Parikshit Singh

Covid patient jumps to death from hospital’s fifth floor

August 3, 2020

A 62-year-old coronavirus patient allegedly committed suicide by jumping from the fifth floor of a hospital building in Chandigarh on Sunday. The patient identified as Chunni Lal jumped from the Government Medical College and Hospital building, a senior police official said. According to hospital sources, the man has called one...

2 robbers loot money exchange branch owner at gunpoint

July 28, 2020

CHANDIGARH: In a scene straight out of a typical Bollywood movie, two robbers carrying a gun entered a Western Union money exchange branch on Monday afternoon, looted cash of Rs 3 lakh from the owner and vanished into thin air. The incident took place at the Sector-27 Chandigarh branch of...

Army man shoots self

July 24, 2020

CHANDIGARH: A 41-year-old army jawan allegedly shot himself dead with his licensed pistol while on duty on Wednesday night. Victim has been identified as Manoj a native of Jharkhand. Victim’s family has been informed about the incident and the body has been shifted to GMCH 32 for postmortem. As information...

Police department dismisses two traffic cops on graft charges

July 23, 2020

CHANDIGARH: Two traffic cops, have been dismissed by UT police department. Dismissal orders were issued by DIG Traffic Shashank Anand on corruption complaints against them. The cops have been identified as Head Constable Daljeet Singh and Constable Vikas. Complainant Rakesh Gupta, had alleged that two cops, had taken Rs 500...