KASUR: The Tehsil Pattoki administration booked 10 people, including a school teacher and two women, during a couple of days, for allegedly taking away free flour bags illegally from the distribution points.
Pattoki police lodged six separate cases against the suspects under sections including 420, 468, 471, 379, 506, and 186 of Pakistan Penal Code. The cases were lodged on the complaint of Naib Tehsildar Muhammad Boota.
In the first case, the complainant alleged that public school teacher Muhammad Jamil, who was performing his duty at the free flour centre situated at Government High School Pattoki, prepared fake receipts and illegally gave as many as 4,600 bags to his men to shift them to an undisclosed destination.
The suspect, when interrupted, created a scene at the centre, hurled threats at the staff deputed there and managed his escape. The suspect, according to police, had been performing duty at the centre for a couple of weeks. Police were looking into the matter.
In the second case, Pattoki police arrested four suspects, including two women, while taking away flour bags on fake receipts from Government High School Pattoki.
The suspects include Nabeel Ahmed, Muhammad Iqbal, Riaz Bibi and Rimsha Bibi. Police also claimed to have recovered CNICs and fake receipts. Police put them behind bars.
Pattoki police, in a separate case, arrested Noor Hassan and Abdul Razaq for allegedly stealing flour bags and storing them in a shop at Landa bazaar locality near Nishat Cinema. Police recovered 20 bags and scores of fake receipts.
On Monday, police arrested Muhammad Riaz at Government High School Pattoki centre, and recovered fake receipts. Police lodged a case and detained him in the lock-up.
Police arrested Munawar Hussain and Moazam Nadeem separately, and recovered flour bags and fake receipts. They were sent behind bars after registration of cases.
LAND DISPUTE: A land dispute claimed life of a youth at Neevanthay in the limits of Mustafabad police station.
Amanat Ali and his uncle Muhammad Ashfaq had developed enmity over a piece of inherited land.
On Tuesday, both Ali and Ashfaq had an exchange of arguments. Later, both the uncle and nephew along with their accomplices turned up with guns and exchanged fire. As a result of cross firing, Mushtaq died on the spot while four others- two from each rival group - suffered injuries.
The injured include Muhammad Irfan, Muhammad Ashfaq, Irfan Ali and Munir Ahmed.
The injured were rushed to DHQ hospital from where Irfan and Ahmed were referred to Lahore owing to their critical condition. Police are looking into the matter.
Published in Dawn, April 12th, 2023
