RAWALPINDI: As many as 53 incidents of street crime were reported to the police during Eidul Azha holidays.

Culprits took away 21 motorcycles, stole gold jewellery worth Rs78, 54,000 and UAE dirhams 124,510 in various parts of the city, said the police.

Mohammad Faisal Shahzad, a resident of Westridge I, lodged an FIR with the police saying that he went to his native village after reaching Pakistan from abroad on Saturday.

On his return to his Westridge house on Monday, he found the locks of his house broken and households scattered in rooms.

He said he found gold jewellery worth Rs78,54,000 UAE dirhams 124,510, a laptop and sanitary wares worth Rs597,740 were stolen by burglars.

Malik Zaheer Abbas, a resident of RA Bazaar complained to the police that burglars broke into his house in the absence of his family and stole Rs120,000, while Aqib Saddique, a resident of Naseerabad, was deprived of two cell phones and Rs33,000 by thieves.

Sadam Hussain’s sister lost gold jewellery worth Rs400,000 when some burglars broke into her house in RA Bazaar.

Mohammad Usman was robbed of two cell phones and Rs40,000 by two robbers in the New Town area, while Hasnain Inam was robbed of Rs30,000 and a cell phone by two robbers near Chandni Chowk.

An armed man robbed Mohammad Kamal of Rs43,500 and a mobile phone in Naseerabad while Farooq Shah was robbed of Rs50,000 and clothes worth Rs12,000 by two robbers in Naseerabad.

Rafaqat Ali, Osama Murtaza, Hammad, Zainul Abideen, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Bilal, Shahbaz and Rajoo Ali were among the victims of motorcycle thefts.

Published in Dawn, July 13th, 2022