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Robbers kill security guard

By Our Correspondent
January 11, 2020

LAHORE:A security guard was shot dead by three robbers in the limits of Sundar police on Friday. It is the second murder committed by robbers on resistance in the provincial metropolis during the first 10 days of January 2020.

The victim identified as Khalid hailed from Pattoki and worked as a security guard in Behria Town. On the day of the incident, he was patrolling the housing society on a bike when he spotted three robbers standing in front of a plot. Upon being asked about their identity, the three started manhandling him and later fired shots at him and wounded him when he offered resistance. The three robbers escaped along with the victim’s pistol.

The victim was rushed to hospital where he was pronounced dead. The body was removed to morgue.

accidents: At least two people were killed and 854 injured in different road accidents across the Punjab province during the last 24 hours. The Punjab Emergency Service/Rescue 1122 responded to 805 road accidents in all the 36 districts of Punjab during the last 24 hours. The rescue medical teams removed 492 baldy injured victims and gave first aid to 362 victims.