65th All India Police Hockey Championship;Ranjit’s hat trick guides BSF to 5-1 win against SSB

By admin On Dec 11, 2016

Sports Reporter
JAMMU: Talk of the venue, Ranjit Singh on Saturday made first hat trick of the tournament thereby guiding BSF to an impressive 5-1 win against SSB on the inaugural day of the 65th All India Police Hockey Championship, organised by J and K Police at twin venues of KK Hakhu Stadium and University of Jammu Ground, here.
Ranjit struck in the 39th, 47th and 50th minute to complete his hat trick of field goals. Harmanjit Singh and skipper, Harbajan Singh were other scorers, who sounded the board in the 22nd and 38th minute of the match respectively. For SSB, Sandeep Singh reduced the margin netting the ball in the 65th minute.
In another match of the day, played at the same venue of KK Hakku Stadium, Maharashtra inflicted a humiliating 15-0 win against Rajasthan. Vinod Mimbore (3rd, 16th, 37th, 43rd, 46th, 55th), Anirudh More (6th), Pruthviraj Salunkhe (19th, 62nd, 69th), Kunal Jagdale (44th, 47th), Satyajit Sawant (58th) and Sunil Sawant (66th) were the scorers. Tamil Nadu also won their match played against Chandigarh beating latter 4-0. Moriya Stalin (5th and 57th), Killivalavan (46th) and Rajesh (66th) sounded the board.
The title holders, ITBP defeated Uttrakhand in a group-A match. Jasvinder Singh netted both the field goals striking in the later stages of the match in 59th and 61st minute. From Uttrakhand, Amit Aswal was the scorer, who sounded the board in 60th minute.
Manipur registered a fine 4-1 win against Madhya Pradesh. P Jupitor (19th), Th. Birjit (29th), M Shanti Kumar (37th) and N Shanta (67th) were the scorers. Rais Ahmed converted a penalty corner from Madhya Pradesh in the 70th minute. Likewise, Maharashtra, CRPF too made it a huge 14-0 win against Gujarat Police. Bikash Jujur (5th, 8th, 12th, 16th and 61st), Jayant Tirky (10th, 19th), Igancius Toppo (25th, 34th), Rajinder Singh (30th), Javed Khan (50th, 67th), Kuldeep Ekka (60th, 64th) were the scorers.
Earlier, The Deputy Chief Minister Minister Dr Nirmal Singh inaugurated 65th All India Police Hockey Tournament at KK Hakku Stadium here in the presence of Guestds of Honour, Minister for Revenue Relief and Rehabilitation Syed Basharat Bukhari and Deputy Speaker Legislative Assembly, Nazir Gurezi. Others present were Director General of Police K Rajendra Kumar, ADsGP, V.K Singh, Dilbagh Singh, L.K Mohanty, IsGP Yogernder Koul, S.A Watali, Danesh Rana, A.G Mir, DIsG and other senior officers of the police and various other departments. Highlighting the role played by police in ensuring peace in the state, the Dr Nirmal Singh said the state’s police force has always been upfront in ensuring sustainment of peace and also thwarting the designs of anti-national elements, besides contributing in other spheres of life.
FIXTURE: K K Hakhu Stadium: J&K Police V/s Puducherry at 7:30 AM; Rajasthan V/s Punjab at 9:00 AM; SSB V/s Uttar Pradesh at 10:30 AM; CISF V/s Chandigarh at 12:00 Noon; Talengana V/s Tamil Nadu at 2:00 PM.
JU Ground: Jharkhand V/s RPF at 7:30 AM; West Bengal V/s Andhra Pradesh at 9:00 AM; Chhastigarh V/s Haryana at 10:30 AM; Odisha V/s Madhya Pradesh at 12:00 Noon.