Chandigarh: Denmark-based packaging company Hartmann has invested in Punjab by acquiring Mohan Fibres in Mohali, with an initial investment amount of Rs 125 crore.
Hartmann Group’s president of the South America and Asia Ernesto on Thursday met Punjab’s chief secretary Vini Mahajan to share the company’s future investment plans in the state. The firm has plans to explore the market of fruit and vegetable packaging in Punjab.
He also shared with the chief secretary that their company haspurchased the existing plant of Mohan Fibres in Punjab looking at the ecosystem and investment climate in the state. Mahajan assured him full support from the state government and Invest Punjab.
LUDHIANA: The police on Tuesday booked a driver for raping his 14-year-old neighbour.
The survivor’s father said in his police complaint, “I live with my daughter here. When I returned home on the night of January 18, my daughter was not at home. After my search bore no result, I lodged a police complaint.”
Around 11am on January 19, his daughter returned home. “She told me that our neighbour took her along in his pick-up van. After roaming around the city, he drove her to an isolated place and raped her at night. In the morning, he abandoned her outside a school here. She returned home on her own,” the complainant added.
CHANDIGARH: Shakti Vahan, a modified tractor owned by Sunil Gulia, the president of Gulia Khap 84, is the talking point at the Tikri Border these days. The tractor is parked on the Haryana side, near police barricading, where Sunil is camping with other khap members and farmers.
The tractor which has huge tyres, more sitting space and a personalised trolley cost Sunil (48) Rs 35 lakh. “The customised trolley cost us Rs 5.5 lakh and was designed in Nurmahal, Jalandhar. Some parts and accessories have been procured from abroad,” said Sunil.
For Sunil, the tractor is the equivalent of the elephants that khap leaders would once ride to meetings. Asked if he could have used a luxury car instead, Sunil said a tractor was like a farmer’s extended family. “We cannot continue with elephant rides anymore, so we decided to get something special as an alternate. We bought this tractor in February 2020 and the modifications were done by November,” he said.
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CHANDIGARH: The cyber cell of the UT police have arrested a Nigerian national for allegedly duping a Sector 21 resident of Rs 14 lakhs on the pretext of getting courier.
The accused has been identified as Francis Emeka Duruobasi, a resident of Nigeria. The accused was arrested from Greater Noida, UP, on Tuesday.
Sadho Singh of Sector 21 reported to the cops that he received a message on his FB messenger from one Chanda of UK and she shared her WhatsApp number with the complainant. Later, both started chatting and the accused told him that her husband had died and left a huge amount of money and she wanted to donate the same in India.
Chandigarh: A total of 18 mobile phones recovered from the accused involved in the panchayat secretary paper leak case have given the police more leads on middlemen as well as beneficiary candidates.
These middlemen and beneficiaries are under the scanner of the special investigation team (SIT) of the Panipat police. In a related development, SIT arrested Amit of Barwasni village of Sonipat, acquaintance of Rahul of Panipat, who was a paper solver.
Assistant superintendent of police (ASP) Pooja Vashisth said police parties are conducting raids across the state on the basis of leads generated from mobile data and interrogation of the accused.