NAROWAL: A driver and a helper of a loader were killed in a fog-related incident here on Monday near Narang Mandi Stop on Narowal-Muridke Road.

Reports said a Narowal-bound loader collided with a truck parked along the road due to dense fog as a result its driver Muhammad Aslam and an unidentified helper died on the spot.

Rescue 1122 cut the body of the loader and shifted the bodies to a nearby hospital.

ARRESTED: Sialkot police on Monday arrested three of the bikers doing a wheelie and resorting to aerial firing on Paris Road, causing injuries to a passer-by.

On Sunday night, a group of motorcyclists were doing a wheelie and resorting to firing on Paris Road. As a result passerby Mohammad Nauman, 20, a resident of Pakpura locality, was injured in the firing. The injured youth was rushed to Allama Iqbal Teaching Hospital.

District Police Officer Sialkot Omar Saeed Malik took notice of the firing incident and formed teams, comprising SP Investigation Muhammad Akmal, DSP Rana Nadeem Tariq, SP (CIA) Rana Muhammad Jameel and Civil Lines SHO Irfan Ashraf.

According to police spokesperson Khurram Malik, police arrested three key suspects using geofencing and smart city surveillance cameras in eight hours.

Civil Lines police have registered a first information report against 10 people, including Usman, Ayub, Ansab Saleem and Mohsin aka Kalu.

The DPO lauded the raiding teams and announced certificates of appreciation for them.

Published in Dawn, December 21st, 2021

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