TAXILA: A bogie of the Peshawar-bound Rehman Baba Express derailed near Attock Railway Station on Sunday evening; however, no casualties were reported.

As per the railway authorities, when the 47 Up Rehman Baba Express from Karachi reached near Attock, one of its bogies derailed after developing a fault.

The railway officials said since the speed of the passenger train was slow, there were no casualties.

The train was then dispatched to its destination after detaching the damaged bogie bearing number 12860.

The railway authorities have said an inquiry had been initiated to determine the reasons behind the derailment.

Body found

The body of a man was found with torture marks near Manoonagar within the limits of Hassanabdal police station on Monday, police said. Some passersby spotted the body lying in a deserted place and informed the police who reached the scene and shifted it to Tehsil Headquarters Hospital.

The dead man seemed to be in his 30s and had been beaten to death. The attacker(s) later got rid of his body to conceal the crime. Hassanabdal police have registered a case against the unknown killer(s) and launched further investigations.

Published in Dawn, April 30th, 2024