Bank officials booked for harassing woman in Faisalabad
TOBA TEK SINGH: Four officers of a microfinance bank have been booked by the Faisalabad Roshanwala police on Sunday for allegedly harassing a woman. The complainant said in the FIR that her husband, a powerloom factory worker, had obtained a Rs100,000 loan from the said bank. She said that her phone number was on the application form on which she received a call from the branch manager. She…
In Faisalabad, four officials from a microfinance bank have been booked for allegedly harassing a woman. Her husband had received a loan from the bank, and she claims the branch manager contacted her after she provided her phone number. The manager allegedly offered another loan and asked her to visit, though she was not satisfied with his cooperation.
He allegedly called her again, requested she come alone, and made lewd remarks multiple times. She blocked his number but continued to receive calls from two of his colleagues, who she claims also harassed her. She lodged a complaint with the bank's area manager, who assured them action would be taken. However, no action was taken, and their loan request was rejected. Police are currently investigating the case.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) seized three trucks and over 27,900kg of plastic shopping bags in Faisalabad's Model Town locality. An EPA team, led by Deputy Director Dr Muhammad Tahir Abbas, impounded the trucks and seized the bags after receiving information about the illegal shopping bags.
In Faisalabad, an orchard is being established at Bagh Jinnah and another garden at Kaleem Shaheed Park to replace 795 trees that fell during the Metro Bus Project. 242 trees have been replanted so far, and the process aims to complete 100% by November. Commissioner Dr Imran Hamid Sheikh visited the locations and inspected the replanting process.
Near Chak 508 GB in Mamukanjan, two alleged robbers were killed in an encounter with the Samundri Crime Control Department (CCD). They had shot a policeman during a dacoity and were chased by the CCD team. The suspects, identified as Zafar Iqbal and Nazir Ahmad, succumbed to their injuries on the way to the hospital.
In Tandlianwala tehsil, Ghulam Muhayyddin, accused of strangling his three-year-old stepdaughter, was killed in an encounter with the Garh police. He was taken to identify the location where he killed the minor girl when his accomplices opened fire, leading to his death in the crossfire.
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