*Angry mob ransack LESCO office
The protest against unscheduled load shedding took a violent turn on Wednesday when the angry mob attacked the LESCO office.
A large number of Batapur residents marched towards the LESCO office and started ransacking.
During ransacking, office record and other valuables were damaged and some were completely destroyed.
The LESCO office employees offered resistance initially but later fled the spot after seeing the protestors highly aggressive.
Heavy contingent of the police followed by the Rescue 1122 and Edhi officials rushed to the spot when the LESCO officials informed them about the incident.
Police took positions in and around the LESCO office to stop the mob from further violence.
Police also took into custody some protestors when they tried to ransack the office.
The mob later moved to the GT Road and blocked the main high way for several hours.
Protestors said that they were suffering because of the load shedding as power cut during Sehar and Iftar really irk the masses of the area.