Payal Dhawan

Ludhiāna

Principal Correspondent at The Times of India

Principal Correspondent, The Times of India. Cover crime, prisons, police administration. Contact on [email protected] [email protected]

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Punjab: Two minor boys drowned to death at bathing ghat of sant Seechewal in Ludhiana

3 days ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Payal Dhawan

NewsCity Newsludhiana NewsPunjab: Two minor boys drowned to death at bathing ghat of sant Seechewal in LudhianaTrendingLUDHIANA: Two minor boys drownedto death at the bathing ghat constructed by Sant Balbeer Singh Seechewal along Budha Dariya, at Tajpur road on Sunday at around 1:30 PM.
Ashu halts bypoll campaign, says time to stand with nation

4 days ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Payal Dhawan

TrendingLudhiana: During the escalation of the conflict with Pakistan, which ended with a ceasefire, Congress candidate for Ludhiana West bypoll, Bharat Bhushan Ashu, stopped his election campaign on Thursday.
‘Sweeping an already clean road’, Cong takes a swipe

1 week ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Payal Dhawan

TrendingLudhiana: Taking a dig at the cleanliness drive launched by AAP's West candidate, Sanjeev Arora, Congress candidate Bharat Bhushan Ashu's team Tuesday said he is cleaning an "already clean road" and shared pictures of the spots that are actually filthy.Team Ashu also shared a video highlighting the "already clean road" that Arora is seen sweeping with a broom.
Amid staff crunch, CP frees around 200 cops from additional units

1 week ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Payal Dhawan

NewsCity Newsludhiana NewsAmid staff crunch, CP frees around 200 cops from additional unitsTrendingLudhiana: Despite a spate of crime cases, the police force remains inadequate for the rapidly expanding industrial city, where a sizeable chunk of the population comprises labourers from other states. There are only 4,000 police personnel for a city of over 25 lakh. Of these, only about 2,200 are actually working on the field.
Cong, AAP candidates trade barbs on social media

1 week ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Payal Dhawan

Ludhiana: Congress leader Bharat Bhushan Ashu and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjeev Arora have adopted an aggressive approach to campaigning, both on the ground and online. Both leaders have been posting videos targeting each other on their official Facebook and Instagram pages.
Ludhiana cash snatching: Police on trail of accused but unsure of amount stolen

1 week ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Payal Dhawan

NewsLudhiana cash snatching: Police on trail of accused but unsure of amount stolenLudhiana: A day after a factory worker was allegedly robbed of Rs 15 lakh cash near Manna Singh Nagar on Saturday, division number 4 police managed to obtain CCTV footage of the accused escaping on a bike with the black bag. Investigations revealed that the accused escaped towards Dehlon area. Efforts are on to trace the miscreants but as of now, there is no clarity on the actual amount stolen.
Youths held for firing at teen have links with Gopi Lahoria gang: Police

1 week ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Payal Dhawan

NewsCity Newsludhiana NewsYouths held for firing at teen have links with Gopi Lahoria gang: PoliceTrendingLudhiana: On April 22, 19-year-old Tony Chauhan was standing in front of his house in Sawtanter Nagar when a group of youngsters opened fire at him. Tony ran inside to save himself.
AAP taking credit for community centre project: Talwar

2 weeks ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Payal Dhawan

TrendingLudhiana: Inauguration of a community centre in Sector 32 by cabinet minister Hardeep Singh Mundian triggered a sharp reaction from the Congress. President, District Congress Committee (Urban), Sanjay Talwar, accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) of taking credit for projects of the Congress.
Attacker from Youth Congress gets the bodyguard, comes back for unprotected BJP worker in Ludhiana

2 weeks ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Payal Dhawan

NewsCity Newsludhiana NewsAttacker from Youth Congress gets the bodyguard, comes back for unprotected BJP worker in LudhianaTrendingLudhiana: A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker who survived a murder attempt has struggled for more than a year to secure protection despite death threats, even as his accused rival, a Youth Congress leader facing serious criminal charges, was assigned a police gunman, who was by his side when he allegedly attacked the BJP man on Friday night while out on bail.
Done with Caso, it is ‘surgical strike’ on drug runners now: CP Swapan Sharma

2 weeks ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Payal Dhawan

Ludhiana: In a departure from the usual cordon and search operations (Caso), under which a large number of police personnel cover a particular area to search for drug peddlers, Ludhiana Police are now resorting to targeted strikes. Police organised a checking drive at the residences of 25 identified drug peddlers and smugglers in Haibowal and Jawahar Nagar early on Saturday morning. Six drug peddlers were apprehended during the operation and drugs were recovered from them.