Some attackers armed with Klashinkov and sharp weapons intercepted a Khanewal-bound bus near Rajput Nagar some 70-km east of Multan, and forced their opponents to come out of the bus then they chopped off the two legs and one arm of three persons, Muhammad Safeer, Manzoor and Muhammad Rafiq with hatchet. They also injured their two supporters Irfan and Habib.
"Muhammad Safeer, Muhammad Rafiq, Manzoor , Irfan and Habib were going to Khanewal to join an investigation being conducted by DSP Aftab Bhutta.
As the news reached their opponents, Shahbaz Khan, Khaliq Dad Khan, Qamar, Imran, Ikram, Rabnawaz, Muhammad Iqbal armed with klashinkov and hatchets intercepted the bus on next stop, and chopped off two legs and an arm of their opponents to teach them a lesson", police said.
The bus passengers told the newsmen that the victims were shifted to District Headquarter Hospital, Khanewal, for First-Aid, but doctors refused to provide medical assistance without institution of report with the Katcha-Khuh Police.