Two commit suicide in Faisalabad

Girl consumed poisonous pills when her parents scolded her over a domestic dispute

FAISALABAD: Two people committed suicide in separate incidents in Faisalabad.

Police said that Sehrish Shafiq, 17, a resident of Mehmood Abad, consumed poisonous pills when her parents scolded her over a domestic dispute. She was shifted to a local hospital in critical condition where she breathed her last.



In another incident, 18-year-old Ali Raza, a resident of Chak No 49-JB, had an argument with his parents over a domestic matter. In sheer frustration, he ended his life by shooting himself in the head. The police took bodies into custody and started investigation.

Meanwhile, a man was crushed to death under the wheels of a moving train in the area of Mamonkanjan police station.



The police said that Qurban Ali, 50, a resident of Chak No 452-GB, was traveling in Shalimar Express when he tried to disembark from the moving train. As a result, he slipped and was crushed under the wheels of the train. The police handed over the body to his relatives after completing necessary formalities. A motorcyclist was killed in a road accident in the area of Jaranwala police station.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 11^th, 2017.