Mob lynches suspected robber in Karachi

Imtiaz Ali Published December 21, 2015

KARACHI: A suspected robber was beaten to death by an angry mob in Korangi area of Karachi on Monday, police said.

An enraged mob got hold of a 'burqa-clad' couple who were escaping after staging an alleged robbery attempt at a beauty parlour in Korangi number 4 area of the metropolis.

The man, later identified as Mohsin Raza, 25, was severely tortured by mob before police took him to the hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries, Korangi SHO told media.

The police officer said that the man breathed his last at Jinnah Post-Graduate Medical Centre (JPMC) while his wife was rescued by the police. A pistol was recovered from the female suspect’s purse.

Back in August, a suspected robber-cum-murderer, Gul Badshah, was killed in New Karachi in a similar way.

The police had said that the suspected robber along with his accomplice had tried to deprive one Hafeez Haq of cash and valuables in sector 5-M of New Karachi. When Haq offered resistance, the duo opened fire, killing him on the spot.

The incident infuriated the area people who caught one of the robbers and beat him to death while his accomplice fled, the police said.

Also Read: Mob lynches two ‘robbers’ in Orangi

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Imtiaz Ali is a Karachi-based reporter for Dawn with over 25 years of experience in the field. His reporting portfolio encompasses crime, politics, and the provincial legislature, alongside coverage of the courts, government affairs, and the health sector.

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Anees A.

Dec 21, 2015 11:09pm

It's sad and ironic, but common people feel helpless and take anger out on whoever gets caught. I would urge police to stand up and do their part. Sindh government, are you listening!

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Life

Dec 21, 2015 11:09pm

Arrest the killers and send them to gallows if law permits. No if and but.

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haider

Dec 21, 2015 11:27pm

QAS must take notice and make a committee to investigate this issue

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Muhammad Salim

Dec 21, 2015 11:39pm

People of Karachi are fed up with this daily incidence of robbery in broad day light,and in absence of law and order enforcement people are taking law in their hand which is also tragic and deplorable.

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Dec 21, 2015 11:44pm

The crux of the story is they were "suspected robbers". Isn't everyone is innocent until proven guilty in the court of law? The lynchers must be caught and dealt with according to the laws of the land. Pak must strengthened laws and their enforcement. Police must be depoliticized to protect law and order instead of protecting the rich and powerful. This mob lynching culture must be eliminated otherwise before you know it will be your turn.

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Naveed

Dec 21, 2015 11:44pm

Karachite are fed up lawlessness thats why the Ranger were engaged, removing them may lead to worse. Today we see a mob lynching a suspected criminal, tomorrow it could be the ones that hold the reign of power, sad but this does happen when natural laws are violated.

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Long View

Dec 21, 2015 11:56pm

When courts fail to deliver justice people in streets will!

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Qamar

Dec 21, 2015 11:57pm

Mob justice emerges in the streets when police let go criminals in exchange for bribe, and courts fail to deliver justice. Wait another few years, and you will see worse if the justice system does not improve.

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Zibbi

Dec 21, 2015 11:59pm

@ns perhaps you don't know that these suspected robbers are armed and shoot whoever resists them. They don't take lynchers to courts. Its polices job to protect us but if they fail then public will protect themselves. Period!

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Muslim Medina

Dec 22, 2015 12:01am

Why is this happening. The reason is simple. In Pakistan this has come up to self defense. They were robbers and carried fire arms.

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S. A. M.

Dec 22, 2015 12:08am

I think the mob is trying to set up this as a deterrence to dacoits and their likes. when police does nothing this is what is going to happen.

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khalid iqbal(patriot)

Dec 22, 2015 12:09am

where is the cm ,Karachi needs a cm.

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Cyrus

Dec 22, 2015 12:40am

@Life .... That won't happen. The couple had a loaded pistol and may have been heroin addicts. The police will look the other way on this one.

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PAK

Dec 22, 2015 01:05am

What a shame where are we heading?

