Power transformer destroyed by firing

A power transformer has been destroyed due to firing and stone pelting during a clash between two groups in Mureedwala.

An official stated in a complaint submitted to Mureedwala police that Asim, Ahsan, Ghulam Sabir and Bashir, residents of Chak 200GB, had clashed with Zahid Allah Ditta, a resident of 202GB. During the fight, the groups resorted to firing and throwing bricks.

The firing caused short circuiting in a 200kV transformer, igniting a fire.

The fire caused damage to WAPDA worth Rs600,000.

The police registered a case against the four suspects, including three brothers, under Section 462 and launched a search for them.

Meanwhile, a fire set on to wheat residue engulfed two houses and burnt them to ash.

According to the polic, Ghulam Mustafa, a resident of Chak 229GB, stated in an application that Bashir Ahmed Baga, a resident of 278GB, had set fire to the residue of his wheat crop after harvesting it. The fire spread to the homes of the complainant and a neighbor due to wind.

It destroyed the household goods in both the houses.

The police registered a case against the farmer under Section 435 and started a search for him.