Dead bodies of three thieves were recovered from a PTCL manhole in Mandi Bahauddin who went in to steal the cables laid underground, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Thursday.
According to police, six suspects had allegedly entered the underground hole to steal PTCL cables.
Three of them died of suffocation due to the manhole lid closing while three suspects were taken into custody.
The police reached the spot and started investigation.
Reporter: Syed Liaqat Naqvi