OKARA: A man, in connivance with his brother, cut the throat of his young brother-in-law who tried to save his sister from torture at village Islampura on the Renala-Chuchak road.

As per the first information report (FIR), Saima Bibi was being inflicted blows by her husband Arshad and brother-in-law Ghulam Mustafa.

On hearing hue and cry of Saima, her stepfather Muhammad Yasin along with his 18-year-old son Usman Yasin reached the house of Arshad. Usman tried to rescue Saima but Arshad, along with Ghulam Mustafa, cut his throat with blows of a sharpedged weapon. Usman died on the spot while the suspects escaped issuing threats to his father.

On the report of Yasin, Chuchak police registered a case against both the suspects.

ACTION: The price control magistrates registered five cases against 17 violators of the official price of roti and naan and imposed Rs152,500 fine on them during the last 24 hours.

This was told by Additional Deputy Commissioner Kamran Bashir Dogar during a meeting chaired by DC Dr Muhammad Zeeshan Hanif.

Published in Dawn, April 19th, 2024

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