Khanewal faces spree of robberies, murder
A wave of crimes has gripped Khanewal as several robbery incidents and a fatal shooting were recorded have been recorded in recent days.
In the most brazen acts, armed robbers looted cash, mobile phones, a motorcycle and even a tractor-trolley loaded with maize, while one man succumbed to injuries suffered in a shooting incident.
According to the Khanewal police record, two armed men looted Rs20,000 in cash and a mobile phone from a fast food outlet in the busy Football Chowk area.
In another incident, two robbers on the city outskirts near Pull Nikaso snatched Rs80,000 from a citizen named Abid Hussain.
In the 46/10-R area in the jurisdiction of Khanewal Saddar Police Station, three robbers on two motorcycles intercepted a man named Imran Baloch and forcibly took away his new motorcycle.
Meanwhile, in the Sarai Sidhu police limits, three robbers in a car intercepted a tractor-trolley loaded with maize enroute to a feed mill on Multan Road. They tied the driver, Ashfaq, with ropes and left him in a field before fleeing with the vehicle.
Separately, in Kamran Colony, falling under Khanewal City Police Station, a man named Irshad Ahmed, injured in a recent firing incident over a monetary dispute, succumbed to his injuries in Nishtar Hospital in Multan.
Khanewal police say investigations and operations are under way to apprehend those involved in the incidents.
Meanwhile, in the village of 68 Mariwala nedar Khanewal, a young man cutting a tree was taken by influential persons to their camp, stripped, subjected to torture. The attackers also allegedly attempted to sexually assault the victim.
The accused continued to thrash the victim while recording a video of his ordeal.
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Khanewal faces spree of robberies, murder
A wave of crimes has gripped Khanewal as several robbery incidents and a fatal shooting were recorded have been recorded in recent days. In the most brazen acts, armed robbers looted cash, mobile phones, a motorcycle and even a tractor-trolley loaded with maize, while one man succumbed to injuries suffered in a shooting incident. According to the Khanewal police record, two armed men looted Rs20,000 in cash and a mobile phone from a fast food outlet in the busy Football Chowk area. In another incident, two robbers on the city outskirts near Pull Nikaso snatched Rs80,000 from a citizen named Abid Hussain. In the 46/10-R area in the jurisdiction of Khanewal Saddar Police Station, three robbers on two motorcycles intercepted a man named Imran Baloch and forcibly took away his new motorcycle. Meanwhile, in the Sarai Sidhu police limits, three robbers in a car intercepted a tractor-trolley loaded with maize enroute to a feed mill on Multan Road. They tied the driver, Ashfaq, with ropes and left him in a field before fleeing with the vehicle. Separately, in Kamran Colony, falling under Khanewal City Police Station, a man named Irshad Ahmed, injured in a recent firing incident over a monetary dispute, succumbed to his injuries in Nishtar Hospital in Multan. Khanewal police say investigations and operations are under way to apprehend those involved in the incidents. Meanwhile, in the village of 68 Mariwala nedar Khanewal, a young man cutting a tree was taken by influential persons to their camp, stripped, subjected to torture. The attackers also allegedly attempted to sexually assault the victim. The accused continued to thrash the victim while recording a video of his ordeal.
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