Mosque looted as Karachi sees surge in robberies ahead of Eid
June 21, 2017
KARACHI: The provincial metropolis has once again seen an uptick in robbery incidents ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, with two separate CCTV videos having emerged of robberies.
Two robbers, one of them covering his face, could be seen in a CCTV video robbing a super store at gunpoint in the Khokhrapar area. Police said that robbers took with them cash worth lacs.
In another incident in Gulshan-e-Iqbal Block 7, robbers stole mobile phones and wallets of people observing Aitekaaf in a mosque.
Sindh Home Minister Sohail Anwar took notice of the incident after the news was aired and has sought a report from DIG East Arif Hanif.
In yet another incident, police arrested a suspect near the Gulistan-e-Johar area at Rashid Minhas road involved in robbing cash worth 1.2 million from a man. According to SP Gulshan Murtaza Bhutto, the police also recovered weapons and a motorcycle from the suspect.
