TOBA TEK SINGH: Faisalabad’s Khurrianwala police arrested the suspect who had murdered his wife and her infant child with connivance of his father and brother.

Faisalabad investigation SSP retired Cap Muhammad Ajmal told a press conference on Tuesday that on Sunday night one Shan Muhammad of Chak 194-RB had murdered his wife and his five-month-old son with a chopper in connivance of his brother Arsalan and father Muhammad Arshad. He said Shan had asked his wife Shumaila Bibi to marry her younger sister with his brother Arsalan but she and her parents rejected the proposal. At this, Shan killed Shumaila and their minor son with the help of Arsalan and Arshad.

The SSP stated that Shan had managed to escape; however, the police had arrested his two accomplices the same night. He said the police raided a number of places and finally arrested Shan. The main suspect was produced before the media also in the press conference.

Meanwhile, a Faisalabad police constable died in a road accident.

Rescue 1122 said Muhammad Waqas (37) was on his way on his motorcycle in the Ghulam Muhammadabad locality when his motorcycle collided with a donkey cart. As a result, he died instantly.

PATWARIS: The revenue patwaris continued their protest and sit-in against the police on the second consecutive day in tehsil Ahmadpur Sial of district Jhang.

Anjuman Patwarian president Farhat Iqbal told the reporters that the office building of tehsildar and his residence were in use of police at Garh Maharaja in the past but sometime ago, the revenue department had retrieved both the places from the police and sealed them. Now the police again occupied both the places, he said.

The district police spokesperson told Dawn that the matter was already in the notice of the district police officer (DPO) and it would be resolved soon.

MURDER: Five people allegedly shot dead a young farmer over a minor dispute at Chak 734-GB.

Haq Nawaz Jat told the Pirmahal police that his son, Abdul Waheed, had exchanged harsh words with Muhammad Aslam over some petty matter during sugarcane harvesting a day back. He said when Waheed was present at his outhouse, Aslam and his four accomplices attacked him and shot him dead.

Published in Dawn, March 30th, 2022