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India.com
19-07-2025
- Entertainment
- India.com
Rajesh Khanna's 59-year-old film turned this singer into an overnight sensation, his songs still top the retro playlist, he is.., his famous songs are…
Rajesh Khanna's 59-year-old film turned this singer into an overnight sensation, his songs still top the retro playlist, he is.., his famous songs are... In the glitzy and glamorous world of Bollywood, many singers come and go, but there are a few rare gems whose soulful voice remains etched in the memories of the audience for years to come. One such example of this is a legendary singer, whose deep voice wasn't just heard, it was felt. He has redefined the experience of listening to music, especially ghazals, for an entire generation. Who is Bhupinder Singh What was his breakthrough moment? Bhupinder Singh famous songs Who is Bhupinder Singh? The person that we are talking about is none other than Bhupinder Singh. Born in Amritsar, Bhupinder didn't initially dream of becoming a singer. In fact, he once revealed in his interview that he had no desire to become a musician or performer. However, his father was a music professor at Khalsa College and wanted Bhupinder to pursue music. Bhupinder's Music Debut, Work, and More Bhupinder started his music career at All India Radio and Doordarshan Delhi, where soulful voice garnered a lot of love and appreciation. His breakthrough in Hindi cinema came with Chetan Anand's 1966 film Aakhri Khat, where he sang a rare jazz-ghazal composed by Khayyam. This song turned out to be a career-defining moment for him. Later, he sang several Bollywood songs like Dil Dhoondta Hai, Naam Gum Jayega, and Karoge Yaad To. But besides being a great singer, he was a visionary artist who was among the first to incorporate instruments like the guitar, bass, and drums into traditional ghazals, making them more relatable to the youth. Speaking of his personal life,. Bhupinder tied the knot with celebrated singer Mitali Mukherjee. The duo performed together on many occasions, delivering timeless ghazals and songs that added a new dimension to Indian music. Their on-screen chemistry was as admired as their off-screen chemistry. Besides his notable contribution in the film industry, he also worked in the 1988 TV series Mirza Ghalib, with music by Jagjit Singh. His deep voice was often described as mood and resonates with the audience even today. Bhupinder took his last breath on 18 July 2022, but his songs continue to live on
Indian Express
28-06-2025
- Indian Express
Gangster: A Punjab story— long and unending
Gangsters are alive and kicking, and giving a tough time to the Punjab Police, which has killed many of them during the last one decade. Here are a few gangsters who were killed in the recent years: Gurshahid Singh Pawar, alias Shera, was shot dead by the police on September 6, 2012. He was the son of a Milkfed employee. He belonged to Khubban village in Fazilka and studied in Khalsa College, Ferozepur, and SGGS College in Chandigarh. He had cleared IELTS and was planning to go to New Zealand when a meeting with gangster Jaipal Singh Bhullar changed his life. Shera's police encounter had only sparked a gang war as gangsters Jaipal Bhullar and Vicky Gounder suspected that rival Sukha Kahlawan and Jaswinder Singh Rocky had tipped the police about the last location of Shera in a densely populated Bathinda locality where he was with a woman when shot dead in a dramatic manner. Shera and Bhullar were two hammer throwers, the latter being an ex-junior national champion, and they had met at a sports event. Bhullar, son of a Punjab Police sub-inspector, was an undergraduate from Ferozepur. He had been leading a highway gang along with Chandu, alias Chand Miyaan, since 2004 and roped Shera in. Bhullar was untouchable until he shot dead two cops from CIA Jagraon of Ludhiana rural police — ASI Bhagwan Singh and ASI Dalwinderjit Singh on May 15, 2021. The Punjab Police followed Bhullar to Kolkata and killed him in an encounter along with his aide Jassi Kharar at a residential complex on June 9, 2021. Gangster Jaswinder, along with fellow villagers Kulwinder Singh and Nahar Singh, had escaped from police custody on April 23, 2013, after snatching a self-loading rifle (SLR) of cops accompanying them. They had also crossed the line and killed a head constable before fleeing. Kulwinder and Nahar were killed in an encounter at Behniwal village in Mansa on April 27, 2013. The police had recovered the snatched SLR and a pistol from them. Gangster Ajay, alias Kannu Chhikara, was booked in several cases, including those of attempt to murder, robbery and snatching. In many of these cases, he had been acquitted. He was jailed for a year under an Arms Act case lodged on September 27, 2009. His countdown started after he shot dead Army Major Sushil Chikkara's father Jagbir Singh, 57, and younger brother Anil, 25, on May 12, 2016. The family has alleged the two were killed because they had not voted for the gangster's brother Sanjay Chhikara who was contesting for the sarpanch's post and had lost. Kannu Chhikara was surrounded at Jagaram Tirath in Talwandi Sabo on June 2, 2016. The encounter began at 9.20 am and continued for 45 minutes. At least 35 to 40 rounds were fired. Kannu was shot twice in the stomach. His four accomplices were arrested. In 2010, when Davinder Bambiha was doing Bachelor of Arts, his name cropped