayat polls: Violence, chaos mar last day of nominations

Violence erupted during the last day of nomination filings for Punjab's panchayat polls, with clashes reported across multiple districts, injuring several.

Candidates check their documents before filing the nomination papers in Patiala on Friday. (ANI)

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Updated on Oct 05, 2024 08:50 AM IST

ByHT Correspondents

Disclose criteria of reserving panchayats: SAD asks govt

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Parambans Singh Romana said besides reserving panchayats where the SAD is strong, AAP leaders are also pressuring officers to not issue no-objection certificates to their opponents

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Parambans Singh Romana. (HT File)

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Updated on Sep 25, 2024 09:56 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Backed by Khalsa, Deep Sidhu’s brother goes whole hog for Gidderbaha poll battle

Priority is release of Amritpal and delivery of justice in the sacrilege cases, says Mandeep Singh Sidhu

Mandeep Singh Sidhu, with Faridkot MP Sarabjeet Singh Khalsa and others during a poll campaign in Gidderbaha. (HT photo)

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Updated on Sep 15, 2024 10:48 PM IST

ByVishal Joshi, Bathinda

Woman arrested in Kotkapura for sacrilege

Faridkot superintendent of police (SP) Jasmeet Singh said, “A resident of Kotkapura had informed the police that he had found burnt pages of gutka sahab in a fire pit near his house. He is the woman’s tenant.”

A woman has been arrested for allegedly committing sacrilege by burning the pages of a gutka (prayer book) at her residence in Faridkot’s Kotkapura on Friday. (HT File)

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Updated on Sep 07, 2024 08:04 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Faridkot

PSPCL official suspended for graft

PSPCL official Amit Setia suspended for allegedly blackmailing and demanding bribe from another officer. Further action pending investigation.

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Updated on Aug 29, 2024 09:58 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

7 yrs on, asst jail supdt booked for abetting inmate’s suicide

Police on Friday booked an assistant jail superintendent for abatement, seven years after an inmate committed suicide in Faridkot jail.

Police of Friday booked an assistant jail superintendent for abatement, seven years after an inmate committed suicide in Faridkot jail. (HT File)

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Updated on Jul 27, 2024 05:52 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Kotkapura firing case likely to be transferred to Chandigarh

Faridkot judge seeks clarification as high court has already transferred Behbal Kalan trial to union territory

Over a month after the transfer of the 2015 Behbal Kalan police firing case from Faridkot to Chandigarh, the Kotkapura firing case too is likely to be transferred to the union territory.

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Updated on Jul 20, 2024 09:26 AM IST

ByParteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot

4 of family from Punjab’s Faridkot killed in road accident in Canada

The crash, involving two cars and a tractor-trailer, near Becks Road in Keremeos shut Highway 3 for eight hours in British Columbia

Four members of a family from Faridkot were killed after a collision on Highway 3 in British Columbia province of Canada on Wednesday.Three of the victims were identified as (from left) Sukhwant Singh Brar, Rajinder Kaur and Kamal Kaur. (HT file photo)

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Published on Jul 12, 2024 03:33 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Rain triggers waterlogging in south Malwa

Several streets in Bathinda city, such as Power House, GT Road, Road, Mall Road, Amrik Singh Road, Bhatti Road and Civil Lines area, saw up to 2-3 feet water accumulation.

Commuters wade through a waterlogged road on the Power House road in Bathinda on Saturday. (Sanjeev Kumar/HT)

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Published on Jul 06, 2024 10:48 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Faridkot

2 gangsters held after encounter in Faridkot

Two motorcycle-borne gangsters were arrested by the police on Wednesday after exchange of fire that took place near the Rajasthan feeder canal in Faridkot district

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Updated on Jun 20, 2024 06:34 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Faridkot Lok Sabha constituency: BJP's Hans Raj Hans lost by 1,74,529 votes

Independent candidate Sarabjeet Singh Khalsa was leading in the constituency with 2,58,059 votes, with a margin of 62,148.

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Updated on Jun 04, 2024 07:27 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

At 62.49% Malwa leads in polling in among 3 regions

The turnout is the lowest since 2014 and a slide is attributed to the intense heatwave. Three Lok Sabha seats of the south Malwa- Bathinda, Farikot and Ferozepur, performed better than the state’s average voter turnout of 61.32%.

Voters wait in queues to cast their vote for the Lok Sabha elections in Ludhiana on Saturday. (ANI)

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Updated on Jun 02, 2024 08:06 AM IST

ByVishal Joshi/Parteek Singh Mahal/Karam Prakash

HC transfers Behbal Kalan firing case from Faridkot to Chandigarh

The Punjab and Haryana high court on Friday transferred the trial in the 2015 Behbal Kalan firing case from Faridkot to Chandigarh

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Updated on Jun 01, 2024 08:06 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Transfer of Behbal Kalan police firing case to may pose legal hurdles in Kotkapura trial

The transfer of the 2015 Behbal Kalan police firing case from Faridkot to Chandigarh may pose a legal hurdle ahead of trial in the Kotkapura firing case

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Updated on Jun 01, 2024 07:54 AM IST

ByParteek Singh Mahal

Punjab: Firing victims’ kin term Behbal Kalan case transfer AAP govt’s failure

Sukhraj Singh, son of firing victim Krishan Bhagwan, said the AAP government had promised prompt justice but the opposite had happened. The state government’s legal team had failed to put up facts correctly, he claimed.

