BA HAWA LPUR: Uch Sharif police on Friday booked 12 persons for allegedly organising an Eid party where tainted liquor was served, resulting in death of four of the participants.

According to the first information report (FIR), the suspects arranged a party on Eid at the farmhouse of one Rafiq at Mauza Bait Ahmed, serving liquor to guests that turned out to be tainted. As a result, four of those attending the party later died, while the others were hospitalised and being treated for their condition.

Those booked under sections 322 and 109 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) in FIR 431/22 included Asif Nadeem, Munawar, Dilbar, Dilshad and others. As per police sources, four the suspects had died while seven others were still under treatment at the Ahmedpur East tehsil headquarters hospital.

BY-POLLS SECURITY: South Punjab Additional Inspector-General (AIG) of Police Dr Ehsan Sadiq, Multan Commissioner Aamir Khattak and Regional Police Officer (RPO) Raja Rif fat Mukhtar paid a visit to Lodhran to inspect the security arrangements for PP-224 and PP-228 by-poll.

Briefing the officers, Lodhran DC and DPO said there were total 294 polling stations in the two provincial assembly constituencies, where over 4,500 police of ficials headed by three SPs, 8 DSPs and 41 inspectors would be deployed for security duties on July 17.

They said that to monitor the polling process a control room has also been set up at the DPO`s office.

District Returning Officer (DTO) Ibrar Ahmed Jatoi said as many as 232,173 registered voters, including 108,223 women, will exercise their right to vote at total158 polling stations in the by-electioninPP-224,Lodhran-1constituency.-Correspondent