Boy killed, kin torch van

Published April 26, 2007

GUJRANWALA, April 25: A two-year-old child was crushed to death under the wheels of a wagon, while his family set the vehicle to fire in Shaheenabad locality here on Wednesday.

Anas, son of Prof Sarfraz Ahmad, came out from his house in Street No 24 and was playing when a speeding Toyota wagon crushed him. He died on the spot. However, the driver, identified as Munir, managed to escape from scene.

GIRL KILLED: A girl was killed by a stray bullet shot by the participants in a marriage ceremony here on Wednesday.

It is learnt that the bullethit Uzma, who was standingon the roof of the house, in the head. She died on way to hospital.

Baghbanpura police have registered a case against groom Kashif, his father and 13 others and arrested four of them.

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