Man dies as wall of well collapses on him

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KASUR: A man was buried alive under the soil when the internal wall of a well collapsed on him at Sahjra village in the limits of Ganda Singh police station on Sunday.

As per police, Muhammad Tariq went down inside the 20-feet deep well to repair an electric water pump. As he moved the pump, the internal wall of the well collapsed and the man was buried under the soil.

On being informed of the incident, a Rescue 1122 team reached the spot and the rescuers, with the help of locals, removed the soil and retrieved the body of the man.

Police handed over the body to the bereaved family after legal formalities.

PFA RAID: A Punjab Food Authority team sealed a factory producing fake “milk” using chemicals at Pakhoki village in the limits of Allahabad police station.

The PFA team also wastes about 2,500 liters of the liquid to be supplied to shops in the urban areas of Kasur and Lahore. The team got arrested two employees working at the unit.

Published in Dawn, June 21st, 2021

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