Articles by Parteek 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.
Published on Sep 29, 2023 01:04 PM IST
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.
Updated on Sep 29, 2023 08:04 AM IST
Parteek 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
Updated on Sep 29, 2023 07:48 AM IST
Parteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot
Parents rejoice as Faridkot’s Sift corners glory at Asian Games
Sift quit MBBS to pursue her passion. She was an MBBS student at Guru Gobind Singh Medical College and Hospital in Faridkot and is now pursuing her graduation at Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar
Updated on Sep 28, 2023 07:14 AM IST
Parteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot
Congress block chief’s murder: Week on, kin refuse to cremate body until mastermind, shooters arrested
The district police have arrested four persons, including three belonging to the same village, terming the killing a part of “personal enmity”. However, the Moga police have failed to identify and trace the shooters involved in the killing so far
Published on Sep 26, 2023 01:12 AM IST
Parteek Singh Mahal, Moga
With 18 cases against him in Punjab, Sukha was Bambiha gang’s handler
Presently named among the most wanted list issued by the NIA, Duneke entered the world of crime in 2013.
Updated on Sep 22, 2023 08:03 AM IST
Parteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot
Personal enmity led to Cong block chief’s killing; 3 held
As per police sources, the accused had given a contract to gangsters to kill Bali; the arrested accused have been identified as Sukhvir Singh, alias Seera, Hardeep Singh, alias Deepu, and Jagjit Singh, alias Jagga, of Dala village
Published on Sep 20, 2023 12:44 AM IST
Parteek Singh Mahal, Moga
Punjab: Cong block chief dead in Moga, assailants on the run
A 45-year-old block president of the Congress was shot dead by two unidentified assailants at his residence at Dala village in Moga on Monday evening
Published on Sep 19, 2023 01:17 AM IST
2019 case: Week after arrest, prime accused in murder of Faridkot deputy dera head dies in hospital
Police had linked the murder to a succession war in 80-yr-old dera; on September 2, around four years after the murder, Jarnail Das (75) was arrested from Hanumangarh in Rajasthan
Published on Sep 11, 2023 12:43 AM IST
Parteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot
Teacher’s Day: Punjab CM Mann announces recruitment drive in education dept
Says 2,042 campus managers, 8,570 sanitary workers, 2,012 watchmen and 1,378 security guards will be recruited in the coming days
Updated on Sep 06, 2023 12:52 AM IST
Parteek Singh Mahal, Moga
₹20-lakh graft case: Faridkot court rejects accused’s plea to turn approver
The Faridkot chief judicial magistrate rejected application of an accused to become approver and be pardoned in the ₹20-lakh bribery case linked to a probe into the 2019 murder of the Faridkot dera deputy head
Updated on Sep 03, 2023 12:14 AM IST
2015 Kotkapura firing: SIT uses AI-powered system, but fails to identify violence suspects
Nearly eight years after the post-sacrilege police firing incident at Kotkapura in Faridkot district, the Punjab Police special investigation team (SIT) led by ADGP LK Yadav checked criminal database with the use of the Punjab Artificial Intelligence System (PAIS) but failed to identify suspects involved in violence during the incident
Updated on Sep 03, 2023 12:08 AM IST
2015 Kotkapura police firing: Cop injured in clash accuses 6 Sikh preachers of instigating protesters
In a plea, filed in a local court on Wednesday, head constable Rashpal Singh, who suffered head injuries in subsequent clashes, has named 14 persons
Updated on Aug 31, 2023 12:49 AM IST
Parteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot
₹20-lakh graft case: Bribe money was delivered to then Faridkot IG, says accused
A bribery case accused, Malkiat Dass, who wants to turn approver in return of being pardoned, alleged that ₹20 lakh bribe was delivered to then Faridkot inspector general of police (IGP) Pardeep Kumar Yadav by police personnel and later the IPS officer directly him asked to bring the remaining ₹15 lakh
Updated on Aug 30, 2023 01:04 AM IST
2015 Kotkapura police firing: SIT files 3rd chargesheet
The second supplementary chargesheet filed by SIT-led by ADGP LK Yadav, includes a 56-page further investigation report of the case and 2,446 pages of supportive documents in 11 volumes.
