SWABI: Unidentified persons set on fire sugarcane bagasse in Adina village of Razaar tehsil village on Wednesday, rescue officials said.

Luqman Khan, a rescue official, said the firefighters managed to put out the blaze timely.

Nawaz Khan, the owner of bagasse, said he immediately informed the Rescue 1122, and a team arrived soon afterwards.

He said miscreants set bagasse on fire in the afternoon.

The Kalu Khan police registered an FIR against unknown suspects.

HOUSE BURGLED: Burglars took away a rifle, a pistol, a shotgun and other valuables from a house after breaking its locks in Dodher village on Tuesday night.

Separately, thieves stole seven mobile phones from a shop after entering it from an exhaust fan hole in Kalabat village on Tuesday night.

Meanwhile, an unidentified thief stole water-cooler and other items from a mosque in Sector-F on Wednesday.

The locals told Dawn that the thief entered the mosque through one of the two entrance gates, which remained open incidentally, after the morning prayers.

Published in Dawn, April 7th, 2022

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