ATM robber whose video went viral dies in police custody in Rahim Yar Khan
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A man from Gujranwala, whose video of robbing an ATM went viral owing to his antics, died early on Sunday while in police custody.
The man identified as Salahuddin Ayubi of Gujranwala's Kamonkay district was arrested on Friday. According to the district police officer's spokesperson Zeeshan Randhawa, Ayubi was behaving like a "mad man" in lockup when he suddenly became unwell. He said that the man was unconscious when he was shifted to the emergency ward of Sheikh Zayed Medical College Hospital where doctors confirmed his death.
As per Randhawa, Ayubi was dead when he was brought to the hospital. According to the focal person for the hospital, the director of the emergency ward, Dr Burhan Mustafa, could not comment on the condition in which he was brought to the hospital.
The DPO's spokesperson said that the reason for Ayubi's death would be ascertained after a post-mortem report is issued. Additionally, he said that DPO Umar Farooq Salamat had constituted an inquiry team, headed by Superintendent of Police Investigation, to look into the matter.
In a video that went viral on social media a few days ago, Ayubi was seen stealing an ATM card after breaking open a machine in Faisalabad and sticking his tongue out in jest at both the camera in the corner of the booth and the one installed in the machine itself.
On Friday, he once again entered an ATM booth — this time in Rahim Yar Khan — and was in the process of breaking the machine's exterior when he was caught red-handed by other customers. The incident occurred on Shahi road at Habib Bank Limited.
A case was registered against the suspect under Sections 411 (dishonestly receiving stolen property), 427 (mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees), 454 (lurking house trespass or house-breaking in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment) and 380 (theft in dwelling, house, etc) of the Pakistan Penal Code.
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Sep 01, 2019 02:09pm
looted so many ppl...arrested many times but was let go
..and the ending....
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Sep 01, 2019 02:11pm
Another Lockup death of a petty thief. There’s no accountability.
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Sep 01, 2019 02:15pm
This incident is a typical case how ordinary people are treated by police for petty crimes, and where as corrupt and convicted politicians are treated like a VIP prisioners. Indicating double standards for rich and ordinary people are treated like second class citizens - we have change this system where all are treated equally and fairly.
(Note: I'm the original 'Anti-Corruption_Pakistani' account holder for over 3 years, expressing my impartial views against injustice, inequality and hypocrites. So be aware of fake ID's and cronies).
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Sep 01, 2019 02:26pm
Yes that is the situation of law and order in Pakistan
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Sep 01, 2019 02:26pm
Time to reform Police. They are themselves thugs
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Sep 01, 2019 02:36pm
Victim of police torture and negligence.
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Sep 01, 2019 02:42pm
From the video, it is clear that he was not a robber. The ATM machine captured his card and his open the machine and took back his card. There was not robbery shown.
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Sep 01, 2019 02:49pm
It is anticipated from the investigators that Justice would be made, and apparently responsibles would learn a lesson for not committing such type of interrogations again.
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Sep 01, 2019 02:50pm
Only yesterday he was being mocked for his antics while everybody ignored his physically shattered condition...
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Sep 01, 2019 02:52pm
The Postmortem Report will ascertain nothing, because it will be according to the dictation of police.
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Sep 01, 2019 02:56pm
Whether he died of his physical injuries or not the fact that police felt in qualms in administering a severe beating to him and later proudly presented him before media which didn't waste its energy on pointing out the plight of battered man reflects the stuff we are made if...
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Sep 01, 2019 02:57pm
So sad.Custodial Death must be investigated and guilty policemen should be punished. Nothing is above a human life. Rest In Peace.
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Sep 01, 2019 02:57pm
Murderers
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Sep 01, 2019 03:05pm
What a, shame! Instead of making the criminal pay for his crime, the police wiped him out! Shame on you police force!..
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Sep 01, 2019 03:19pm
Sad! A mentally deficient patient died after police brutality....
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Sep 01, 2019 03:22pm
It is shameful for the government.
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Sep 01, 2019 03:23pm
Appears he was tortured in police custody !
From the appearance he appears to be be mentally handicapped!!
Sad !
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Sep 01, 2019 03:31pm
Alive before arrest, dead afterwards. Says it all really.
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Sep 01, 2019 04:12pm
He is mentally ill!
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Sep 01, 2019 04:27pm
Another lockup death. What's new?
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Sep 01, 2019 05:02pm
He did not deserve the death.Just a punishment.
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Sep 01, 2019 05:36pm
This saddens me.
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Sep 01, 2019 05:42pm
It could just be a heart attack
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Sep 01, 2019 05:51pm
Certainly he was not normal. Instead giving him medical treatment, he seems to be given thrash by police in custody. The sudden death of quite healthy strong man is questionable. Very sad.
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Sep 01, 2019 05:52pm
It’s nothing but a blatant murder of an individual as I’d evident from the statement of the chief doctor of the hospital that he can not comment on the condition of Ayyubi he was brought in. Just this statement speaks volumes,
Ayubi had allegedly committed a crime. Should have been prosecuted & punished, if proven guilty, not murdered.
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Sep 01, 2019 06:13pm
@Patriot, Yes each and every death under police custody is described as an heart attack. What a shame.
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Sep 01, 2019 06:14pm
To protect and serve or to beat and kill.
