Sunday, June 19, 2011

13 dead in Lahore during Eid holidays


Sajid Bashir
Saturday, November 20, 2010

LAHORE: At least 13 people, including a young married girl, lost their lives in different incidents in the provincial metropolis during the three days of Eid. A 35-year-old man was tortured to death by a proclaimed offender and his accomplices in the jurisdiction of Manga Mandi police on Wednesday.

The deceased was identified as Iqbal, a resident of Rangeenpura. Police said the victim was on his way back home when a local goon Shakeel and his seven accomplices intercepted him and clubbed him to death.

The accused escaped from the scene. Police registered a case and sent the body to morgue for autopsy. Meanwhile, a 45-year-old man was shot to death by three persons in the Lower Mall area on Wednesday. The victim was identified as Shahzad Amjad, a resident of Kalaydi Pully. Police said the victim, who ran a milk shop in the area, was murdered over a minor issue.

The accused, identified as Shamshad, Riaz and Waqas, came to the victim’s shop and asked him to pack seven kg yogurt. Later, the accused tried to leave the place without paying the money upon which Shahzad caught one of them and demanded money.

Shamshad whipped out his pistol and fired shots at Shahzad. As a result, he sustained critical bullet wounds. The accused escaped from the scene. Injured Shahzad was rushed to a local hospital where he died. Police shifted the body to mortuary for autopsy.

A 55-year-old security guard was stabbed to death by some unidentified persons in the Civil Lines area on Thursday. The victim, identified as Ghulam Mohammad of Mansehra, served as a security guard at a car showroom on the Jail Road. Some locals spotted the body lying outside the showroom and informed the police.

Police reached the spot and observed deep marks of stab wounds on the victim’s body. Police registered a case against the unidentified persons and deposited the body in morgue. A taxi driver was gunned down by some unidentified persons in the limits of Lytton Road police in wee hours of Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Riaz Kumboh of Kasur.

Police said circumstantial evidences suggested that some armed assailants sprayed a volley of bullets at him, resulting in his instant death. Police recovered the body from his vehicle. Police registered a case and sent the body to mortuary for autopsy. A 25-year-old girl was burnt to death by her husband and in-laws in the Factory Area on Thursday. The victim was identified as Samreen, a resident of Alnoor Town.


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