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GUJRANWALA, June 16: A Naib Nazim of union council 74/38 on Sunday was allegedly kidnapped and beaten up by Nazim and his men for demanding development funds.
Muhammad Afzal Toor and councillors of his panel accused union council Nazim Muhammad Hafeez that he was not releasing funds for the uplift schemes in their area. The Nazim fell into a rage, kidnapped him with the help of his men, and manhandled him. He was however released on the intervention of some union council councillors. Later, the Nazim withheld all development programmes besides withdrawing sanitary workers from the area of Naib Nazim.
Police were reluctant to register a case against the Nazim while some councillors were trying to mediate between the Nazim and Naib Nazim.
Meanwhile, residents strongly protested against the Nazim for stopping the development work and asked the authorities concerned to take stock of the situation.
FOUR KILLED: Four people, including an FA student, were killed while a dozen others suffered injuries in road accidents in and around the city here on Sunday.
Abdul Haq of Kamoke was on his way home from the tuition centre by his bicycle when a speeding coaster hit him near the vegetables market on the GT Road. He died on the spot.
Police have arrested the driver, Muhammad Ashraf, and are investigating.
Nasim Hussain died on the spot while a dozen other passengers received wounds when a bus rammed into a stationary tractor-trolley near Dogranwala village on the Alipur Chattha Road. The injured were rushed to the local DHQ Hospital in critical condition.
Ghulam Mustafa of Sialkot Road and Aslam of Sheikhupura Road were killed when a speeding wagon and an oil-tanker knocked them down on the Sialkot by-pass intersection. They were crossing the road.
Police have registered cases against absconding crews and are investigating.
POS REARRESTED: Two proclaimed offenders, who escaped from police lock-up a few months ago, were arrested by Saddar and Ladheywala Warraich police in a joint raid here on Sunday.
Mohsin and Amjad were present at an outhouse when on a tip-off police teams raided there and arrested them. The POs were involved in murder and dacoity cases. Meanwhile, Ferozewala police claim to have arrested five members of a dacoits’ gang including its ring leader after an encounter here on Sunday.
Those arrested are: ring leader Mushtaq Masih, Saleem Masih, Asher Masih, Karamat Masih and Zulfikar Masih. Police also recovered three pistols, two revolvers two motorcycles and as many cars from their possession.
PARDONED: A condemned person escaped from hanging when the heirs of deceased pardoned him here on Saturday.
Tahir Mahmood had killed coachman Muhammad Ashraf over a minor issue in Sabzi Mandi area on Sept 11, 1992. The sessions court had awarded him death sentence in 1994. The Lahore High Court and Supreme Court upheld the decision while the president also rejected his clemency appeal. The sessions court issued his black warrant and ordered that he should be hanged on June 19.
ESCAPES: A co-accused of the killers of four people escaped from the custody of Peoples Colony police here on Sunday.
On the orders of the SSP, Saul police arrested five policemen, including the SHO.
Police had arrested Elite Force constable Javed Ahmed and co-accused Abaidullah a few days ago. They were detained in the lock-up from where the co-accused escaped with the abetment of police.
SSP Aslam Tareen got arrested SHO Shahzad Akhtar, ASI Sharif Niazi, the muharrer and two constables.
Police registered a case against them after an inquiry which found them guilty of charges.
