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Factories looted

during Eid

KASUR: Cash and other articles worth of lakhs of rupees were looted during the two days Eid holidays in the Kasur district.

As per details, unknown armed persons broke into Naf-e-Textile Mills, Raiwind road on Eid-ul-Azha night.

They locked up the security guard and other employees in room and took away cloth and cash worth about Rs 1.8 million.

Meanwhile, in another dacoity, four armed men tied up the chowkidar and others at gun-point at Riaz Tanneries, Niaz Nagar, broke the factory safe, looted cash amounting to Rs 0.15 million and fled the scene.

In yet another incident, unknown dacoits forced their entry into the house of one Akbar Ali at Jabo Mail, and shot and injured the latter when he put up resistance, but escaped empty-handed.

Police are investigating the dacoities.ÑAPP