Petrol pump worker shot dead by guard over minor issue

LAHORE:A petrol pump worker was shot dead by a security guard following a minor altercation in the Shafiqabad area, police confirmed on Tuesday.

According to details, an argument broke out between the security guard, identified as Abdullah, and his colleague Waqar. The disagreement quickly escalated, leading Abdullah to open fire, injuring Waqar. Police arrested the suspect and shifted the victim's body to the hospital.

1,143 POs arrested in 11 months

The Lahore Police have arrested 1,143 proclaimed offenders (POs), 347 court absconders and 26 target offenders through the Smart Eye app in 11 months.

According to a Lahore Police spokesperson, the screening of 6,739,888 individuals was carried out by the Travel Eye software and the Hotel Eye system was used to check the records of 1,039,506 people. The accused were arrested from hotels, guest houses, hostels and factories.

Meanwhile, Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Bilal Siddique Kamyana instructed cops to regularly conduct field inspections of hotels, lodges and bus terminals, and combat criminals with the help of modern technology.

Six bodies found from various locations

Six unidentified bodies were recovered from various areas of Lahore on Tuesday. According to an Edhi spokesperson, the bodies were found over the past 24 hours.

Bodies were found in areas of the Lahore General Hospital, Ghalib Market, Shalimar, Allama Iqbal Town, Lorry Adda passenger terminal and Gulberg. The bodies were shifted

to the morgue by Edhi ambulances.

Man held for making fake robbery call

Quaid-i-Azam Industrial Estate police Tuesday arrested a man for making a false robbery call. Afzal, a delivery rider of a private company, made a phone call to police saying gunmen had snatched Rs55,000, a mobile phone, and his wallet from him. When police reached the scene, Afzal’s story proved a drama which he enacted to embezzle the cash of the company.

The police arrested Afzal and registered a case against him. Meanwhile, Ghaziabad Police arrested a man involved in the illegal trade of kites, allegedly supplying them across City after ordering them online from Peshawar, officials reported.

During a search operation, police apprehended the suspect, identified as Qasim, and seized 50 kites from his possession. A case was registered against him. According to police, the accused confessed during interrogation that he had been ordering kites online and distributing them in various areas of Lahore.