Updated on Aug 28, 2023 11:34 PM IST
Parteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot
Punjab: Moose Wala’s father accuses police of giving ‘VIP treatment’ to Bishnoi
Slain Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala’s father Balkaur Singh on Sunday accused Punjab Police of giving VIP treatment to gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, the mastermind of his son’s murder
Updated on Aug 28, 2023 01:04 AM IST
Punjab ₹20-lakh bribery case: Suspended SI surrenders before VB, SP on the run
Suspended sub-inspector (SI) Khem Chand Prashar, who is an accused in ₹20-lakh bribery case linked to a probe of the 2019 murder case in Faridkot , Punjab, surrendered before the Punjab vigilance bureau (VB)
Updated on Aug 25, 2023 12:36 AM IST
AAP gets first mayor in Punjab with Baljit Singh Channi’s election in Moga
42 councillors, led by Moga Aam Aadmi Party MLA Dr Amandeep Kaur Arora, unanimously voted for Channi in the 50-member House
Updated on Aug 21, 2023 01:44 PM IST
Khalistan flag case: Bishnoi’s aide Brar named ‘mastermind’
The district police on Thursday nominated gangster Vikramjeet Singh, alias Vikram Brar, a key aide of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, as a “mastermind” in a case related to hoisting Khalistan flag at Faridkot court complex and writing a pro-Khalistan graffiti on a wall of the official residence of district and sessions judge.
Updated on Aug 17, 2023 10:17 PM IST
Parteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot
Behbal Kalan police firing case: Why Kunwar Vijay did not nominate Badals, asks victim’s son
“Why Kunwar Vijay did not submit the final challan in Behbal Kalan firing case and why he did not nominate Badals as accused in the case. He has been taking their names but never nominated them on record,” the son of 2015 post-sacrilege police firing victim, Sukhraj Singh asked.
Updated on Aug 17, 2023 09:52 PM IST
Parteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot
First round of counselling: No takers for BDS seats under NRI quota in Punjab
After the first round of counselling for admissions to undergraduate medical courses by Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (BFUHS), Faridkot, all Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) seats under the non-resident Indian (NRI) quota in 16 dental colleges, including government institutions, remained vacant
Updated on Aug 13, 2023 12:14 AM IST
Moose Wala murder: Trial against 25 accused begins in Mansa court
Nearly 12 months after the Punjab Police special investigation team (SIT) filed the first chargesheet against gangsters in Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala’s murder case, the trial against 25 accused, including Lawrence Bishnoi and Jaggu Bhagwanpuria, started in the Mansa district and sessions court on Wednesday
Updated on Aug 10, 2023 12:41 AM IST
Punjab bandh: Shopkeeper fires at protesters trying to close shops in Moga; 1 hurt
The injured has been identified as Balwant Singh of Kot Isse Khan in Moga. As per information, Balwant took the bullet in the chest and was rushed to a private hospital in Moga before doctors referred him Dayanand Medical College and Hospital in Ludhiana in wake of his critical condition.
Updated on Aug 09, 2023 03:11 PM IST
Parteek Singh Mahal, Moga
Double domicile: BFUHS debars 13 candidates from admission to MBBS, BDS on state quota seats
These candidates allegedly tried to avail the benefit of state quota for the MBBS and BDS courses in more than one state by allegedly furnishing false information about their residential status
Updated on Aug 05, 2023 11:56 PM IST
Parteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot
Murder bid on dera follower: Faridkot police get Bishnoi aide Brar’s transit remand
A Delhi court on Friday granted one-day transit remand of gangster Vikramjeet Singh, alias Vikram Brar, a key aide of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi to Faridkot police
Updated on Aug 05, 2023 12:19 AM IST
Kotkapura firing: No one identified persons who attacked police, SIT tells court
The special investigation team (SIT) probing the 2015 Kotkapura firing case has said that no one, including the injured cops, disclosed the identity of assailants who attacked them on October 14, 2015
Updated on Aug 05, 2023 12:15 AM IST
DA Case: Punjab government gives nod to prosecute Faridkot ex-MLA Kiki Dhillon
VB on Friday had submitted a supplementary chargesheet in the court of additional session judge Rajeev Kalra to place on file the prosecution sanction received from the secretary of Punjab Vidhan Sabha against accused Kushaldeep Singh Dhillon
Updated on Aug 03, 2023 01:01 AM IST
Parteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot
Moga murder case: 3 shooters of Gopi Dallewalia gang held
On July 16, four men shot dead the 65-year-old father of a jailed gangster at his house in Moga; the killing was the fallout of a gang war between the Lawrence Bishnoi and Devinder Bambiha gangs.
Updated on Jul 28, 2023 06:16 PM IST
Parteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot
Moose Wala murder: Punjab Police to seek evidence from NIA on involvement of Bishnoi aide Vikram Brar
NIA has claimed that Brar operated a ‘communications control room’ (CCR) for the Lawrence Bishnoi gang from the UAE.
Updated on Jul 28, 2023 12:54 AM IST
Parteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot
Moose Wala murder: Bishnoi, Bhagwanpuria, among 25 others to go on trial from Aug 9
The trial against 25 accused, including gangsters Lawrence Bishnoi and Jaggu Bhagwanpuria, will start in the Mansa district and sessions court on August 9. The jail authorities on Wednesday presented all 25 accused in the court through video conferencing.
Updated on Jul 27, 2023 01:30 AM IST
Parteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot