TOBA TEK SINGH: The Rajana police booked on Friday the Kamalia Fesco sub-divisional officer (SDO), three linemen, two meter readers and five unidentified employees for beating a farmer, his brother and his sister-in-law.

In his FIR registered under sections 506 and 355 of the Pakistan Penal Code, complainant Akhtar Hussain, of Chak 189-GB, said he and his family members resided in houses located on f armland.

A meter reader came to note units of the three meters installed on poles, but he destroyed a vast area of his maize crop around the poles. When he forbade him from damaging crops, he used insulting words.

After a while, SDOImran Ishaq and his 10 accomplices arrived there in Fesco vehicles and attacked him, his brother and sister-in-law and unlawfully removed the meters.

The police registered a cross-version against the complainant party on the application of Fesco officials for attacking them.

DIES: A man died when his motorcycle collided with a donkey cart on Friday near Chak 240-GB in Jarranwala.

Rescue 1122 reported that Liaqat Ali, of Chak 352-GB, was seriously injured and died on the way to the hospital.

Also, a man died when the roof of a house fell on him near Chotta Sadhar bypass.

Rescue 1122 said the room was dilapidated and area people retrieved Manzoor Ahmad, 70, dead.