‘Killer robber’ lynched in Karachi

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KARACHI: A mob lynched a robber after he killed a man upon resistance to a robbery bid in New Karachi on Monday night, according to police.

Two robbers on a motorcycle tried to deprive one Hafeez Haq of cash and valuables in sector 5-M of New Karachi. When Haq offered resistance, the robbers opened fire, killing him on the spot, said Bilal Colony SHO Aslam Khakhrani.

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

The deceased was identified as Gul Badshah, a resident of Jehangir Road area.

Published in Dawn, August 25th, 2015

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Harmony-1

Aug 25, 2015 07:33am

If he had been caught instead of being lynched, his accomplice who fled could have been traced much easily. Lynching is no way to seek justice. The culprits should be punished.

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Shahid Usa

Aug 25, 2015 07:55am

Sad to know the victim was killed by robbers but public did a good job

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Concerned Citizen of the World

Aug 25, 2015 08:01am

Justice has been served, unless and until these animals gets the treatment they are not going to learn. Sorry for the victim as he did not deserve to die by these animals. Another sad day in karachi

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MSH

Aug 25, 2015 09:03am

Mob justice, it seems Rangers and all were really looking in the right areas...

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ahmed

Aug 25, 2015 09:36am

do not like law of the jungle but under current circumstances, this will put a lull in would be robbers for some foreseable future.

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Shahid

Aug 25, 2015 10:16am

Sad but this is what happens when law and order and justice sysytem fail in society

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SOS

Aug 25, 2015 10:17am

When State fails to provide protection, this is what becomes of the law, it's up for grabs for anybody who deems it fit to serve justice!!

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Pashtunyar

Aug 25, 2015 10:36am

Mob justice is the result of the prevailing anarchy in karachi!

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Aziz

Aug 25, 2015 11:03am

When police are the partners of robbers and criminals the people have only choice left with them to act according to their will.

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Adventurer

Aug 25, 2015 11:41am

The Police and robbers are hand in glove with each other. The booty is shared between them. Therefore people have no faith and forced to take action on their own.

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Abdul Rahman Khan

Aug 25, 2015 12:22pm

@ahmed - Right. in a civilised society such incidents (mob lynching) is not liked. But a few incidents, like this, will deter such crimes of robbery.

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Reality check

Aug 25, 2015 12:25pm

This is a scary point when the citizens feel the need to take the law into thieir own hands our leaders need to get their act together soon the Awan need water they are told to dig a well need electricity get a ups or a generator need healthcare ,education,security ,food well you are on your own yet we demand taxation with little or no real representation wake up and smell the coffee leaderian.....please !

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Zak

Aug 25, 2015 04:58pm

Swift justice.

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Pakistani

Aug 25, 2015 05:50pm

No one should take another person's life. Leave it for the justice system. Otherwise there is no difference between humans and animals..

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Sarwat

Aug 26, 2015 09:26pm

They should have grabbed the other guy too.

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