BA H AWA LNAGA R: Three members of a family drowned, and one is missing after a motorcycle-rickshaw carrying eight family members plunged into the Hakra canal in Haroonabad on Monday evening, according to Rescue 1122.

The accident occurred when the driver lost control of the three-wheeler, which was transporting a family to village 149/6R on Monday evening. Nine people, including the driver, women, and children, went missing in the canal, the spokesperson added.

Rescue 1122 personnel managed to retrieve three bodies, rescue five passengers (including the rickshaw driver), and continued their search for a 14-monthold girl named Asia. The bodies of Yasmeen (3), Irshad (45), and Shamim (50) have been recovered.

HELD: The FortAbbas police on Tuesday arrested a man for humiliating his wife and brother-in-law for filing a case of annulment in court against him and also booked eight of his family members for aiding and abetting the crime.

The FIR registered on the complaint of Kalsum Bibi of Chak No 280 HR on May 2 said that Saleem and eight of his family members held and thrashed his wife Kalsum on May 1 at about 9pm.

He alleged they cut her hair with a scissor and also shaved the eyebrows, moustache, and head of Kulsum`s brother, Muhammad Riaz after subjecting him to torture when Riaz tried to rescue his sister.

It went on to say that the reason behind the enmity was that Kalsum had filed a divorce case against her husband in court some time ago, however, the couple reconciled after family members`intervention.