up in a murder case which took place during a scuffle between two groups at his village. He was arrested and sent to jail where he came into contact with several gangsters. Bambiha formed his gang at the age of 21 after escaping from jail. He was named in half a dozen murder cases. He was booked in attempt to murder cases, loot, snatching, and under the provisions of the Arms Act. He was among the most wanted gangsters of the state from 2012 till his death in 2016. Bambiha was killed in a Punjab Police encounter on September 9, 2016, at the age of 26 at Gill Kalan near Rampura in Bathinda district. He died but not his gang. There are over half a dozen associates and friends of Bambiha, including some based abroad and some lodged in jail in Punjab, who are running this gang now. Among those who are running the Bambiha gang are Armenia-based Lucky Gaurav Patiala. The allegations around the murder of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala highlighted the ongoing rivalry between Bishnoi and Bambiha gangs. They have been killing members of each other as well as people associated with them. Gangster Harjinder Singh Bhullar, known as Vicky Gounder, who was among six inmates who had escaped from Nabha jail in November 2016, was killed in an encounter at a village in Rajasthan on the border with Punjab along with accomplice Prema Lahoria, the Punjab Police said on January 26, 2018. Gounder was among first gangsters who allegedly formed association with Khalistani militants Harminder Singh Mintoo and Kashmir Singh. It started a new stream of gangsters under the influence of Khalistani militants and it raised eyebrows of the Punjab Police. Sources said that Vicky Gounder could have been alive had he remained just a gangster and had not formed association with Khalistanis. Faced a number of cases, including highway robbery in Punjab and several cases in Haryana and Rajasthan as well, as an athlete, Gounder had won three gold and two silver medals in discuss throw at the national level. He shot into the limelight after he killed rival gangster Sukha Kahlwan in police custody when Kahlwan was travelling with a police party for a court hearing. Ankit Bhadu, a resident of Fazilka in Punjab, was born into a farming family and had dropped out of school. Bhadu was involved in numerous cases of extortion and murder in Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and other neighbouring states. Bhadu was only 25 years old, but he had more than 18 criminal cases registered against him. These included four cases of murder and 15 related to robbery and extortion. In 2019, the police received intelligence that he used to visit Chandigarh's Sector 32 to meet his girlfriend. According to the information available, his girlfriend was previously in a relationship with a notorious criminal from Punjab and lived in an apartment in Chandigarh. When the Chandigarh intelligence team recorded a conversation between Bhadu and the woman, the voice was confirmed to be his. Following this, his mobile location was tracked and placed under surveillance. Just a day before the encounter, on February 7, 2019, the Rajasthan Police had increased the reward on him from ₹50,000 to ₹1 lakh. Jagroop Singh, alias Roopa, and Manpreet Singh, alias Manu Kusa, who were involved in the high-profile murder of Punjabi singer and politician Sidhu Moosewala on May 29, were killed in a four-hour encounter on July 20. They were holed up in an abandoned building of the village, situated around 14 km from the India-Pakistan border. Roopa was facing 17 criminal cases and Manu was named in 15 cases across Punjab. Vir Chakra winner Sajjan Singh Mann's grandson gangster Gurmeet Singh Mann, alias Kala Dhanaula, began his political career with the Shiromani Akali Dal. In 2009, his mother became president of the Dhanoa Municipal Council in Barnala, representing the Akali Dal. After his mother took office, her son too entered politics. At that time, the Akali Dal was in power in Punjab, and the party had strong influence in the Malwa region. Kala Dhanoa became known in the Barnala-Sangrur area for mediating local disputes. Stories about him settling people's issues gained attention, and residents from both districts began approaching him for help. Dhanoa assisted many families in his area. By 2012, people preferred going to his house instead of the police. He would make both parties sit down and resolve their disputes. Dhanoa was around 45 years old. He was a close associate of Rocky Fazilka, one of Punjab's most notorious gangsters. By 2012, nearly 40 cases had been registered against Dhanoa. However, he had returned to public life. He had given many interviews in which he blamed politicians for pushing youth like him to become a gangster. His police encounter on February 19, 2024, had come as a shock to many as he had been in public life for long. The Punjab Police had claimed that three gangsters Bunty Dhillon, Jaspreet Jumpy and Nishan Singh had committed suicide at Asakhera village in Sirsa district in Haryana after the Punjab Police had encircled them on June 13, 2017. On March 3, 2019, the Haryana Police killed gangster Jagsir Sira of Bhekan village, Bagha Purana (Moga) in an encounter on Dabwali-Chautala Road. He was fleeing in a Fortuner vehicle belonging to Karan Chawla, son of district president of Jannayak Janata Party, Amir Chawla. He was wanted in 35 cases by the police in Punjab and Haryana.
