ISLAMABAD: The cash van of a security guard company was robbed on Monday morning and two security guards were injured while the van was transporting cash to banks.

According to police, when the van reached I-9, four people disembarked from a White Toyota Corolla that had stopped near the van and overpowered the van’s security guards. The guards’ weapons were snatched and they were badly beaten.

Some of the suspects entered the van and took away with them bags filled with cash. The police were given details about the car and its registration number however it is yet to be traced.

In another incident, a woman was injured by a gang of robbers during a robbery in I-8/4, the police said, adding four armed people raided her house and held up the residents at gunpoint.

They demanded cash from the woman and ended up hitting her when she refused to give in to their demands. Later, they came to the ground floor, held four people hostage and detained them in a room while searching for valuables and cash. One of the victims managed to run outside and call police for help.

An accomplice of the suspects sitting in a car outside the house informed them about the call made to police which resulted in them being able to escape with the looted items.

In another incident, valuables worth Rs1million were looted from a house in F-11/3, they said, adding that three armed people raided at the house of Syed Sohail Ahmed and held up the residents at gunpoint.

Similarly, cash and mobiles worth Rs250,000 were looted from a shop in G-8/4, they said.

In other similar incidents, two robbers snatched cash and mobiles worth Rs90,000 from Hassan Mehmood in G-7 Markaz, the police said, adding cash and a mobile worth Rs140,000 was looted from Mohammad Jahangir by three robbers at Dhok Kazim. — Staff Reporter

Likewise, valuables worth Rs300,000 were snatched from Syed Ali Hassan in G-8 Markaz, they said, adding two robbers escaped with cash, a laptop and a mobile worth Rs125,000 from Tayab Rasool in B-17.

Cash and mobiles were snatched from Kashif Zaman in G-9 Markaz, the police said, adding cash Rs50,300 was looted from a milk ship, located in Blue Area.

Cash, ornaments and valuables worth Rs1.5million were taken from the house of Nasir Sohail, the police said, adding burglars broke into the house of Khurram Baig located in G-7/4 during absence of the residents and escaped with ornaments worth Rs250,000.

Meanwhile, a 2021 model Toyota Altis was stolen from outside a house in G-6/2, they said, adding another Toyota Altis, 2020 model was lifted from outside a house in G-10/2.

A 2006 model Mehran was stolen from the parking area of H-9 Weekly Bazaar, they said, adding another Mehran, 1996 model was lifted from G-9/4.

Likewise, a 2015 model Mehran was stolen from F-8 Markaz, they said, adding that a 2021 model Honda 70 was lifted from Bahria University, while a Metro 125 was stolen from a parking area in Shakarparian.

Published in Dawn, November 9th, 2021