A 32-year-old man was killed due to aerial firing during a Mehndi ceremony in Nawankot Police Area on Sunday.
The deceased identified as Abdul Sattar hailed from Jhuggian Nagra Nawankot and worked in a garments factory.
Police said Mehndi ceremony of one Asif was in progress when Asif’s brother Rafiq and his friends, who were under the influence of liquor, started firing shots in the air as a result of which Asif, who was standing at the rooftop of his house received fatal bullet wounds.
COPS HELD: Two constables were arrested for using unfair means during examination at Traffic Police Lines Thokar Niaz Baig. The constables were identified as Karam Elahi and Mohammad Saeed. Around 19 constables were also suspended after recovery of cheating material. Similarly, 17 constables were removed from the examination hall.
BODIES FOUND: Bhatti Gate police recovered two bodies from two different places on Sunday. Police claimed that both the men were addicts who had died of natural causes. Meanwhile, Tibbi City police recovered a body of a 45-year-old man from its jurisdiction. Police claimed that the man looked like an addict who had died of natural causes.
INJURED DUE TO ACID: Some unidentified persons spilled acid on a mentally-ill boy in Shahdara Police Area on Sunday. The injured boy was identified as Attique of Taj Colony. The boy’s family refused to initiate legal action against the unidentified culprits.
FIRE: Household items worth million of rupees were reduced to ashes when fire broke out in a house in Chung area on Sunday. The cause of fire was said to be short circuit. Meanwhile, fire broke out in the house of Abdul Ghaffar, a resident of Dhani Ram Road, due to short circuit. Firefighters rushed to the scenes and extinguished fire after hectic efforts.
GANG HELD: A special team of Muzaffar Garh police arrested three proclaimed offenders. The arrested persons were identified as Naveed, Kali Kaneera and Nasir Sehrani. Police recovered three Kalashnikovs, six hand grenades and a bike from their possession. Meanwhile Nishtar Colony Investigation police arrested five robbers and recovered booty and weapons from them.