Body found floating in Rajbah canal

The body of a 35-year-old man was found in a box in the Rajbah canal within the limits of Thikriwala police station.

The body was spotted floating in a box in the canal. The police reached the spot and retrieved the box, inside which was the body of an unknown 35-year-old man.

The police have taken the body into custody and the search for family members of the deceased is ongoing.

In another incident, armed men shot and killed a young man over a minor verbal altercation. According to initial reports, the accused Rasheedd alias Shida Gujar and his accomplices shot and killed their opponent Shehbaz after a bitter altercation in Chak 108GB, Sain Di Hui, which is located within the limits of Jaranwala Saddar Police Station.

The police claimed that local dignitaries had planned reconciliation between the two groups in the afternoon but the incident took place before that. The police have seized the body of the victim and shifted it to a hospital for post-mortem.

The search for the attackers, who escaped, is ongoing.

In yet another incident in the vicinity, a father was shot dead while his son was injured due to a dispute which led to firing. According to the police, Rana Shahroz and Rana Waheed aka Waheeda had a fight with Gulzar Jatt in Milanpur Road area of Thikriwala. As the firing took place, 45-year-old Saeed and his son, 18-year-old Shahroz, were injured. Saeed died during treatment in the hospital.

As soon as the information was received, DSP Saddar Wasim Faraz, SHO Tikhriwala Mian Arslan Bari, In-charge Investigation Iqbal Fareed and Sub Inspector Najaf Riaz reached the spot. They took possession of the body of the deceased Saeed and handed it over to his family members after the post-mortem.

Legal proceedings against the accused are under way, the police said.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 27^th, 2024