Woman commits suicide

Resident of D-Type Colony consumes poisonous pills after being upset over domestic issues

FAISALABAD: A woman committed suicide over a domestic dispute in the precincts of D-Type Colony police station on Monday. A police official said that 55-year-old Nasira Bibi, a resident of D-Type Colony, consumed poisonous pills after being upset over domestic issues.

She was shifted to hospital for treatment but she could not survive. In another incident, a minor boy was electrocuted at an auto workshop in the area of Garh Fateh Shah police station.

The police said that 10-year-old Bilal, son of Yaseen Awan and a resident of Garh Fateh Shah, was working at an auto-workshop when he accidentally touched a pedestal fan. As a result, he suffered severe electric shock and died on the spot.

Meanwhile, the police have arrested more than a dozen criminals including proclaimed offenders from the city. The police said that the raiding teams also seized weapons, bullets and liquor from their possession.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 29^th, 2018.