Rescuers have succeeded on Monday in fishing out the body of second person whom the dacoits of katcha area had thrown into River Indus in Punjab after murdering him and his friend a few days ago despite appeals by their family members for mercy. Funeral prayers for Shehzad have been offered and he has been laid to rest. Family of the deceased has said that he was their sole breadwinner and has demanded justice from the government. A couple of days ago, it has been reported that dacoits in the katcha area of Punjab, who had kidnapped two persons after luring them to Rojhan a few days ago, had thrown their bodies into the River Indus after mur苓ering them brutally.

The dacoits shot Ahsan and Shehzad, both masons by profession, dead when they saw them fleeing. The dacoits had called them to Rojhan, saying they wanted to hire them for the con貞truction of a roof. While body of Ahsan has been fished out of the river, search for the body of Shehzad was continuing till last reports came in.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)