DADU, June 30: Khairpur Nathan Shah police have lodged a case against five Sepco and Wapda officials for exchanging ‘hot words’ with an ASI and in a tit for tat reaction the town’s grid station have disconnected power supply to the police station.

Police have arrested SDO Haji Khan Rahujo and line superintendent Rafique Ahmed Bhatti. ASI Abbas Kolachi who was enraged at SDO Mr Rahujo for trading ‘hot words’ with him over loadshedding lodged an FIR against them.

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