TOBA TEK SINGH: Two young men gang-raped a 12-year-old boy at Chak 337-JB, tehsil Gojra.

Complainant Zahid alleged in the first information report (FIR) registered with Nawan Lahore police that his younger brother was returning home after offering Taraweeh prayers in the mosque when three suspects held him at gunpoint.

They took him to the drawing room of the house of one of the suspects where two suspects raped him while the third stood guard outside the room.

Police arrested both the suspects.

VOTES RECOUNT: The three-member bench of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) dismissed the petition of the defeated candidate from Pirmahal PP-124 Syed Qutab Ali Baba of the PML-N for recount of votes.

Sonia Ali Raza of the PTI-SIC would remain MPA from the constituency.

The bench, comprising Sikandar Sultan Raja (chairman) and Nisar Ahmad Durrani and Shah Muhammad Jatoi (members), gave remarks that the petitioner might resort to the election tribunal, which had already been appointed for the redress of his grievances.

DIES IN CHINA: A doctor of Gojra died in a traffic accident in China.

The family members of Dr Rana Gayoor Shahid, a resident of Hasnia Colony, said he was doing postgraduation specialisation in China where he met with an accident and died. His body will arrive at Gojra on Sunday.

BODY FOUND: The body of a man was found hanging from a tree in a deserted place at Chak 480-GB of Samundri.

The Mureedwala police identified the deceased as Riasat Ali Baloch (65), a resident of Chak 451-GB in the Garh police area. Police said the body had been shifted to the Tehsil Headquarters Hospital Samundri for an autopsy.

Police said the younger brother of the deceased told them that the deceased was a retired army soldier and he had mental issues.

SUSPENDED: An assistant sub-inspector of Jaranwala police was suspended from service for receiving bribe.

A video had gone viral on social media in which ASI Zameerul Hassan was seen receiving extortion money from a motor showroom owner. After the video went viral, Faisalabad CPO Capt retired Muhammad Ali Zia suspended Zameer from service on Thursday. He directed the SSP Jaranwala to hold an inquiry into the matter.

Published in Dawn, April 5th, 2024

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