TAXILA: A speeding dumper knocked a man to death on G.T. Road in the limits of the Taxila police station on Tuesday, police sources said.

According to sources, Mohammad Sadiq was crossing G.T. Road after offering prayers at a roadside mosque when the dumper hit him resulting in his death on the spot. Police have registered a case against the unknown dumper driver and launched a raid to arrest the driver.

Meanwhile, Hassanabdal Police on Tuesday resolved the murder case of a man and arrested a suspect who confessed killing to get revenge for the torture of his sister. Police sources said that the body of Hakim Khan, with bullets in the head, was found at his house located in the Dhoke Miskeen area on February 16 this year.

Later, police, through human and digital intelligence, traced Kamran Khan, who, during interrogation, confessed that he had killed his brother-in-law to get revenge for torturing his sister, who was married to the deceased. Police also recovered a pistol used in the murder of the man.

Published in Dawn, April 3rd, 2024