GUJRAT: Three robbers deprived a widow of Rs1.9 million at a bus stop in Kharian city.

Reports said a widow, along with her son-in-law, belonging to Lalamusa had withdrawn Rs1.9 million from national savings centre. No sooner had they reached a bus stop along GT Road near Kharian Cantonment area than three robbers came there and bundled them into the vehicle and snatched the bag. The robbers threw both out of the vehicle only a few yards away and fled.

The Saddar police have registered a case against suspects under section 392 of PPC on the report of Muhammad Arsalan, the son-in-law of the widow.

Police said they had launched investigation in the case.

In another incident, robbers snatched cash and mobile phone from Bilal Haider, a resident of Madina village, at gunpoint when he was on his way back home near Mehmda Chowk.

The Civil Lines police registered a case and started investigation.

PEACOCKS RESCUED: The Rescue 1122 traced and rescued two peacocks of Deputy Commissioner Dr Khurram Shahzad.

The birds flew from the DC house as soon as the door of their shed opened. On instruction, a team of the Rescue 1122 launched a search and found the peacocks at a tree in the compound of the district administration complex on the backside of the DC house.

An official of the DC office said the rescue team had successfully brought down the birds without any harm to them after which the peacocks were returned to the DC house.

Published in Dawn, March 25th, 2022