BAHAWALPUR: A shopkeeper and a police constable allegedly suffered serious injuries in the firing by robbers, who attempted to loot a shop in Burewala on Sunday.

According to Vehari police, two unidentified armed robbers attempted to loot a shop, whose owner and a police constable put up resistance. As a result, the robbers opened fire, leaving the shopkeeper, Roheal and Constable Abdul Haseeb seriously injured. The robbers manged to escape.

The injured men were admitted to hospital, where District Police Officer Essa Khan inquired after them.

GANG SMASHED: The Vehari district police claimed to have smashed a cattle lifters’ gang, arresting two suspects and recovering the stolen cattle heads from their possession.

As per the police, the arrested gang members, Bashir and Ali Raza, are wanted in 28 cases registered against them in different police stations of Burewala and other areas of Vehari district.

The police say they recovered the stolen cattle heads worth over Rs5.4 million from the suspects.

A police spokesperson says that the DPO handed over the recovered animals to their owners.

ARRESTED: Vehari DPO, during a surprise raid on police driving licence branch, got a traffic police official arrested for his alleged involvement in corruption and patronising ‘tout mafia’.

The police say an amount of Rs59,000 has also been recovered from the suspect, Rizwan, a challan clerk, which he had extorted from driving licence seekers.

On the DPO’s orders, the suspect was arrested and lodged in police lock-up. He was also suspended from service and further investigation against him was going on.

Published in Dawn, January 8th, 2024