Vijender took drugs 12 times, say Punjab police

April 1, 2013

Vijender_drugsChandigarh, Apr 1: The Punjab police on Sunday, for the first time, confirmed that Olympic medallist boxer Vijender Singh consumed drugs at least 12 times along with his sparring partner Ram Singh, who had it five times.

Vijender has so far been denying this allegation but the police said they have evidence to justify their charge that the boxer took drugs for the personal consumption from main accused in a drug haul case, Anno Singh Kahlon. The police said during investigation it had been “established that boxers Ram Singh and Vijender Singh took heroin from Anoop Singh Kahlon and Rocky for personal consumption between December 2012 and February 2013.”

Heroin was first procured by Ram Singh alone in December 2012. Subsequently both boxers went together to Zirakpur in Punjab for procuring heroin for consumption once in January and twice in February. As per the investigation, Vijender Singh consumed the drug about 12 times and Ram Singh about five times.

The police, however, have made it clear that the two boxers did not actively connive with the smugglers in their activities and nothing was seized from them. The police said both boxers were, therefore, not being arrested in the case at this stage. Ram Singh has been dismissed from the police department since it was established that he frequented the smugglers to procure heroin.

Vijender Singh had refused to give his blood and hair samples to the police. Hair testing facilities are not available in local forensic science laboratories (FSLs), the police said.

“The local FSL unit has been moved to provide information as to which lab in the country can conduct the test appropriately, the validity and certainty of such a test and the duration within which the drug can be detected in a hair sample,” the police said.

The boxer’s name cropped up in the entire drug episode following the disclosure made by Kahlon after drugs worth Rs 130 crore were seized from the alleged kingpin’s house in Zirakpur. Vijender’s car, registered in his wife’s name, had been found outside the house.

The police said they have seized 10 kg of “high priced” narcotics dubbed “ice” (methamphetamine) and 230 kg of raw material (pseudophedrine).

The manufactured “ice” and the raw material were being exported to the UK, Canada and Holland by narcotic smugglers through one Kulwant Singh, a UK national, who was earlier arrested in the case in New Delhi on March 19.

According to Kahlon and Kulwant Singh, the international retail price of “ice” is about Rs 5 crore per kg and of raw material about Rs 1 crore per kg.

The police said the drugs, including heroin and “ice,” were being sent by this group of smugglers to the UK, Canada and Holland.

Consignments were being sent both through air cargo from Delhi and by ship from Mumbai, which was organised by Kulwant Singh and Paramjit Singh (both arrested).

In the UK, the consignments were being received by Latif of Pakistan origin. Latif is settled in the UK. Five Chinese associates had visited Chandigarh for quality check of “ice” and pseudophedrine in 2010, the identities of whom have been established.

Till date, 15 people, including two Canadian and one UK citizen have been arrested.

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June 25,2020

New Delhi, Jun 25: India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Thursday called the 1983 World Cup win as the 'landscape' changing moment for the game of cricket in the country.

Today, India is celebrating the completion of the 37 years of the maiden World Cup triumph under the leadership of Kapil Dev.

"Today 37 years ago, changed the cricketing landscape in India. Thank you @therealkapildev and team for making the game a career for many of us today. Deeply indebted," Ashwin tweeted.

In 1983, in the finals between India and West Indies, the latter won the toss and opted to bowl first.

The Kapil Dev-led side managed to score just 183 runs as Andy Roberts took three wickets while Malcolm Marshall, Michael Holding, and Larry Gomes picked up two wickets each.

Defending 183, India did a good job of keeping a check on the Windies run flow, reducing the side to 57/3.

Soon after, the team from the Caribbean was reduced to 76/6 and India was the favourites from there on to win the title.

Mohinder Amarnath took the final wicket of Michael Holding to give India their first-ever World Cup title win.

In the finals, West Indies was bowled out for 140, and as a result, India won the match by 43 runs.

Kapil Dev lifting the trophy at the balcony of Lord's Cricket Ground still remains an image to savour for all the Indian fans.

In the finals, Mohinder Amarnath was chosen as the Man of the Match as he scored 26 runs with the bat and also picked up three wickets with the ball.

India has been the regular participant in the World Cup from its beginning to the latest edition. The first edition was held in 1975 and from there on, it has taken place after a span of every four years.

West Indies won the first two World Cup titles (1975, 1979) and was the runner-up in 1983. India has won the title two times, in 1983 and in 2011.

MS Dhoni captained the 2011 team to win their second title after 28 years. Australia has won the tournament five times (1987, 1999, 2003, 2007, and 2015).

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August 1,2020

Bengaluru, Aug 1: Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are aiming to set up their preparatory camp for the 13th edition of the tournament from early August.

This year's IPL was slated to commence from March 29 but the tournament was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Recently, the IPL Governing Council chairman Brijesh Patel had confirmed that the 13th edition of the mega event will commence on September 19 in the UAE.

As per a report in ESPNcricinfo, CSK players have been asked to report to Chennai first, following which they will leave for Dubai via a charter flight only after approval from the Indian government.

The IPL Governing Council will meet on August 2 to finalise the schedule and other key arrangements for the tournament. Also, the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) around securing eight teams for 51 days across three venues will be formally established in that meeting.

CSK, who has the oldest squad in the IPL, are looking for a month's preparation before ahead of the tournament.

Before the coronavirus pandemic, the side was the first team to start their training camp in March. Senior players like Suresh Raina and Ambati Rayudu had begun training their training in December 2019.

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May 18,2020

Karachi, May 18: Former Pakistan captain Younis Khan believes it is at least five years too early to compare Virat Kohli and Babar Azam as the Indian skipper has proven himself in "every kind of situation" and the latter has not.

"Virat Kohli is far more experienced than Babar. He has at least five years more experience of top cricket and he is at the peak of his career," said Younis, Pakistan's leading run-getter in Tests.

"Kohli has far more exposure than Babar and he has been in every kind of situation and proven himself. No one gets 70 international centuries like that and this are proof of his class and abilities. He has scored runs in every situation and all opposition."

Younis said said Babar still has a long way to go.

"Babar has been in top cricket for just around five years. He has got a very impressive batting average across all three formats and he is getting better by the day.

"You see him batting and you can see he has got the same qualities that Kohli had at the start of his career."

Besides amassing 70 international hundreds, 31-year-old Kohli averages more than 50 in all three formats. The India skipper has scored more than 20,000 runs while 25-year-old Babar has 6680 runs across formats though the Pakistan limited overs skipper has played significantly lesser number of games.

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