NAROWAL: Gunmen killed a young man during a robbery in Sialkot late on Saturday.

The police said 22-year-old Zain Ali, of Jamke Dhendrar in Pasrur, was riding a motorcycle when robbers stopped him near Kotli Tarar and shot at and injured him when he resisted them. The masked robbers fled. Zain was shifted to the Sialkot District Headquarters Hospital where he was received dead.

The police on being alerted arrived at the crime scene and also blocked the entrance and exit routes of the district to arrest the suspects. Special investigation and raiding teams under the Pasrur deputy superintendent of police are working on the case.

Zain’s father Sagheer Ahmed said that he had no enmity with anyone. The Qila Kallarwala police registered a first information report against unidentified suspects and handed over the body to the family after post-mortem and necessary legal proceedings.

Local journalist Anjum Naqvi said that two armed robbers riding a motorcycle have been committing robberies for the past fortnight. He said that bandits looted cash and valuables from a bakery in the Rangpura area. He said that robbers have committed robberies in broad daylight in the Sadar area.

The deceased’s family and citizens strongly protested against the increasing street crime. They demanded that Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz take immediate notice of the situation.

HELD: The Sheikhupura police arrested a four-member inter-district solar panels thief gang. The suspects were wanted by the police in dozens of thefts, robberies, and serious incidents.

District Police Officer Zahid Nawaz Marwat tasked Inspector Ghazi Shahid Mehmood with arresting the Qasu gang. Mr Mahmood, also Safdarabad station house officer, arrested ringleader Qasim and his accomplices Ziaullah, Muhammad Bilal, and Shehbaz.

The police said that solar panel systems, water pumps, illegal weapons and other valuables worth millions of rupees were recovered from the gang. The gang committed robberies in Sheikhupura, Narowal, Sialkot, and Gujranwala districts.

RAPE: A person allegedly raped a boy in village Harial in Shakargarh.

The family informed the police that the 16-year-old boy was working in fields when the suspect, from the same village, took him to a nearby camp and raped him.

The suspect fled, leaving the boy in critical condition. The Kot Nainan police registered an FIR against the suspect.

The police said that they would arrest the suspect soon.

Published in Dawn, April 15th, 2024