Bodies of twin girls found in box

LAHORE

Bodies of six-year-old twin girls were found in a cardboard box in Quaid-e-Azam Industrial Estate police limits on Saturday.

It is believed some poor parents may have killed the girls because they could no longer raise them. The baby girls were found in a box with a piece of cloth used to wrap it up, and was thrown away and left beside other trash in the area. Residents were shocked at the incident. There is no immediate clue to their parents but police are investigating it and hope to solve the riddle soon. The bodies were shifted to morgue and a case was registered against unidentified persons. 

accidents: Total 764 road accidents were reported to the Provincial Monitoring Cell of the Punjab Emergency Service/Rescue 1122 from all districts of Punjab during the last 24 hours. Eight people were killed and 743 badly injured in the road accidents. The injured were removed to hospitals.

However, some 202 victims, who sustained minor injuries, were discharged on the spot after provision of first aid by the emergency medical teams. Security plan: Police issued foolproof security and traffic plans for the Lahore city in view of upcoming Chand Raat and Eidul Fitr.

The CCPO said that at least 15,000 cops would perform duties on the occasion.  He said that 20 SPs, 50 DSPs, 84 SHOs, 84 investigation in charges and lady police officers would perform duties during Eidul Fitr. He directed the officers concerned to conduct search operations and combing operations at the divisional level till Eidul Fitr besides snap checking and patrolling.

Foolproof security would be provided to more than 27,000 mosques and 200 open air places. Every person would be allowed entry to mosques after three layered physical security checks. All the SPs would supervise mock exercises and flag marches in their areas. Effective patrolling would be ensured around sensitive mosques and Imambargarhs and additional force would be deputed at parks and graveyards, he added.

SSP Admin Rana Ayaz Saleem said that all the force must be briefed on threats and their responsibilities. He said that the force deputed at pickets should keep vigil on suspected vehicles and motorcycles. Cameras installed at markets must be in working condition and effective monitoring must be ensured, he added. The DIG Operations said that special monitoring teams had been formed to tackle wheelie, firing in the air and kite flying on the occasion of Eidul Fitr. He said that all the SPs must ensure search and combing operations in the city especially in Afghan localities.

The chief traffic officer (CTO), Lahore, said that City Traffic Police Lahore were utilising all possible resources to ensure smooth flow of traffic on the occasion of Eid ul Fitr. He said that traffic awareness camps had been set up at different points in the city to facilitate citizens.