Hindustan Times
24-05-2025
- Hindustan Times
Kaithal man accused of spying sent to judicial custody
Days after he was arrested for alleged espionage, 25-year-old Devender Singh Dhillon was on Friday sent to judicial custody, Kaithal superintendent of police Astha Modi said. He was produced before a court after the completion of his remand and was sent to jail, said SP, adding that the investigation is still underway in the case. On May 16, police had disclosed that Devender, a postgraduate student at Khalsa College in Patiala, who was already in jail in a under after Arms Act, had revealed his alleged links with Pakistani intelligence operatives during interrogation. He is a resident of Mastgarh village under Guhla block of Kaithal. Though Devender was granted bail in the Arms Act case, he was held after new evidence surfaced linking him to espionage. Another case was registered against him under Section 152 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Official Secrets Act. SP had earlier confirmed that Devender had visited Pakistan in November 2024 through the Kartarpur Corridor, for religious purposes. On suspicion that he might have collect sensitive military information from India and shared with Pakistani intelligence operatives, investigators seized his mobile phone along with other electronic devices and sent them to a lab to retrieve the deleted data. A joint team from the National Investigation Agency and military intelligence also questioned him.
India Today
19-05-2025
- Politics
- India Today
From Jyoti Malhotra to Devender Singh: 11 'Pak spies' caught in India over 3 days
Over three days, 11 people have been arrested on charges of spying for Pakistan in multiple states amid a nationwide crackdown on those involved in espionage activities in the aftermath of the April 22 Pahalgam terror the most prominent arrests made was a Haryana-based travel vlogger named Jyoti Malhotra, who was arrested for allegedly leaking sensitive information. Other accused arrested are students, a security guard, commoners and an app accused were lured into the spy network through social media, monetary incentives, false promises, messaging apps and personal visits to Pakistan. The use of social media influencers and young people - in their 20s and 30s - in these networks has also highlighted the evolving nature of espionage, where seemingly innocuous channels can be exploited for intelligence gathering. All the 11 arrests occurred in three states - Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh. Here's a list of the accused arrested so far for allegedly snooping for Pakistan:GAZALA AND YAMEEN MOHAMMEDAlong with Jyoti Malhotra, police also arrested Gazala, a 32-year-old widow and Yameen Mohammad from Punjab's Malerkotla, for allegedly sharing information with Pakistani agents in exchange for money. advertisement The accused collaborated with Danish, the former Pakistani High Commission staffer, in financial dealings and visa-related their arrest, it was revealed that Danish frequently met them. They approached him to obtain Pakistani visas. Moreover, money was transferred online to their mobile phones through him. Their job was to funnel money to their espionage network. JYOTI MALHOTRAJyoti Malhotra, a YouTuber from Hisar, was being "developed as an asset", police said on Sunday. She runs a YouTube channel called 'Travel with JO', and was in touch with Pakistani agents during the recent India-Pakistan conflict, but had no direct access to any defence-related influencer, who has 3.85 lakh subscribers on YouTube, travelled to Pakistan three times - in 2023, 2024, and in March 2025 - ahead of the Pahalgam terror attack. She came in contact with a Pakistani High Commission staffer, Ehsan-ur-Rahim alias Danish, who was suspended by India recently. Her visits to Pakistan and Kashmir within a short timeframe are also under scrutiny, particularly to determine whether she was directed to upload travel videos featuring specific locations or content. DEVENDER SINGHA 25-year-old political science student from Khalsa College in Punjab's Patiala, Devender Singh was arrested in Haryana's Kaithal for allegedly spying for Pakistan. Police said he was found to have shared sensitive information with ISI agents, including pictures of the Patiala military Singh had allegedly uploaded photos of pistols and guns on Facebook at the time of his arrest. During questioning, it emerged that he visited Pakistan in November last year. ARMANA 26-year-old man from Nuh, identified as Arman, was another suspected spy who was held alongside Jyoti Malhotra for allegedly sharing sensitive information about the Indian Army and other military activities with Pakistan. Police recovered conversations, photos, and videos sent to Pakistani numbers from his was sending details of India's military activities to Pakistan via WhatsApp, according to police. advertisementTAREEFTarif was the second person from Nuh to be arrested for alleged espionage activities. During questioning, Tarif revealed he was in contact with two individuals from the Pakistan Embassy, who had provided him with SIM cards. He frequently travelled to embassy officials instructed him to go to Sirsa and send photographs of the airport. Interrogation is ongoing. NAUMAN ILLAHIOn May 15, another suspected spy, a 24-year-old man, was arrested in Haryana's Panipat for allegedly being in touch with a Pakistan-based