Gurdaspur

Tragic: Eight-year-old boy dies of heart attack while playing in Punjab’s Ferozepur

Tragic: Eight-year-old boy dies of heart attack while playing in Punjab’s Ferozepur

National Times Bureau :- In a tragic turn of events, an eight-year-old boy died after suffering heart attack while playing in Punjab's Ferozepur district.  Manmeet Sharma, 8, was second class student of RSD Raj Ratan Public School reportedly felt uneasy and severe discomfort while he was flying kite on the roof of his house.  The family immediately rushed him to a hospital where he was declared dead. Doctors have said that the cause of death was a sudden heart attack. Sharing details about the tragic incident, RSD Raj Ratan Public School director Professor S.P. Anand expressed deep sorrow over Manmeet's…
Read More
Ex-Serviceman Kills Wife, Mother-in-Law Before Ending Own Life in Gurdaspur Standoff

Ex-Serviceman Kills Wife, Mother-in-Law Before Ending Own Life in Gurdaspur Standoff

GURDASPUR (Gurpreet Singh): A harrowing sequence of events unfolded in Improvement Trust Colony No. 7 on Wednesday morning as an ex-armyman, armed with a stolen assault rifle, threatened a mass shooting before ultimately taking his own life. The man, identified as Gurpreet Singh, is accused of fatally shooting his wife and mother-in-law the previous night in Khuthi village, Dorangla block. Authorities were alerted early Wednesday after reports emerged of a man carrying an AK-47 rifle and threatening to open fire in the residential colony. Within half an hour, SSP Aditya mobilised around 200 police personnel, who swiftly cordoned off the…
Read More
Fake Facebook Profile of Gurdaspur DC Used to Scam Citizens; FIR Registered

Fake Facebook Profile of Gurdaspur DC Used to Scam Citizens; FIR Registered

National Times Bureau :- A fraudulent scheme targeting residents of Gurdaspur and Pathankot has come to light after scammers created a fake Facebook account impersonating Deputy Commissioner Aditya Uppal. The impersonators used the profile—named “Aditya Uppal IAS” with the DC’s photograph—to send misleading messages and attempt financial fraud. According to the complaint, several individuals received messages claiming that a “friend named Santosh Kumar,” described as a CRPF officer, would contact them to sell household furniture and electronic items at “very reasonable” prices. Shortly after, people received WhatsApp calls from the number 9784383463, with the caller claiming imminent transfer and offering…
Read More
Punjab Police Foil Major Terror Plot, Nab Two Men Linked to Babbar Khalsa International

Punjab Police Foil Major Terror Plot, Nab Two Men Linked to Babbar Khalsa International

Gurdaspur (Gurpreet Singh): Punjab Police have thwarted an alleged plot to spark violence in the state with the arrest of two men reportedly working under the influence of foreign-based handlers tied to the banned Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) organisation. The accused, identified as Lovedeep Singh, alias Love, and Tek Chand, known as Tinku, were detained in Gurdaspur following a swift intelligence-led operation. Officials said both were receiving directions from overseas operatives Gurdev Jassal and Gurlal alias Gullu, who are suspected of coordinating extremist activities from abroad. Early investigations indicate that the two men had been assigned to carry out targeted…
Read More
Masked Man Shoots at Medical Store in Khaira, Gurdaspur

Masked Man Shoots at Medical Store in Khaira, Gurdaspur

National Times Bureau :- This morning around 9:15 AM, a masked man fired a few shots at a medical store in Khaira, Gurdaspur, and then ran away. Luckily, no one was hurt. After getting the news, the police quickly came to the spot. The store owner, Harjeet Singh (Dr. Hari), said that as usual he had opened his shop when a masked man came on a Splendor bike from Wadala Bangar Adda side. The man stopped on the road and fired two or three bullets towards the shop. The bullets hit the glass in front of the store, but nobody…
Read More
Major Security Breach Foiled: Two Nabbed in Gurdaspur for Leaking Army Secrets to ISI

Major Security Breach Foiled: Two Nabbed in Gurdaspur for Leaking Army Secrets to ISI

Gurdaspur (National Times): In a dramatic turn of events, Gurdaspur Police busted a major spying ring on May 15, arresting two men for passing on top-secret military information to Pakistan’s ISI. The suspects, Sukhpreet Singh and Karanbir Singh, had been under surveillance following intelligence inputs that they were leaking classified details from Operation Sindoor—a high-level military initiative. Sources say the information shared included troop movements and strategic military locations across Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, and J&K. The arrests followed a quick police action, and a search of their belongings led to the seizure of three mobile phones and eight live cartridges…
Read More
Two Arrested with Pistols and Live Cartridge in Gurdaspur, Including Engineering Student

Two Arrested with Pistols and Live Cartridge in Gurdaspur, Including Engineering Student

Gurdaspur, March 20 – Gurdaspur City Police and the Special Wing Police arrested two suspects, including an engineering student, and recovered two pistols, two magazines, and a live cartridge from them.DSP City Mohan Singh informed the media that Sub-Inspector Gurvinder Singh from the Special Team and City Police set up a checkpoint near Trehan Petrol Pump on Jail Road. When two young men appeared suspicious, the police stopped them for questioning. The suspects identified themselves as Harkirat Singh, son of Pargat Singh, resident of Fish Park, Gurdaspur, and Nitish Ganwaria, son of Tarlok Kumar, resident of Berian Mohalla, Gurdaspur. Upon…
Read More