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Girl shot dead in Chuhng

Our Correspondent
Thursday, Aug 24, 2023

LAHORE : A 16-year-old girl was shot dead in Chuhng here on Wednesday. The victim identified as 'E' was going on a bike with her father Abdul Ghaffar when some unidentified suspects intercepted them and opened fire. As a result, the girl received bullet injuries and died.

Two Wasa workers suffocate in manhole

Two Wasa employees were trapped in a manhole and suffocated while cleaning it in Gajjumata. The victims have been identified as Ashraf Masih, 30, and Akram Aslam, 26. Police removed the bodies to morgue for autopsy and were investigating the matter.

Burglars gang busted, two arrested

Teams of Punjab Safe City Authority and the Lahore Police busted a burglars’ gang and arrested two suspects. The Safe Cities surveillance team traced the suspects to a location in Liaqatabad. On noticing these suspicious individuals, the PSCA team promptly informed Liaqatabad Police to conduct a thorough check on the suspects. During the inspection, the police discovered pistols, ammunition, and master keys from them. The arrested suspects were identified as Aamir and Ali Raza.

Six robbers held

CIA Kotwali police arrested three members of a dacoit gang. The arrested suspects have been identified as Imran, Ibrar and Mohsin. Police recovered cash, mobile phones and weapons. They were history-sheeters and involved in many robbery bids. In another incident, Naseerabad Investigations Police arrested three suspected robbers. They have been identified as Shehroz, Bilal and Usman. Eight mobile phones, cash and illegal weapons were recovered.

10 die in road accidents

The Emergency Services Department (ESD) responded to 1,159 road traffic accidents in all districts of Punjab during the last 24 hours. In these accidents, 10 people died, whereas 1,182 were injured. Out of these, 567 people with serious injuries were shifted to different hospitals, while 615 victims with minor injuries were treated at the incident site by Rescue medical teams.