agent linked to ISI. The suspect, Nauman Ilahi from Uttar Pradesh, was working as a factory security guard and is accused of supplying sensitive information to a resident of Uttar Pradesh's Kairana, had visited Pakistan multiple times. All his electronic equipment has been seized. advertisementMOHAMMAD MURTAZA ALIPolice arrested Mohammad Murtaza Ali in Punjab's Jalandhar for allegedly spying for ISI. He reportedly carried out espionage activities through a mobile app developed by mobile phones and three SIM cards were seized from his possession, police Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) arrested a man, identified as Shehzad, allegedly involved in espionage for ISI. Shehzad, a resident of Rampur district, was taken into custody from Moradabad on revealed that Shehzad had travelled to Pakistan multiple times and was engaged in illegal cross-border trade of cosmetics, clothing, spices, and other goods. The smuggling racket allegedly served as a front for his espionage activities, police is accused of establishing close contact with multiple ISI operatives and supplying them with sensitive and confidential information related to India's national security. Officials said the accused was not only passing on intelligence but also facilitating operations for the ISI within was sent to 14 days of judicial custody, and he was transported from Moradabad to Lucknow. advertisementSUKHPREET SINGHThe Punjab Police arrested two people, including Sukhpreet Singh, in Gurdaspur for allegedly leaking sensitive information to Pakistan during Operation accused was "engaged in sharing classified details related to Operation Sindoor, including troop movements and key strategic locations in Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir, with ISI," Director General of Punjab Police Gaurav Yadav Border Range Satinder Singh said the ISI made the accused active after the Pahalgam terror attack and Rs 1 lakh was transferred to their accounts. The accused is said to be either aged 19 or 20. KARANBIR SINGHIn the same operation, Karanbir Singh, one of the two suspects caught in Gurdaspur, was in direct contact with ISI handlers and had transmitted critical information concerning the Indian armed forces, DGP Gaurav Yadav Border Range Satinder Singh sai the accused had been sharing information for the last 15-20 days and were also involved in drug smuggling. An FIR was registered against Sukhpreet and Karanbir under the stringent Official Secrets Watch IN THIS STORY#India-Pakistan#Operation Sindoor
Time of India
17-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Haryana student held in Kaithal for spying, sharing defence info with Pakistani handlers
Devindera Singh Dhillon, a student from Haryana, has been arrested for allegedly spying and sharing sensitive information with Pakistan. Dhillon, who was initially arrested for posting pictures of weapons on social media, confessed to leaking details of defense installations in Patiala. CHANDIGARH: Arrested for posting the pictures of sophisticated weapons on social media account on Sunday, Devindera Singh Dhillon is accused of spying and passing on sensitive information to Pakistan. Hailing from a landlord family of Kaithal district of Haryana, Devinder Singh Dhillon is student of MA political science in Khalsa College of Patiala city in Punjab. He was initially arrested for uploading pictures on social media on Sunday. During questioning he confessed to have shared the details of defense installation of Patiala with with his handlers in Pakistan. Kaithal Superintendent of police Aastha Modi said that now after his confession of spying and leaking information to handlers in Pakistan, the investigation agencies have sent his mobile phone and electronic gazette for cyber cells forensic analysis. " We are trying to establish his money trail through cyber experts and bank accounts. Besides this we are trying to retrieve the data of snap chat account etc which he had deleted. However we have got sufficient evidence through his insta and whatsapp chat account. While trail of bank account transactions is in progress" Aastha Modi said. How he came in contact with handlers is yet to be concluded but it is established that he has met Officers or handlers in Pakistan during his visit cross borders via Kartarpur corridor in the month of November last year. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Ative a Licença do Antivírus Agora Clique aqui Undo We are exploring other angles as well, added the Kaithal SP. Notably, this is the second such arrest made from the state. All this happen at the time when two neighboring countries a peace amidst tensed atmosphere in the post Operation Sindoor launched by defense forces this week at a time. According to information, ISI and other intelligence agencies of Pakistan had spent lot of money on Devindera to rope him to share information of vital installations in the region. It may be recalled that earlier Panipat police had arreste 24-year-old Nauman Ilahi on similar charges. A native of Uttar Pradesh native, Nauman was employed as a security guard in Haryana. He is accused of getting money from agents in the account of his brother-in-law and the company driver for giving information to Pakistan. On Friday Nauman was taken to his place in Kairana amidst high security where the investigation agencies had recovered documents and incriminating material .
