OKARA: A cattle thief was killed during an encounter with the Crime Control Department (CCD) near Chak 23/2-L.
As per the first information report, the CCD was on patrol near Kissan Adda when it received a call regarding theft of four cattle.
The police set up a picket near Chak 23/2-L on the road leading to Chak 15/1-L. After some time, they found four suspects on the road and signalled them to stop. On seeing the CCD team, they abandoned the cattle in their vehicle, hid in the fields and opened fire on the personnel.
During the encounter, Constable Saqib received a bullet on the chest but remained safe due to a bullet-proof vest. When the firing stopped, the CCD found a man lying injured by the roadside.
The CCD claimed that he had received bullet shots from his accomplices who had escaped. It found a weapon beside the injured man who intro-duced himself as Talib Hussain, a resident of Kot Muzaffar, tehsil Mailsi.
He said the cattle were stolen from Renala Khurd and identified his accomplices as Azam and Bilal.
Talib succumbed to his bullet shots on the way to hospital.
ELECTROCUTED: A man along with seven accomplices electrocuted his spouse in Ahmad Nagar locality of the Cantt police area on Monday.
As per the FIR, Misbah Bibi was married to Tanvir but the couple had a strained relationship.
Tanvir wanted to contract a second marriage and Misbah was reluctant to give him permission. At this, he, along with Asghar, his wife Sughran Bibi and son Mubashir and three unidentified suspects, overpowered Misbah during her sleep and tied her with the bed.
They gave her electric shocks and killed her.
Cantt police registered a case on the report of Misbah’s mother Faizul Nisa. Correspondent