Guard accidentally shoots self while cleaning gun

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JARANWALA:

A security guard died after being shot while testing a gun. Police took the body into custody and handed it over to his heirs after necessary formalities. Ashiq Hussain, 32, resident of 140 GB, a security guard of Madina Garden Housing Colony within limits of Police Station Saddar Samundari, was checking the pump action of his gun.

Meanwhile, a bullet fired accidentally injured him. He was shifted to the hospital and died after struggling for life. Police handed over the body to his heirs after legal action. Meanwhile, a mentally challenged youth attempted suicide by hanging himself. He was transported to the hospital in an unconscious state.

The police arrived at the scene and initiated legal proceedings. Sabir Ali, 25, a resident of Siddiqia Colony, Saddar, in the jurisdiction of Thikriwala police station, was mentally unstable and attempted suicide. His family members found him and shifted him to the hospital.

The police reached the spot and started the legal proceedings. In another incident, a middle-aged man died after being run over by a truck on Jaranwala Road. The police took the body into custody and shifted it to the hospital. They started searching for the driver who committed the accident.