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At least 10 people fall prey to snatchers in Chandigarh every month

Since 2021, as many as 363 people in the city have become victims of snatchers, most of them making off with their mobile phones, gold chains, earrings and handbags, as per police records from January 1, 2021, to August 31, 2023.

Hot on the trail of snatchers to bring down street crime, Chandigarh Police have arrested a total of 463 snatchers since 2021. (iStock)
Published on Sep 18, 2023 12:40 AM IST
By, Chandigarh

Sexual harassment case: Haryana minister Sandeep Singh gets anticipatory bail

Sandeep Singh, 37, is a former captain of the Indian hockey team and was booked by Chandigarh Police on December 31, 2022, on the complaint of a junior athletics coach. Pending investigation, he gave up the sports portfolio, but continues to hold the charge of printing and stationery minister in Haryana.

A Chandigarh district court on Friday granted anticipatory bail to Haryana minister Sandeep Singh, who was chargesheeted last month in a sexual harassment case. (HT File Photo)
Published on Sep 16, 2023 01:00 AM IST
By, Chandigarh

Document forgery by candidate in PU polls: HC seeks report from Chandigarh Police

Presidential candidate had submitted different Class 10 documents with two date of births; Baidwan’s candidature was rejected by PU after he was found overage to contest the election

The petitioner, Rajkaran Baidwan, who was one of the presidential candidates in the Panjab University Campus Student Council elections has also been told to deposit <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>1 lakh with the high court registry. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Published on Sep 14, 2023 02:39 AM IST
By, Chandigarh

Sexual harassment case: Chargesheet indicates ‘use of influence’ by Sandeep Singh

It was some of the difficulties faced by the victim for 6 months post sexual harassment that made her approach the police for help, indicates the challan submitted by police on August 25.The chargesheet submitted by the Chandigarh Police against Haryana minister Sandeep Singh in a sexual harassment case indicates “use of influence” by him in delaying the victim’s appointment as junior coach and transferring her from Panchkula to Jhajjar.

The chargesheet submitted by the Chandigarh Police against Haryana minister Sandeep Singh in a sexual harassment case indicates “use of influence” by him in delaying the victim’s appointment as junior coach and transferring her from Panchkula to Jhajjar. (HT File Photo)
Updated on Sep 07, 2023 01:19 AM IST
By, Chandigarh

Sexual harassment case: Police chargesheet picks holes in Haryana minister Sandeep Singh’s claims

The FIR against Haryana minister Sandeep Singh, who was also former captain of the Indian hockey team, was registered on December 31, 2022, on the complaint of the junior athletics coach. Singh on January 1 gave up his sports portfolio, saying he has taken the step on moral grounds, and claimed the charges against him were baseless.

The chargesheet filed by the Chandigarh Police in the sexual harassment case against Haryana minister Sandeep Singh contradicts his claims of the victim remaining at his official residence in Sector 7, Chandigarh, for 15 minutes. It says she was there for over an hour in July 2022 when the alleged crime took place. (HT File Photo)
Updated on Sep 06, 2023 01:17 AM IST
ByNikhil Sharma/Tanbir Dhaliwal, Chandigarh
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