Five held for rape attempt

Published July 8, 2002

MIRPURKHAS, July 7: Umerkot police have arrested five persons on Saturday allegedly for trespassing into a house with intention to rape a woman a few days back.

The accused, Dr Hari Singh, Odho Singh, Manan Pathan, Mangi Thakur and Wedho Thakur, were named by the woman in her FIR.

KILLED: Jan Mohammad Rind, 40, was shot dead by his nephew, Ghaffar Ali Rind, over some domestic affair in a village near 78 Mori, Mirpurkhas taluka, here on Saturday.

Taluka police arrested the accused after lodging an FIR.

ABSCONDERS ARRESTED: The Dilbar Mehar police arrested three absconders in different raids on Saturday.

The accused were identified as Misri, Shahbaz, and Khan Mohammad alias Bhagoro, involved in robberies.

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