NAROWAL: Shakargarh police have registered a case against a man for allegedly attempting to sexually assault a 15-year-old girl at village Chhani Negrota.

A labourer ‘A’ complained to the police that his daughter went to a shop for buying some eatables and did not return home. He said after a search he found his daughter in a house and a youth ‘Wa’ was attempting to rape her. The complainant said on seeing him, the suspect managed his escape.

Shakargarh Saddar police have registered a case against the suspect under section section 376iii/511.

ROBBERY: An unidentified robber looted a landlord in Shakargarh.

Tariq Mehmood, a resident of Jhangi village, told the police that he was returning home on his motorcycle from Stop Qasim after selling buffaloes. He said at around 11:30am, an unidentified armed suspect stopped him in the fields at gunpoint.

According to Tariq, the robber forcibly took Rs490,000 in cash, a smartwatch worth Rs100,000, and a brand-new CD-125 motorcycle valued at Rs250,000. After snatching the valuables, the suspect fled the scene.

At Tariq Mehmood’s request, Shakargarh Saddar police have registered a first information report against the unidentified robber under Section 392 of Pakistan Penal Code.

Published in Dawn, February 11th, 2025