OKARA, June 7: An aged man lost his life by diving in front of a train to save a child here on Saturday night.

Reports said a child was crossing the track opposite the Sheikh Basti area ignorant of the train coming towards him. An aged man, who was standing there, dived and threw the child, but himself was crushed.

WIDOW SLAUGHTERED: A widow was slaughtered when she was asleep at her house here on Saturday.

Reports said Kausar Perveen, wife of late Wali Muhammad, was sleeping with her children when some unidentified men entered her house and slaughtered her.

Saddar police have registered a case.