TAXILA: As many as six people lost their lives while seven others were injured in different incidents in Attock district during Eid days, police and hospital sources said.

In the first incident, three teenage boys drowned in River Indus near Attock Khurd picnic spot. Police and rescue sources said 19-year-old Hussain Shah and 18-year-old Waqar and Abdul Ghani went to River Indus for picnic on the first day of Eid. Waqar went in deep waters and lost control and started drowning.

When Abdul Ghani saw him drowning he went into the river to rescue him but drowned. Hussain also drowned while trying to rescue his friends.

Later rescue 1122 launched an operation and retrieved the body of Hussain only till filing this news report.

Moreover, a man drowned in Jabba water channel near Hakla-D.I. Khan motorway in the limits of Jand police station on Friday.

Police sources said 22-year-old Hammad went to the water channel to enjoy swimming, but he lost control and drowned.

Later local volunteers retrieved his body and shifted him to tehsil headquarters hospital Jand where he was pronounced dead.

Separately, a man died of burn injuries in Hazro town of Attock on Friday.

Rescue sources said that 35-year-old Asad Ali, an employee at CNG station burnt when he was on the supply line of the station as the control room filled with caught fire.

He died of burn injuries on the way to hospital.

Meanwhile, a woman lost her life while saving her goats from a Karachi bound passenger train coming from Peshawar in Shaheedabad area in the limits of Hassanabdal police station on Friday.

Police sources said 40-year-old Maruf Jan was grazing her goats along the railway line when the train approaches and in a bid to save her goats, she came on the railway line resultantly a locomotive hit her.

Five persons among them two kids were injured when two motorcycles collided with each other due to speeding near Tarbella chowk in the limits of Hazro police station.

Separately, two motorcyclists identified as Aftab and Zhoaib received critical head injuries as their motorcycles collided with each other near Torayali in the limits of Jand police station.

Respective police have registered separate cases and launched further investigation.

Citizens beat up two robbers

People chased two suspected robbers who were fleeing after a botched robbery incident in Gulistan Colony area in the limits of Wah Cantonment police station and later handed them over to police after trashing them.

According to sources, four armed men intercepted a motorcyclist in Banni Mohallah on Thursday evening and tried to snatch his motorcycle and valuables.

When he resisted, the armed men fired at him but he remained unhurt. On hearing the gunshot, some passersby rushed to the spot.

The robbers tried to flee and even fired shots at the people who were chasing them.

The locals managed to intercept two of the robbers in Gulistan Colony area and snatched their pistols.

The robbers were later handed over to the police after being beaten up. According to citizens, one of the suspected robbers stole a motorcycle from the same area a few days ago.

Published in Dawn, April 13th, 2024