GUJRANWALA, Jan 11: A primary school student lost his life after falling from the roof of his house while flying kite in Wazirabad on Sunday. Asif (10), flying kite on the roof without a boundary wall , slipped and fell on the ground. He died on way to the local DHQ Hospital.

TWO ARRESTED: The Qila Dedar Singh police on Sunday claimed to have arrested two dacoits after a brief encounter and recovered looted goods and illicit arms from their possession.

Some members of a dacoits' gang took refuge in a house. On a tip-off that outlaws were present there, a police raiding team besieged the house and ordered them to surrender but they opened fire on them. They surrendered when police returned the fire.

The police arrested the outlaws identified as Ehsanullah and Fiaz Ahmad. Police also recovered looted goods and illicit arms from their possession. Police said they were wanted in dozens of cases of dacoity, robbery and other heinous crimes. A case has been registered against them.

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