BAHAWALNAGAR: Residents of Chak 28 Fateh, Chishtian, raising slogans against the Saddar police said that gunmen broke into the house of Saleem late on Monday night and took away Rs450,000, jewellery and other valuables.

Protesters said robbery incidents had become a routine matter in Chishtian.

Haroonabad-based trader Syed Rasool said on Sunday two motorcyclists snatched Rs750,000 from him near Baldia Colony of Haroonabad, injured him for resistance and fled.

The City police could not trace the culprits.

Two gunmen riding a motorcycle took away Rs360,000 from a retailer in Minchinabad also on Sunday at about 7pm.

Moreover, a mobile phone shop was looted on the main Bahawali Road, Bahawalnagar, in broad daylight.

Police sources said more than seven gunmen looted cash and mobile phones from several villagers on the outskirts of the Dunga Bunga area late on Monday.

The police have yet to trace any culprit of these incidents.

Published in Dawn, July 6th, 2022