Body found from Ghazi Barotha canal
Body found from Ghazi Barotha canal
ATTOCK:
The body of an unidentified man was found floating on the water of Ghazi Barotha in Attock on Monday.
The incident came to light when a security officer Mazhar Hussain of Ghazi Barotha spotted a body floating at the water and informed the local police who fished out the body and shifted it to the District Headquarters Hospital Attock for medico-legal formalities.
The victim’s neck area was burnt which hinting that the man was murdered before being dumped into the lake water, police said.
The police have registered a case against unidentified persons and started investigation.
Meanwhile, two youngsters were seriously injured near a checkpoint in Fateh Jhang. The incident took place due to reckless riding, police said. The injured were under treatment at a local hospital.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 16th, 2016.
The body of an unidentified man was found floating on the water of Ghazi Barotha in Attock on Monday.
The incident came to light when a security officer Mazhar Hussain of Ghazi Barotha spotted a body floating at the water and informed the local police who fished out the body and shifted it to the District Headquarters Hospital Attock for medico-legal formalities.
The victim’s neck area was burnt which hinting that the man was murdered before being dumped into the lake water, police said.
The police have registered a case against unidentified persons and started investigation.
Meanwhile, two youngsters were seriously injured near a checkpoint in Fateh Jhang. The incident took place due to reckless riding, police said. The injured were under treatment at a local hospital.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 16th, 2016.