Bakery guard kills boy

LAHORE
A 12-year-old boy was shot dead allegedly by the security guard of a bakery in the Hanjarwal police limits on Tuesday.
Police have removed the dead body to the morgue for autopsy and registered an FIR against the accused named Yasir. The deceased was identified as Ali Raza.
The accused worked as a watchman at a bakery shop in Mansoora Bazaar.
On the day of incident, the victim went to meet his uncle who also worked in the same bazaar. The accused exchanged some words with the victim and shot at the victim. As a result, the victim received bullet-injuries. The victim was rushed to a nearby hospital but could not survive.
SHO of the area told The News they had arrested the accused. He said the victim and accused were exchanging jokes. Suddenly, the accused whipped out his weapon and shot and injured the victim.
Further investigations are underway.
Two found dead: Two unidentified men were found dead in different parts of the provincial metropolis on Tuesday.
Police with the help of Edhi Ambulance Service have removed the dead bodies to the morgue for autopsy. A passerby informed the police about a man lying unconscious near Madina Chowk, Lorry Adda police limits. Police rushed the victim to a nearby hospital where doctors pronounced him as brought dead.
Separately, a 50-year-old unidentified man was found dead near the PAF Market, South Cantt.
Police told The News that the deceased looked like drug-addicts who might have died due to excessive use of drugs. However, autopsy will help ascertain the cause of their death. Police are searching for the families of the deceased.
stabbed to death: A 50-year-old man succumbed to his injuries received in a scuffle in the Mughalpura Police limits Tuesday.
Police have removed the body to morgue for autopsy. Ali Khan, a resident of Kohat was currently staying at the Engine shed, Mughalpura and was a labourer by profession. According to SI Khadim Hussain, the victim was living in a quarter with another person. He had a minor dispute with accused person, Yaseen. On the day of the incident, the accused person got furious, stabbed Ali Khan and fled. Some neighbours of the victim informed the police and Edhi ambulance, which rushed him to Ganga Ram Hospital, but he died on the way.
Police collected forensic evidences and informed the family of the victim. No FIR was registered till filing of this report.
ARRESTED: Shalimar police have arrested three members of a mobile phone and purse snatcher gang and recovered illegal arms, cash and other valuables from their possession Tuesday.
Arrested accused persons were identified as ringleader Bilawal alias Bhaloo, Kashif alias Kashi and Safdar. Police have recovered a motorbike, Rs150,000 cash, seven mobile phones, three pistols, 11 bullets and other household items from their possession.
DIG Operations has announced commendation certificates for the special team.
Accidents: At least 601 road traffic accidents were reported to the Rescue 1122’s Provincial Monitoring Cell in all the 36 districts of Punjab during the last 24 hours in which four lives were lost and 478 seriously injured were shifted to different hospitals of the relevant districts. However, some 224 minor injured were provided first aid by the Rescue 1122 on the spot.
According to data provided by the PMC, 220 drivers, 18 underage drivers, 145 pedestrians and 341 passengers were among the injured of these road traffic accidents. The statistics show 130 RTAs were reported to Lahore Control Room, which affected 150 persons placing the provincial capital at the top of the list followed by 61 RTAs in Faisalabad with 79 victims and Gujranwala at third position with 43 RTAs and 47 victims. Details further show that total 706 persons were affected by the road traffic crashes including 573 males and 133 females, while the age group of the affected persons show that 117 were under 18 years of age, 393 were between 18 and 40 years and rest of the 196 injured people were reported above 40 years. According to the data, 471 motorbikes, 77 auto rickshaws, 68 motorcars, 35 vans, four passenger buses, 23 trucks and 63 other types of auto vehicles and slow moving carts were involved in the aforesaid road traffic accidents.