OKARA: A fake milk producing factory was unearthed in Renala Khurd and six men were arrested for allegedly supplying 100kg milk to the market daily.

On a tip-off, Renala Khurd City Station House Officer Aziz Cheema with a team conducted a raid in Koocha Husnain and unearthed a factory with machinery and chemicals allegedly used to produce fake milk.

Police arrested factory owners -- brothers Nadeem, Naeem and Waseem -- and employees Hakim Ali, Rafiq and a truck driver and seized washing powder, oil, lubricants and other chemicals.

A case was registered against the suspects.

RIVALRY: One person died, while six others, including two women of the same family, were severely injured in a crossfire over a dispute on agricultural land between two groups in 6/4L village, some 6km south of the city.

Two families were in litigation over some agricultural land in their village. An encounter ensued between the two groups on the day of the incident.

Faisal died on the spot. His brothers Amin, Asif, Ashfaq and Jamil and cousins Amna Bibi and Sonia Bibi were severely injured and rushed to DHQ Hospital. Amna was referred to a hospital in Lahore in critical condition.

Saddar police arrested Adnan, Bagga, Paul Masih and Advocate Riaz, a former union council nazim, from the rival group.

Police shifted the body to the mortuary and a case was yet to be registered till the filing of this report.

Published in Dawn, April 16th, 2015

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