The family members of Krishan Bhagwan Singh, who along with another anti-Bargari sacrilege protester was killed in the police firing at Faridkot district’s Behbal Kalan on October 14, 2015. (HT file photo)

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Published on May 31, 2024 03:18 PM IST

ByParteek Singh Mahal

HC transfers Behbal Kalan firing case from Faridkot to Chandigarh

One of the accused, Charanjit Sharma, who was the then Moga SSP, had in 2019 sought the transfer of the case on security grounds.

The case was registered on October 21, 2015, a week after two protesters were killed allegedly in the police firing at Behbal Kalan in the aftermath of the sacrilege incidents. (Representational photo)

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Published on May 31, 2024 02:22 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Anmol wraps up campaign with star-studded roadshow

Reiterating his priorities, AAP candidate Karamjit Anmol promises to set up an international-level skill development university, skill development centres, free UPSC coaching centre, etc. in Faridkot.

Actor-turned-politician Karamjit Anmol during a roadshow in his Lok Sabha constituency of Faridkot on Thursday.

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Updated on May 31, 2024 05:04 AM IST

ByParteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot

Centre brought traders under grip of ED, CBI, says Cheema

Targeting the BJP, Punjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Saturday said the Narendra Modi-led central government has brought traders and businesses under the grip of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) by introducing a new law related to sharing of GST statistics

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Updated on May 26, 2024 06:58 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

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Police said Resham Singh, 32, and his wife, Harpreet Kaur, 30, both residents of Moga, were axed to death in their sleep by Arshpreet Singh, also about 32

Accused arrested soon after axing duo to death, feared sister would stake claim to ancestral property of eight-acre farmland.

Manpreet alias Mani of Moga hospitalised; pistol, cartridges seized, say police; his two accomplices too have been arrested for providing him shelter and logistic support

Criminal held following exchange of fire in Faridkot: Punjab Police

According to information, more than 100 residents of Chandbhan village of Faridkot had blocked a road during their protest over some issue related to public works in the village. The police claimed that village sarpanch Amandeep Kaur and her husband Kuldeep Singh were leading the protest.

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann will hoist the national flag in Patiala on Republic Day, shifting from Faridkot after pro-Khalistan slogans emerged.

The court of the Faridkot additional sessions judge on Monday dismissed an application filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) seeking the transfer of Dera Sacha Sauda follower Pardeep Kataria’s murder case to New Delhi.

With road, rail traffic off track, life grinds to halt in Faridkot, Fazilka, Moga, Ferozepur, Muktsar, Mansa and Bathinda districts.

The development comes close to the heels of Arshdeep Singh Gill, better known as Arsh Dalla, being arrested and charged by Canadian police in connection with an incident of shooting.

After the murder, Faridkot deputy inspector general of police (DIG) Ashwani Kapoor formed a four-member SIT led by Faridkot SP-investigation Jasmeet Singh to probe the case.

As per information, two unidentified men intercepted Gurpreet when he was going to his village on his bike and opened fire on him.

Violence erupted during the last day of nomination filings for Punjab's panchayat polls, with clashes reported across multiple districts, injuring several.

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Parambans Singh Romana said besides reserving panchayats where the SAD is strong, AAP leaders are also pressuring officers to not issue no-objection certificates to their opponents

Priority is release of Amritpal and delivery of justice in the sacrilege cases, says Mandeep Singh Sidhu

Faridkot superintendent of police (SP) Jasmeet Singh said, “A resident of Kotkapura had informed the police that he had found burnt pages of gutka sahab in a fire pit near his house. He is the woman’s tenant.”

PSPCL official Amit Setia suspended for allegedly blackmailing and demanding bribe from another officer. Further action pending investigation.

Police on Friday booked an assistant jail superintendent for abatement, seven years after an inmate committed suicide in Faridkot jail.

Faridkot judge seeks clarification as high court has already transferred Behbal Kalan trial to union territory

The crash, involving two cars and a tractor-trailer, near Becks Road in Keremeos shut Highway 3 for eight hours in British Columbia

Several streets in Bathinda city, such as Power House, GT Road, Road, Mall Road, Amrik Singh Road, Bhatti Road and Civil Lines area, saw up to 2-3 feet water accumulation.

Two motorcycle-borne gangsters were arrested by the police on Wednesday after exchange of fire that took place near the Rajasthan feeder canal in Faridkot district

Independent candidate Sarabjeet Singh Khalsa was leading in the constituency with 2,58,059 votes, with a margin of 62,148.

The turnout is the lowest since 2014 and a slide is attributed to the intense heatwave. Three Lok Sabha seats of the south Malwa- Bathinda, Farikot and Ferozepur, performed better than the state’s average voter turnout of 61.32%.

The Punjab and Haryana high court on Friday transferred the trial in the 2015 Behbal Kalan firing case from Faridkot to Chandigarh

The transfer of the 2015 Behbal Kalan police firing case from Faridkot to Chandigarh may pose a legal hurdle ahead of trial in the Kotkapura firing case

Sukhraj Singh, son of firing victim Krishan Bhagwan, said the AAP government had promised prompt justice but the opposite had happened. The state government’s legal team had failed to put up facts correctly, he claimed.

One of the accused, Charanjit Sharma, who was the then Moga SSP, had in 2019 sought the transfer of the case on security grounds.

Reiterating his priorities, AAP candidate Karamjit Anmol promises to set up an international-level skill development university, skill development centres, free UPSC coaching centre, etc. in Faridkot.

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