Kidnapping, firing: Key suspect linked to Gujrat ‘students gang’ held

GUJRAT: Police apprehended the alleged leader of a violent student gang responsible for shooting incidents and student abductions on Monday. District Police Officer Faisal Shahzad authorized Saddar Station House Officer Raja Shehroz to conduct a raid and apprehend Amanullah from Gurali, who was wanted in connection with a recent shooting that resulted in a student's injury.

The suspect was also sought in a kidnapping case filed at B-Division police station and had been on the run. Gujrat police vowed to eradicate hooliganism and violence perpetrated by such gangs from educational institutions and the city at large. Simultaneously, Saddar police announced the resolution of a murder case, arresting three suspects who confessed to Asad Shah's murder after a physical altercation.

Asad's body was discovered in a stormwater drain on the city's outskirts, and the police registered a murder case on September 17. Additionally, police disrupted two gangs involved in robbery and theft, seizing stolen goods and vehicles. In a separate incident, at least five female students and a rickshaw driver were injured in a road accident along Gujranwala Road in Hafizabad City on Monday morning.

The rickshaw collided with a speeding car while en route to the school, leading to the injuries. The victims were transported to Hafizabad District Headquarters Hospital, where two of them were later referred to Lahore for further treatment. Hafizabad Deputy Commissioner Syed Hussain Bahadar visited the hospital, inquired about the injured, and directed the hospital administration to improve the services provided to them.