Three members of a family die on road
SHEIKHUPURA: Three family members were killed in a road accident on Lahore-Sharaqpur Road near Burj Atari on Saturday.
Sakhawat Ali, his sister Naseem Bibi and niece Kainat were going to Lahore from Jaranwala on a motorcycle. Near Burj Atari, a trailer rammed into the two-wheeler, killing them on the spot.
Factory area police have started investigation against the absconding driver.
In an other incident, 10-year-old Imtiaz was hit and killed by a motorcycle near Mananwala while crossing the road.
ELECTROCUTED: Sixteen-year-old Akhtar Ali died of electric shock in Kot War village near Manawala on Saturday.
He was repairing an electric motor when he received a shock and died while being taken to hospital.
ARRESTED: Factory area police arrested a gang of highwaymen who was looting passersby in the guise of custom officials near Faizpur interchange on Saturday.
According to details, three highwaymen, including a woman, in the guise of custom officials were extorting money on the pretext of checking vehicles’ documents after setting up a picket. They also stopped a custom official who on suspicion called the factory area police and handed them over to police.
Further investigation is under way.
Published in Dawn, October 26th, 2014