GUJRANWALA: A teenage girl was allegedly gunned down on Sunday in Gakhar Mandi by her father and uncle on the pretext of honour. Police arrested one of the suspects and registered a case against him.

Sixteen-year-old Sara had asked her father, Sohail Butt, if she could marry a person of her choice. Butt along with his brother, Tumba, who is said to be a local PML-N leader, opened fire on Sara and buried her discreetly in a nearby graveyard.

Police registered a case and started an investigation during which it was revealed that Sara had been murdered by her father and uncle. Police arrested Butt while Tumba managed to escape. Police were conducting raids to arrest him.

INJURED: Twenty-six members of a family, including six women, were injured in road accident near Gakhar Mandi.

Sheikh Bashir of Mughalpura, Lahore, and his family members were going to Islamabad by a bus. The bus overturned near Ojla Bridge in Gakhar Mandi as its driver had dozed off.

As a result, 26 people were injured critically. Rescue 1122 shifted them to the District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital.

CLEAN-UP: The Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) and district administration retrieved eight kanal state land worth Rs80m from the land grabbers at Sadhoke, GT Road, by demolishing shops and a plaza.

Residents of Majju Chak Road, Sadhoke, had submitted applications with ACE Director General Hussain Asghar alleging that some influential people had constructed shops on the stated land and blocked the road for traffic.

The ACE registered a case and started investigation and it was proved that the shops were constructed illegally.

A team under the supervision of Deputy Director Muhammad Qasim along with assistant commissioner conducted the operation registered cases against Muhammad Sarwar, Sakhawat Ali, Yousaf, Ghulam Muhammad, Pappu Shah, Tahir Sandhu and others.

Published in Dawn, November 12th, 2018