BAHAWALPUR: A team of the district administration led by the Ahmedpur East assistant commissioner on Tuesday raided the sealed sugar godowns of Ittefaq Sugar Mills near Channigoth about 70 kilometres away from here.

Sources said a police team accompanied the administrative officers and checked the two godowns of the mill owned by the Sharif family after unsealing these. The teams however found no irregularity, sources said, adding that they reported that the seals were intact.

These godowns with thousands of sugar bags in them were sealed last year and the administration wanted to make sure that the seals were intact.

SWINDLER HELD: The Elite Force claims to have arrested a swindler wanted by the Lahore police for his alleged involvement in depriving passengers of valuables after administering intoxicated sweets and other edibles to them.

The suspect would deprive passengers travelling between Bahawalpur and Lahore of their belongings including cash.

DPO’s PRO Jam Sajid said an Elite Force team on a tip-off on Tuesday night raided a bus and arrested the suspect who was identified as Liaquat Ali, a resident of Madhowali Mohallah (Ramgarh) in Sheikhupura city.

Published in Dawn, November 11th, 2021