GUJRAT: A man shot dead a woman for denying friendship and later committed suicide in Basti Makhdoom village of Qadirabad police precincts of Mandi Bahauddin district on Thursday.

Reports said Iftikhar Ahmed, 25, wanted a friendly relationship with a married woman, Sobia, 22, of the same village. But the woman declined his offer time and again upon which Iftikhar shot Sobia dead. Later on, he committed suicide by shooting himself in the head.

Police reached the spot and shifted the bodies to Phalia Tehsil Headquarters Hospital whereas a team of the Punjab Forensic Science Agency collected evidence from the crime scene.

BAN: The district administration on Thursday imposed a ban on bathing in the river and canal as well as installation of mechanical swings in amusement parks and other open areas without any prior permission.

Gujrat Deputy Commissioner Safdar Virk has also imposed Section 144 on the premises of rivers and canals of the district.

The decision was taken at a meeting of the District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) presided over by the DC and attended by Additional Deputy Commissioner General Afzal Hayat Tarrar, district emergency officer Umar Akbar and DSP legal Akhtar Gondal.

The meeting directed the civic agencies across the district, Rescue 1122, police and other departments concerned to keep a close liaison between them and remain vigilant during Eid days to tackle any kind of emergency situation.

Published in Dawn, April 21st, 2023