GUJRANWALA: Two died in a collision between a motorcycle and a bus at Othian. Muhammad Yousaf along with his wife Humera was going on the motorcycle when near Othian a passenger bus crushed them to death. Rescue 1122 team shifted the dead bodies at hospital.
Five human traffickers arrested: FIA authorities arrested five human traffickers from different parts of the region. It was told that accused Sarfaraz and Talib Hussain were arrested from Narowal, Zahid Haroon from Gujranwala, Muhammad Ansar from Wazirabad and Nisar Ahmed from Manawala. All the accused were involved sending people abroad through illegal documents.
Two electrocuted: Two labourers were electrocuted at Aalam Chowk Gujranwala. it was reported that Adil and Subhan were working at a digging machine when suddenly machine touched with an high voltage electric cable, resultantly both the workers received a severe shock and died on the spot.
Robbers rule the roost: Robbers and thieves took away cash, gold ornaments, vehicles and other valuables in 22 robbery hits on Thursday. In Garjakh police station limit robbers looted Rs 27 thousands and cell phone from Abdul Rauf, at Ahmed Nagar bandits snatched Rs 38 thousands, two cell phones and gold chain from Abdul Rehman, in Gakhar Mandi armed men intercepted Asad and deprived him of Rs 50 thousands, three cell phones and two old rings on gun point, in Nowshera Virkan area dacoits took away Rs 73 thousands and two cell phones from Javed, in Cantt area armed men entered in the house of Aqib and decamped with gold ornaments, cash, lap tops and cell phones, in Tatli wali bandits snatched Rs 40 thousands, gold locket set and cell phone from Abdul Wakeel, in Sadar Gujranwala area Iqbal was deprived of Rs 13 thousand, applied for motorcycle and cell phone, in civil lines police station limit armed men snatched Rs 17 thousand and two cell phones from Muqadas Ali, at Ferozewala robbers looted Rs 25 thousand, gold ornaments and cell phones from Wasif and his family, in Emanabad dacoits took away Rs 60 thousand, three cell phones and gold ornaments from Mustansar and his family, in Ali Pur Chatha Ismaeel was deprived of Rs 100 thousand, gold ornaments and cell phones on gun point, in Aroop police station limit robbers snatched Rs. 33 thousand, gold ring and cell phone from Atif, in Sabzi Mandi area bandits looted Rs 7 thousand, applied for motorcycle and cell phone from Irfan, in Sadar Gujranwala area armed men took away Rs 18 thousand and two cell phones from Iqbal, In theft incidents unknown thieves took away cash, gold ornaments and other valuables from the houses of Maskeen Ali, Khaqan, Asif, Younas and Dilshad while cars of Iftikhar and Hassan Farooq and another motorcycle was stolen from various places.
Published in Daily Times, July 21st, 2017.
