60 TOURIST BUSES, OVERLOADED TRUCKS CHALLANED IN JALANDHAR

JALANDHAR : Regional Transport Authority (RTA), Jalandhar, has challaned over 60 tourist buses or overloaded trucks for violation of transport rules on Monday. RTA secretary Barjinder Singh said checking was conducted following complaints.

“We found that buses having no valid route permits or papers were plying on roads. These were challaned and some of these buses illegally operating till Delhi and were challaned,: he said, adding that the state government had issued instructions to SDMs to stop overloaded trucks from plying.

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Monday asked the Delhi Police to ascertain the whereabouts of a 27-year-old man, who had allegedly gone missing from the Nangloi area during the tractor rally on Republic Day, held by farmers protesting against the Centres three farm laws.

A bench of justice Siddharth Mridul and justice Anup J Bhambhani directed the police to update it about the whereabouts of the missing man, Bajinder, on a plea filed by his cousin Baljeet.

Baljeet in his complaint said his brother was missing since January 26 when he had participated in the rally. He also raised the suspicion that the police had “illegally detained” Bajinder since they were deliberately putting off the registering of a missing person complaint.

Baljeet said he had tried searching for his brother in the neighbouring areas and have also contacted all relatives and friends, but Bajinder could not be found nor traced. Baljeet said he went to the Nangloi police station multiple times for registration of a missing person complaint. “…however to his complete shock, the police refused to register any missing person complaint and further failed to take any action on his plea.

“The inaction have led to the apprehension that the brother of the petitioner (Bajinder) was illegally detained…,” the plea said. The court listed the matter for February 9.