Cash, valuables looted in 11 robberies

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ISLAMABAD: Robbers and thieves looted cash and valuables worth millions of rupees from 11 different places in capital, police said.

In the first incident, robbers looted Rs1,350,000 from a man on I.J. Principal Road, they said.

Four armed men looted cash and ornaments worth Rs219,000 from a woman in D-12/2. The culprits intercepted a car and held a woman and her driver at gunpoint.

Shortly they snatched cash and ornaments and escaped, the police said.

Four gunmen snatched cash from two persons in F-10/2, they said, adding that Samiullah and his friend were intercepted by the culprits when they reached the area.

Shorty, they snatched Rs23,000cash from them at gunpoint and escaped, they added.

In another robbery incident, culprits looted valuables worth Rs18,000 from a man in I-9/2, the police said, Moreover, thieves stole cash and ornaments from a house in Jhangi Syedan, police said, adding the incident took place at a house of Jamil Ahmed from where the thieves stole cash and ornaments worth Rs50,000.

Meanwhile, six vehicles were stolen from different areas of capital, police said.

Published in Dawn, May 7th, 2021

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