Set ablaze: Villagers set truck on fire
a truck crashed into them near Jehan Khan Chowk within the limits of the Lakhi Ghulam Shah police station.
SUKKUR:
Three men, Ali Sher Mahar, Inayatullah alias Kuraro Mahar and Siraj Ahmed Mahar, were killed in a road accident on their way to Sukkur on Sunday. According to sources, a truck crashed into them near Jehan Khan Chowk within the limits of the Lakhi Ghulam Shah police station. The truck driver tried to escape immediately but was unsuccessful as the people from the surrounding area had gathered around. The angry mob set the truck on fire and kept a tight hold on the driver. They did not let the fire brigade put the fire out till the entire truck had burnt down. The driver eventually managed to escape. No case was registered at the time this report was filed.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 10th, 2011.
Three men, Ali Sher Mahar, Inayatullah alias Kuraro Mahar and Siraj Ahmed Mahar, were killed in a road accident on their way to Sukkur on Sunday. According to sources, a truck crashed into them near Jehan Khan Chowk within the limits of the Lakhi Ghulam Shah police station. The truck driver tried to escape immediately but was unsuccessful as the people from the surrounding area had gathered around. The angry mob set the truck on fire and kept a tight hold on the driver. They did not let the fire brigade put the fire out till the entire truck had burnt down. The driver eventually managed to escape. No case was registered at the time this report was filed.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 10th, 2011.