TOBA TEK SINGH: A cotton factory labour contractor allegedly raped two minor worker girls in the factory at Chak 97-RB in Faisalabad.
The complainant stated that she, her daughter and a minor relative worked at the plant. On Dec 20, the suspect brought both girls to a location within the factory and raped them. According to CPO Syed Khalid Mahmood Hamdani, the police conducted a medicolegal test on both girls, however, the suspect was granted temporary bail before being arrested.
CYLINDER BLAST: In Sultan Town in Faisalabad, four family members suffered severe burn injuries when an LPG cylinder exploded inside their home.
According to Rescue 1122, Muzaffar Iqbal, his wife Shazia Bibi, mother Haleema Bibi and nephew Abdul Mannan were all burnt in a fire that started when a gas leak caused a cylinder to explode in their home.
The burn unit at the Allied Hospital received all four of them.
INJURED: On Friday, a Gojra Government Degree College student was seriously injured when a group of students shot a round at a rival group of students.
According to Rescue 1122, Kashif was riding his motorcycle with a friend through the Model Town neighbourhood, where two groups of students were exchanging fire. A bullet struck him. He was admitted to the Gojra Tehsil Headquarters Hospital.
Published in Dawn, December 24th, 2022