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Syed Zafar Kazmi U.S.A

Dec 22, 2015 01:21am

Those who have participated in the killing of 'suspected robber' have committed a more heinous crime than robbery and that crime is murder of a man not convicted of any crime. All these people must be arrested, prosecuted and punished for whatever prescribed under the law. Vigilantism should under no circumstance be tolerated

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Zak

Dec 22, 2015 01:59am

When law enforcement fail or are corrupt then lynch mobs take justice in their hands. The state must step forward. Clean up the police and judiciary quickly.

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Shaan

Dec 22, 2015 02:31am

The situation in Karachi is much like the "Wild West" of America 150 years ago. The law only helped those with money, and citizens were forced to fend for themselves.

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Kamranchaudhry

Dec 22, 2015 02:39am

They all were killer as killing a person what so ever,only satisfied the hidden lust to kill of a person or a society. Shame on killing much than shame on theft.

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Kamranchaudhry

Dec 22, 2015 02:41am

@Life I like your thinking.i condem this murder.

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Kamranchaudhry

Dec 22, 2015 02:45am

@Long View Who these peoples where. They many of them may be worse than those killed. The incident was not theft but murder in day light in metropolitan streets.

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Concerned

Dec 22, 2015 02:47am

Karachi is turned into "Wild Wild West" - unfortunately this is triggering common people taking law in their own hands. The only way to correct this situation is to provide justice when dealing with robbers, decoits, murderers, land grabbers etc - sadly some of our own lawmakers in the Sind Assembly could not be categorized as law abiding citizens as evident from recent activities in the Sind Assembly. Laws are being created to protect the lawmakers - who is policing the police (lawmakers) here.

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Pakistani

Dec 22, 2015 03:37am

Arrest the people who did this.No vigilantism.

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saeeds

Dec 22, 2015 03:51am

@Naveed karachites are mainly responsible for this ,first of all they never part of democracy either they are with religious or radical parties . These two things only create hate and criminals. Most of the people know there love involved in criminal activities but they never bring it to authorities. People of Karachi had everything education institutes, business jobs water electricity gas but uncontrol breeding and abuse of resources destroy everything Now suffer.

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Najam

Dec 22, 2015 03:55am

I understand public frustration but no one can be allowed to take law into their own hands.

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Khan- Pakistani

Dec 22, 2015 03:58am

We are not outlaws living in the era of cowboys ! Strangely police and Rangers are busy in political victimization of anti PPP and anti PML N elements.

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Adil Jadoon

Dec 22, 2015 04:00am

Terrible news. Arrest all those involved for murder and punish them for murder!

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L.Ahmad

Dec 22, 2015 04:33am

Alleged killers of this alleged robber should face murder charge. Why is it so easy to kill someone and be justified? Lawlessness prevails.

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Ady, London.

Dec 22, 2015 04:52am

I love dawn but hate your video ad in middle,

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Joe

Dec 22, 2015 06:57am

Where was police when all this happened?

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K.Shah

Dec 22, 2015 07:09am

@Muslim Medina since when carrying fire arms is an offence in Pakistan?

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Desi Dimag

Dec 22, 2015 07:10am

So much intolerance.

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Sachin

Dec 22, 2015 07:16am

Tragic. Mob justice is a very strong sign of publics deep mistrust in govt and police. Frequent mob justice is a harbinger of chaos and anarchy.

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qamar

Dec 22, 2015 07:49am

Shame it is!

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Dec 22, 2015 08:07am

The most worrying and disturbing part of this whole episode is that educated individuals here are supporting and justifying this injustice.

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Aqil Siddiqi

Dec 22, 2015 08:20am

Don't give me this crap, that people are fed up with lawlessness and our inept police work, so they take matters in their own hand. Just admit, that we have become so barbaric that we don't even think twice about the consequences. We are just mob mentality people now. Shame on our society.

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khanm

Dec 22, 2015 10:27am

The society has become rotten to the core...IT seems like our country's national crime is lynching. It is not the creature of an hour, the sudden outburst of uncontrolled fury, or the unspeakable brutality of an insane mob....

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logicaldude

Dec 23, 2015 08:10pm

What happened was sad. It is a good thing police manged to reach the crime scene, usually they don't get there even when called. There seems to be a pattern here.

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