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FAISALABAD:
Three people were killed in separate incidents across Faisalabad, police said on Tuesday, adding that a woman has been taken into custody while raids are underway to arrest other suspects.
In the first incident, a 60-year-old man, identified as Hashmat Ali, was killed following a dispute over a pigeon-related issue during iftar in Chak 1-JB Ram Diwali, within the jurisdiction of Nishatabad police.
The victim was allegedly attacked with bricks by Tasleem Bibi and Zafar Iqbal after a heated argument.
He was shifted in critical condition to Allied Hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.
Upon receiving information, SHO Nishatabad Rana Sajid Mahmood, along with other police officials, reached the scene, took the body into custody, and initiated legal proceedings.
Police have detained Tasleem Bibi, while efforts are ongoing to arrest the co-accused.
In another incident reported in the area of Millat Town police station, a 40-year-old man, Nadeem, was murdered allegedly by his brothers-in-law over an old enmity.
The victim, a resident of Chak 216-RB Muhammad Wala, was attacked with a sharp-edged tool by suspects Usman and Shan Ali in Chak 119-JB Samana. He sustained critical injuries to his face, head, and legs and was shifted to Allied Hospital, where he later died.
In a third incident, police recovered the beheaded body of an unidentified 25-year-old man from a canal in Chak 502-GB, within the limits of City Tandlianwala police station.
Officials said the victim’s hands had also been severed with a sharp weapon, and the body was wrapped in a sheet before being dumped in the canal.
The body has been shifted to a hospital for post-mortem examination. Police have launched efforts to identify the victim and trace those responsible for the brutal killing.
