LAHORE

A man on Sunday burnt the face of an 18-year-old girl after the victim's parents refuse to accept his proposal here on Sunday.

The injured girl was identified as Saba Shaheen. The accused, Qadeer, had held nursed grudge against the girl after his proposal was rejected.

On the day of the incident, the accused along with his friend Israr intercepted the victim and allegedly threw acid on her face and rode away from the scene. She was admitted to hospital where her condition was stated to be critical.

student dies: A 22-year-old student of a private college died under mysterious circumstances on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Shoaib Iqbal, son of Muhammad iqbal. He was taken to hospital where he expired shortly after his admission. Doctors said that he might have died due to taking some poisonous substance. His father accused his roommates of poisoning him to death. Police have removed the body to morgue.

house robbery: Robbers took away cash and gold ornaments worth Rs 1.4 million from a house at Wapda Town.

Four armed robbers stormed into the house of one Sheraz and took his family hostage at gunpoint. They collected all valuables, including cash and gold jewellery and escaped from the scene.

London police: A delegation of London Metropolitan Police called on the CCPO, Lahore, on Sunday. The delegates included Makhdoom Ali Chistti, Gery Campbell, Richard Walton, Darly Butcher and Ian Bracaewell. They discussed various features of the Safe City Project with the CCPO.

PHP: Punjab Highway Patrol (PHP) claimed to have arrested 17 criminals besides extending help to 961 travellers. PHP teams arrested 17 criminals named M Abbas, Tanveer Ahmad, Bilal Ahamd, Riaz, M Ahmad, Farooq, Nadeem, Tariq Mehmood, M Abbas, Ismail, Tayyib, Nasir Iqbal, Aslam, Bahadur Shah, Khadim Hussain, M Afzal and Irfan and seized 46 litre liquor, 4,185 gram charas, six pistols and 38 bullets from their possession. PHP also extended help to 961 travellers.

Shoe factory burnt: A fire broke out in a shoe factory at Timber Market on Ravi Road on Sunday. Cause of the fire was stated to be a short-circuit. Firefighters extinguished it after hectic efforts. No casualty was reported.

charas seized: Police Response Unit arrested an alleged drug peddler in the Naulkha police area and seized 500 gram charas. The arrested accused was identified as Asif Masih. The Mujahid SP has announced commendatory certificates for the officials who caught the accused.