What is our police's Moto.
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Sep 01, 2019 06:30pm
It’s obvious what happened
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Sep 01, 2019 06:34pm
Clearly he was mentally ill.
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Sep 01, 2019 06:46pm
I wonder why he was not sent for psychological testing. He does not seem to be in mentally stable condition.
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Sep 01, 2019 06:46pm
This must be treated as a Custodial death and we all know how our police behave with poor. Hope and pray he gets the justice.
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Sep 01, 2019 07:56pm
The ATM video grab clearly establishes that he may have mental issues but his health was fine.
If such a man dies with in a day of police custody then as per law of stastics,it has to do with what happened in police custody.
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Sep 01, 2019 08:07pm
Another mysterious dead under police custody
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Sep 01, 2019 08:38pm
He should have been provided psychiatric treatment and not taken to police station.
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Sep 01, 2019 08:51pm
I dont see any change in the attitude of police during any of the last three governments.... They are worse than British colonist forces.. None of the police officers will be penalized and this will embolden them to behave the same to others in the future.. Shame.
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Sep 01, 2019 09:21pm
What type thief he was who knew all the ATM machines where cards were trapped and he took out without stealing money? And how had he used without having passwords ???
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Sep 01, 2019 09:52pm
Arrest those customers who manhandled this guy. People in Pakistan enjoy taking the law in their own hands. A heart attack cannot be ruled out. However, why do people take the law in their own hands.
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Sep 01, 2019 09:55pm
Is the human rights law applicable here?
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Sep 01, 2019 10:44pm
No one will dare to rob an ATM in Pakistan in the future.
P.S. We must salute our duty conscious Police Officers for their pro-active effective crime control measures.
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Sep 01, 2019 11:06pm
@jay, why there is a need to change police attitude in this case? A man break into ATM and people like you want to credit him. Strange your attitude?
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Sep 01, 2019 11:40pm
Human rights anyone
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Sep 01, 2019 11:58pm
@Pakistan khappay, You got it right.
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Sep 02, 2019 12:07am
Where are the human rights activists?
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Sep 02, 2019 12:49am
We know who re the real robbers of Pakistan... who are starving ... who are hungry.... who turned robbers....who are forced to rob for bread....
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Sep 02, 2019 01:02am
Pathetic. Looking at descriptions of sections 411, 427, 454 & 380 of penal code applied to the deceased, one gets bewildered to know that none of this 18th century penal code sections corresponds to the committed crime. One gets flabbergasted that with this colonial era criminal code in vogue, how does our police deals with criminal cases of 21st century which finds no mention in their code? This is the reason that most of our white collar crimes are being dragged on endlessly in court proceeding which eventually result in acquittals of such criminal. In most of these cases, the culprits whether caught red handed or otherwise are tortured inhumanly to obtain a confession.
Realistically speaking, we urgently need police reforms which apart from including a complete rewriting of penal code, must also focus upon training our cops on modern techniques of criminal interrogations as well forensic investigation process, unfortunately remaining in the back burner for all practical reasons.
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Sep 02, 2019 01:10am
ATM robber whose video went viral tortured to desth in police custody in Rahim Yar Khan
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Sep 02, 2019 01:27am
Punish the culprits.
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Sep 02, 2019 02:41am
Feel sorry for the poor guy! He probably was stealing because he didn’t have anything to eat. Why the big thieves are not treated like this guy.
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Sep 02, 2019 03:29am
Money recovered and case closed.
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Sep 02, 2019 04:57am
Shouldn’t have happened.
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Sep 02, 2019 06:42am
Every thing is fare in police investigation.This show how our police investigate.
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Sep 02, 2019 08:32am
Despicable misuse of law..The big crooks get protection and perks and the small time thieves get apprehended and beaten to death. Wake up PTI, we are waiting for justice in Pakistan.
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Sep 02, 2019 09:28am
On first place he was not a thief even.. the Atm machine's time shows that he was in there around 19 past 9 and atm machine was working fine. The man who is shown first in the video has come at 31 past 9. 12 mins after salahuddin had gone and at that time machine is in off condition. How come people have alleged salahuddin as thief he come earlier in actual video and has taken his own card. Just to dramatize our media has played a very important role in murder of this innocent chap. Pure shame of Media and then the investigators who over looked this simple but important detail.. Shame..
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Sep 02, 2019 04:17pm
His death will be termed as Police Custody death and it is true.
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Sep 02, 2019 05:46pm
Dear Pakistani friends, please give us some free advice on how to handle law and order situation.
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Sep 03, 2019 02:43am
At least there is a video recording of this man. Otherwise he would have died nameless and faceless, as just another statistics in the system.
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Sep 03, 2019 09:12am
Why ordinary people are treated by police for petty crimes in such a way , and the corrupt and convicted politicians are treated like a VIP prisoners. Why in Pakistan we have double standards for rich and ordinary people are treated like second class citizens - Why all are not treated equally and fairly. PMIK we need to change this system, this double standard because injustice breeds crime. Stop Killing ordinary people in jails.
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Sep 03, 2019 09:19am
Injustice Breeds crime.
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Sep 03, 2019 09:47am
First of all police didn't catch this person. He was caught by local people and handed to police and now he is dead in police custody....what next?..nothing will happen as usual policemen will keep on sucking our blood.
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