OKARA: A development project contractor was booked on Sunday for not taking safety measures around a digging site, resulting in injuries to a biker and his family after their bike plunged into a pit on the Basirpur Road.

As per the first information report (FIR), digging was going on in connection with a development project on the Basirpur Road in Dipalpur tehsil.

It says a man riding a bike with his family plunged into a pit dug out on the road, where the contractor failed to take safety measures. As a result, the biker, his wife and children were injured.

Deputy Commissioner Ikram Malik, taking notice of the incident, ordered legal action against the contractor.

Accordingly, on the report of Municipal Committee Enforcement Inspector Akram Fraz, the Dipalpur city police registered a case against contractor Akhtar under Section 165 of The Punjab Local Government Act 2025.

Published in Dawn, October 12th, 2026