KARACHI: Bank heist

Published April 25, 2008

KARACHI, April 24: A gang of six to eight robbers looted Rs7,13,813 from Faysal Bank in Defence, Phase 8.

Darakhsan police said the dacoits also took away the repeater gun of the private security guard posted at the bank. They also took away the recording of the close-circuit TV cameras.

The police have registered a case against unknown bandits on the complaint of the bank manager.

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