Infuriated students set ablaze six buses after tragic death
College students and friends of the deceased burnt tyres and blocked the road
Smoke billows from a bus which was set on fire by enraged students. PHOTO: INP
FAISALABAD:
Infuriated students of Government Islamia College set six passenger buses on fire when their fellow student was killed by a rashly driven bus near Jamia Chishtia Chowk in Faisalabad on Friday.
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SP Lyallpur Town Ahmed Mohyuddin said Haider Ali, a resident of Haiderabad Locality, was crossing Sargodha Road near Jamia Chishtia Chowk when a speedy bus hit him. As a result, he was killed on the spot.
After the incident, a large number of college students and friends of the deceased burnt tyres and blocked the road. They pelted stones on buses, nearby shops and also set ablaze six buses.
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Later, a heavy contingent of police, including SP Lyallpur Town Ahmed Mohyuddin and SP Madina Town Malik Jamil Zafar, reached the site and held negotiations with the protesters. They assured them that a case would be registered against the accused bus driver. After the negotiations, the protesters dispersed peacefully.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 23rd, 2017.
Infuriated students of Government Islamia College set six passenger buses on fire when their fellow student was killed by a rashly driven bus near Jamia Chishtia Chowk in Faisalabad on Friday.
Domestic dispute: Set ablaze by in-laws, teenage girl dies
SP Lyallpur Town Ahmed Mohyuddin said Haider Ali, a resident of Haiderabad Locality, was crossing Sargodha Road near Jamia Chishtia Chowk when a speedy bus hit him. As a result, he was killed on the spot.
After the incident, a large number of college students and friends of the deceased burnt tyres and blocked the road. They pelted stones on buses, nearby shops and also set ablaze six buses.
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Later, a heavy contingent of police, including SP Lyallpur Town Ahmed Mohyuddin and SP Madina Town Malik Jamil Zafar, reached the site and held negotiations with the protesters. They assured them that a case would be registered against the accused bus driver. After the negotiations, the protesters dispersed peacefully.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 23rd, 2017.