KASUR: An armed man, accompanied by two accomplices, shot and injured two women on Thursday in the Bhasarpura locality within the jurisdiction of the B-Division police station.

Rescue personnel rushed the injured women to DHQ Hospital for medical aid.

The police said suspect Arshad harbored a grudge against complainant Rafaqat over an old enmity.

According to complainant Rafaqat, Arshad, along with two accomplices, forcefully entered the house, inquiring about him (Rafaqat).

This led to an exchange of arguments between Arshad and Kiran Bibi, 30, the wife of Rafaqat. In the altercation, Arshad shot at Kiran, causing her injuries. Tasleem Bibi, Rafaqat’s daughter, rushed to save her mother but also suffered bullet injuries.

The police registered a case against the suspect under sections 324 and 34 of the Pakistan Penal Code and are actively searching for the accused who managed to escape.

In a separate incident, a landlord and his assistant allegedly gang-raped a woman who was cutting greens and spinach in their field on Thursday in the village Mahna Singh in the jurisdiction of the Kot Radha Kishan police station.

The suspect held the woman, who was harvesting without seeking permission, and took her to their house, where they gang-raped her.

The police are looking into the matter.

Published in Dawn, December 29th, 2023