GUJRANWALA: Power supply from 13 grid stations of the Gujranwala Electric Supply Company (Gepco) was suspended on Sunday due to a technical fault at the 220KV Gakhar grid station. However, the emergency teams of Wapda’s Grid System Operation (GSO), NTDC and Gepco rushed to the scene and succeeded in restoring the power supply after hectic efforts. The reason of this fault is said to be system’s overloading.
MURDER CASE AGAINST COPS: The Model Town Sadar police have registered a murder case against a sub-inspector and two constables for killing a man and arrested them. According to details, SI Zulfiqar and constables Akram Iftikhar and Ashfaq were standing at a police post on Sheikhupura Road when a car (LZO 9963) arrived there. They signalled the car to stop, but the driver tried to flee. On which, the cops opened fire on them. As a result, Abuzar was killed on the spot.
Dacoits take away 19 cell phones in one hit
From Our Correspondent
GUJRANWALA: Gangsters took away valuables, cash, cell phones and motorcycles in five hits in and around the City during the last 24 hours.
Three dacoits entered a pharmaceutical company, Iqbal Brothers, at SI Estate No 1 and made the staff hostage at gunpoint. They decamped with Rs 250,000 in cash, 19 cell phones and a bike (GAJ 6933). They locked proprietor Ahmed Raza and his staff in a room before escaping. The Dhulley police are investigating.
Three bandits stopped a motorcycle-rikshaw at Sehnsra Gorya village and snatched cash, gold ornaments and a cell phone from three female passengers. The Sadar police are investigating. A duo of bikers deprived Yasir Butt of Rs 60,000 in cash and a cell phone at Model Town. Two dacoits snatched a motorcycle (LER 3731) and Rs 2,240 cash from Aish Muhammad and his brother Akbar near village Kot Asaish. The Qila Didar Singh police are investigating. Four gun-toting men snatched a tractor from Mushtaq at Bega Khurd village in the Ahmadnagar police precincts.
People receive inflated power bills
From Our Correspondent
GUJRANWALA: The power consumers received inflated bills in June as usual. The insiders said the Wapda usually did this practice in June every year to show decrease in line losses. The people have flayed the Wapda for sending inflated bills as they could not afford the extra burden.
MARRIED WOMAN COMMITS SUICIDE:
A young housewife committed suicide by swallowing poison at Tipai village here. Reportedly, Raheela, wife of Ishaq, was depressed over domestic circumstances. In another incident, an old man Abdullah fell from a rooftop at Haji Ghulam Hussain Colony here and died.
