In various incidents of crime in the provincial capital on Friday seven people were killed and two were injured.
Female PAF officer: A female squadron leader of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) crashed her car into a family, killing a 3-year-old girl and her 10-year-old brother and injuring their mother near Rahat Bakery in the Lahore Cantonment. The dead siblings, Minahil and Abdul Rehman, and their mother Nasira Bibi, were trying to cross the road when Squadron Leader Mumtaz Begum driving her Suzuki Mehran knocked them down, police said. Nasira Bibi was working at the house of a retired brigadier at the Generals Housing Scheme, located near Rahat Bakery. Cantonment police rushed the unfortunate family to the CMH, where the siblings passed away. Police have registered a case against the squadron leader.
Eunuch killed: A 45-year-old eunuch was killed by unknown people inside his house in the Bhaati Gate Police precincts. Police said a local visitor called the police when the deceased Muneer did not open the door despite repeated knocks. Police said it did not find any marks on the body but an autopsy report would provide further details.
MAO College shooting: A dispute between two students of rival groups of the Muslim Students Federation (MSF) at the MAO College, Lahore, claimed the life of an 80-year-old man, Shahbuddin, who was a resident of Islampura. Police said Babar Qureshi, a member of MSF faction loyal to the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), clashed with Hafiz Umer, who belonged to the MSF group of PML-Quaid. Police said Babar shot at Umer, who got injured, but the passer by was hit and died. Police said both students used to extort money from locals. Babar has been arrested.
Robbers kill:In Kahna Police precincts, robbers strangulated a 22-years-old boy to death after snatching two buffalos from him. The deceased was resident of Ludhay Kay village and had left his home to graze his buffalos in the nearby fields. When he did not return home until late evening, his family and local residents started searching for him and found his body in the fields. Police registered a case against unknown men and handed over the deceased boy’s body to his family after an autopsy.
Cousins shoot: Two cousins shot dead their common relative while playing cards in the Harbanspura Police area. The deceased Sajawal was 20-year-old and a resident of the Kotli Ghaat area. The two cousins, Ishtiaq and Ashfaq, escaped after killing Sajawal. Police sent the body for autopsy and registered a case.
Watchman suicides:
An 18-year-old watchmen committed suicide after hanging himself with a ceiling fan in the Model Town Police precincts. Rameez Hmad, a resident of Muzaffarabad, had been working as a watchman in the house of a Model Town resident for two months. Police said reasons behind the suicide were not known yet, and that it was waiting for the autopsy report to know further details.
CIA Police arrests: The Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) Police arrested the incharge and two constables of a police kiosk at Lahore Airport for patronising a gang of robbers which looted valuables from airport passengers. The CIA police said it had arrested a robber who confessed his crimes and gave details of his accomplices. The police later arrested Chowki Incharge Sub Inspector Muhammad Sarwar, and Constables Azmat Ali and Khalid. Senior police officials suspended the arrested cops and ordered an inquiry against them.
