Two girls kidnapped from Sultan Bahu shrine recovered

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TOBA TEK SINGH: Jhang police during a raid in Jaranwala on Wednesday evening recovered two minor girls.

A Jhang police spokesperson said on Aug 5, a woman Perveen of Ghaziabad locality (Garhmaharaja) went with other family members to the shrine of Hazrat Sultan Bahu where an unidentified woman developed an acquaintance with the family.

The woman lured her daughter Sumayya (8) and her cousin Sahira (10) out of shrine to purchase toys for them and allegedly kidnapped them.

The spokesperson said a team on a tip-off conducted a raid, recovered the girls and handed them over to the family.

Police did not reveal the names of the kidnapper woman and her accomplices.

BUS OVERTURNS: A speeding bus bound for Faisalabad from Kasur overturned near Chak 240 GB Mor on Lahore Road as a result seven passengers suffered injuries.

The injured identified as Mushtaq (45), Sajid (30), Rehan (6), Rehman (25), Nadeem (26), Afzal (35) and his son Momin (4) were shifted to Gujranwala THQ hospital.

Published in Dawn, September 1st, 2022

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