Raza Naqvi
Attock
Five persons were killed in six different accidents in various parts of Attock during eid days, respective police station officials told on Monday. In first gloomy and sad incident, three friends aged between 20 to 22 years who came from KP to enjoy third day of eid at river Indus on Monday drown while taking bath near bridge in limits of Attock Khud Police station.
Police and rescue sources said that Amir Khan, Zeeshan Khan from Nowshera along with their third frined Mohammad Khan- a resident of Peshawar came to river Indus for bathing where they drowned. Local divers have retrieved body of one victim while search was on to retrieve bodies of two other. In similar like incident in same locality, a 16 years old boy was drowned in river Indus near Attock Khurd. Police sources said that Abdul Rehman along with his brother and other friends went to river to enjoy bathing but drowned. Later his body was retrieved by local volunteers.
In other incident, a 23 years old man commits suicide by shooting himself at head in Mohallah Khawajanagar area in limits of Hassanbadal Police station. Police while quoting the family members of the deceased has said that the man identified as Mohammad Waqas was in distress due to unemployment, on Monday, he closed himself in a room and shot himself dead. In separate incident, a man lost his life in a road incident on Fatehjang- Kohat road in limits of Fatehjang Police station. Police, rescue sources said that 61 years old Abdul Malik was going his car when reached at College mor, he loses control over vehicle due to over speeding.
