TOBA TEK SINGH: A Samundri Tehsil revenue official allegedly raped a woman at gunpoint in his car on the premises of the revenue office, while his accomplice stood guard, on Friday night.

In the first information report (FIR) registered on Saturday under section 376 of the Pakistan Penal Code, the complainant “S”, a resident of Shaukatabad locality of Samundri, stated that the suspect ‘M’, a revenue official of Faisalabad’s Samundri tehsil, was an acquaintance.

She said the suspect claimed that he had contacts with some official of the Faisalabad university and could help resolve admission issue of her younger sister.

She said that on Friday the suspect asked her to accompany him to the house of the varsity official to discuss her sister’s admission issue.

She said that instead of taking her to the varsity official, the suspect and his unidentified accomplice brought her to the revenue office where ‘M’ subjected her to rape in his car, while the other man stood guard.

After registering the case, the police are conducting raids to arrest the suspect and his accomplice.

WHEAT PURCHASE: Punjab Local Government Secretary Dr Irshad Ahmad on Saturday visited the food department centres of Jaranwala tehsil to review the wheat purchase campaign.

He inspected the arrangements made for the farmers at the centres established at Jhok Datta and Rodala.

Additional Deputy Commissioner General Ahmed Saeed Manj gave the secretary a briefing on the ongoing campaign.

The secretary warned that any official found involved in any malpractice or corruption during the procurement process, will not be spared.

District Food Controller Waqar Yousuf and Assistant Commissioner Shaukat Sindhu were also present.

SUICIDE: A man committed suicide by throwing himself in front of a moving train at a level-crossing on Jandanwala Road near Chak Jhumra. As per eyewitnesses, later identified as Usman Rashid, an accountant at the Government General Hospital, Ghulam Muhammadabad, a resident of Mansoorabad locality, the man came to the level-crossing, parked his bike there, and threw himself in front of a moving train. He died instantly.

The reason for the suicide could not be known so far.

Published in Dawn, April 30th, 2023