Man pumps air into factory worker’s stomach

Victim reported to be in critical condition in hospital

DIJKOT:

The police have filed a case against a man who filled air, using a pressure machine, into the abdomen of a middle-aged person working in a factory, under the charge of attempted murder. The affected person is reported to be in critical condition in the hospital. The police has started raids to arrest the accused.

In a case registered by Muhammad Sadiq, it was stated that his 63-year-old brother Kako, works at a factory, located in Garden neighborhood. The case file read “On April 3rd, at 10 o’clock in the morning, while my brother was cleaning the factory machines with a pressure pipe, the accused, Muhammad Latif, started harassing my brother. During this, he pushed my brother to the ground and sat on him, filling air into his stomach with the pressure pipe, which caused my brother to faint and start bleeding. He was picked up from the spot along with Rustam Bilal and Obaidullah and transferred to Allied Hospital through Rescue 1122 emergency service, where his condition is said to be critical.

Millat Town Police reached the spot and registered a case against the accused under 324 PPC and started searching for him.

Meanwhile, a woman died after being hit by a motorcycle while crossing the road on foot. The motorcyclist was injured and shifted to the hospital.

The deceased, 55-year-old Roshan Bibi was crossing the road Allah Ho Akbar Factory Jardanwala Road, when Ghulam Nabi, a middle-aged man riding a motorcycle, hit her, as a result of which the motorcyclist and the woman were injured.

Both of them were shifted to civil hospital by Rescue 1122 staff after medical treatment where Roshan Bibi succumbed to her injuries. The police arrived at the spot and took the body into custody and handed it over to family members. The condition of the motorcyclist is said to be critical.

Highlight: Police reached the spot, registered a case against the accused under section 324 and started searching for him

Published in The Express Tribune, April 7^th, 2024.