14-year-old boy in Vitla commits suicide on the eve of exam
Vitla: A 14-year-old boy here committed suicide by hanging himself when his family members had gone out to attend a function on Sunday.
The deceased boy, identified as Hemanth, was the son of Manila Ravindra Gowda of Punacha village. He was a Class 8 student at the Shri Devi Vidya Kendra of Devinagar, Manila.
His family members were attending the event at the Punacha Mahishamardini Temple for Ayyappa Vratadharis to wear 'irumudi', when Hemanth committed suicide.
When asked if he would accompany them for the event, Hemanth is learned to have told his family members that he would be preparing for the exam he had on Monday.
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ED raids in case against former Punjab Police DIG Bhullar, linked entities
Chandigarh (PTI): The Enforcement Directorate on Monday conducted searches at multiple locations in Punjab as part of a money laundering probe against former state police DIG Harcharan Singh Bhullar and entities linked to him, officials said.
They said about 11 premises in Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Patiala, Nabha and Jalandhar linked to the accused, his associates and suspected benamidars (the owner in whose name a benami property is held) are being covered under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) probe stems from a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) case registered against Bhullar on allegations that he sought illegal gratification through a middleman for settlement of a criminal case, along with detection of assets disproportionate to known sources of income.
The searches aim to trace further proceeds of the alleged crime, identify benami assets and gather evidence related to money laundering, ED officials said.
Bhullar, who was serving as the deputy inspector general (DIG) of police (Ropar Range), was arrested by the CBI in October 2025 after a scrap dealer alleged that bribe was demanded from him through an intermediary to settle a case.
