TOBA TEK SINGH: A man killed on Wednesday his wife and sister-in-law over some domestic dispute in Faisalabad’s Qazafiabad locality.

According to the first information report registered by Faisalabad Saddar police under sections 302 and 34 of Pakistan Penal Code, complainant Muhammad Shahzad of Chak 165-GB alleged that there was an ongoing dispute between his sister Robina Bibi and her husband, Babar Ali Gujjar.

Shahzad stated that when he and others were at the suspect’s house to mediate the dispute, Babar and an unidentified accomplice opened fire on Robina Bibi and her sister Sania Bibi, causing both to sustain critical injuries and die on the spot.

The city police spokesperson reported that the suspect managed his escape.

A team, led by the SSP Iqbal Division, has been formed by the CPO to arrest the suspects.

ARRESTED: Faisalabad’s Roshanwala police raided on Wednesday a wedding function at Chak 82 JB and arrested two persons who were resorting to celebratory firing.

A press release said weapons had been recovered from both Abdullah Sarwar and Raza Umar. It added that a video went viral on social media in which both were being seen firing in the air to which police took action and registered a case against them.

BOOKED: More than two dozen people were booked on Wednesday by Gojra Saddar police who allegedly attempted to grab the land of farmer Muhammad Asghar at Chak 351 JB Kalyan Das and shot injuring him.

Police said suspect Awais snd his accomplices managed to flee after failing to occupy the land and raids were under way to arrest them.

KIDNAPPED: A married woman was kidnapped from Gojra Chak 424 JB on Wednesday.

Complainant ‘S’ alleged that his wife was alone at home when suspect Azam and his five accomplices came, bundled her into a car at gunpoint and kidnapped her.

RAPE: A man allegedly raped a 15-year-old boy at New Plots locality at Gojra on Wednesday.

Complainant ‘R’ claimed in his FIR registered by Gojra City police that suspect ‘K’ lured his son to his house where he raped him. Police have arrested the suspect.

Published in Dawn, April 18th, 2024

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