LAHORE: Four persons allegedly murdered a 40-year-old woman in the Baghbanpura area on Monday. The body of the victim, identified as Farmina, was recovered from a house in Shadipura. The neighbors spotted the body and alerted the police, who removed it to the morgue. Her family alleged that the suspect, Nasir Khan, and three accomplices murdered the victim.

Boy’s body recovered: The body of a 14-year-old boy was recovered floating near Ravi Saffon on Monday. Reportedly, a passerby spotted the victim’s body, Nabeel Ahmad, and alerted police. A police team, with the help of Rescue 1122, fished out the body and removed it to the morgue.

Office valuables burnt: Valuables were gutted in an incident of fire in an office on the third floor of a plaza near Faisal Chowk opposite the Red Crescent Office. Reportedly, the fire broke out due to a short circuit, and nearby people tried to control it. On failure, they called rescue teams and the firefighters who extinguished the fire. No loss of life or injury was reported in the incident.

Dacoits arrested: CIA Cantonment Police has arrested two members of a dacoit gang identified as Shoaib alias Gattu and Waqar. Police also recovered cash, gold ornaments, mobile phones, and illegal weapons from their possession.

The suspects would conduct house and shop robberies at gunpoint in different parts of the city. In another incident, Model Town division police arrested two suspects, identified as Asad and Nazim, for displaying firearms.

Source: The News