KASUR: Woman, two daughters abducted

Published October 22, 2004

KASUR, Oct 21: Four people abducted a housewife along with her two daughters, took away cash, gold and later raped one of the girls here at Bhagokey Araian village, Kanganpur.

Muhammad Sadiq told the police that M Ali and his three accomplices entered his house, abducted his wife 'Z' and daughters. He said the gangsters took away gold and cash worth Rs112,000. After about six hours, one of his daughters came back and told her father that Ali allegedly raped her.

ROBBERIES: Dacoits took away a truck, a van and gold jewellery worth hundreds of thousands of rupees in three strikes here on Thursday.

Truck driver Alam Ali along with labourers Javed, Waqas and Naseem was going to a brick kiln at Mudkey, Raiwind. Near the village, eight robbers intercepted them and drove away with the truck.

Three bandits deprived Afzal of his van (LEC-3940) near the College Road, Pattoki.

At Radhana village, Sara-i-Mughal, nine armed men entered the house of Aas Muhammad, held the family members hostage and made off with jewellery worth Rs50,000.

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