RAWALPINDI: More than 55 incidents of street crime were registered with the police in which 16 motorcycles, two cars and several cell phones were either stolen or snatched in the city.

Mohammad Shahid, a resident of Waris Khan, was robbed of Rs9,500 and a cell phone by two robbers. Wasim Ali and his wife were standing outside the Holy Family Hospital (HFH) when two men appeared at the scene and snatched the woman’s purse containing gold jewellery worth Rs50,000, a mobile phone and Rs5,000.

Dr Mohammad Tariq was deprived of his mobile phone by two motorcycle riders when he was parking his car in Satellite Town. Sultan Mehmood, a resident of Satellite Town, was robbed of his cell phone by two armed men.

Omer Farooq, a resident of Gulistan Colony, told police that two robbers snatched Rs25,000 from him. Rahi Naz was returning home when a man snatched her purse containing two cell phones and Rs20,000.

Mohammad Zulfiqar, an expatriate Pakistani, lodged an FIR with the Morgah police stating that he was returning home from Islamabad airport when four persons posing themselves as security officials blocked his way near Ayub Park and snatched his purse containing UAE dirhams 2,000 and Rs25,000.

Abid Hussain complained to the New Town police that he along with his three friends was visiting Nawaz Sharif Park when their four motorcycles were stolen from the parking lot.

Burglars broke into Abdullah’s house in New Town and stole Rs290,000.

Mohammad Faraz, Mohammad Tayyab, Asif Ali, Tajamul Hussain, Mohammad Shakil, Hassan, Mohsin, Mohammad wajid, Nasir Hussain and Raja Amjad were among those whose motorcycles were stolen.

Nisar Hayat’s car was stolen from RA Bazaar while Amjad Khan’s car was lifted from the Airport police area.

Gujar Khan

There is no let-up in street crime in Gujar Khan as citizens continue to be robbed of cash and valuables.

Irfan Mumtaz, a resident of Hamida Jhangi village, reported to police that two tola gold jewellery worth Rs290,000 and 50 Saudi riyals were stolen from his house in the absence of his family.

A resident of Dhoke Gondal, Muzamil Shahid, reported to the police that armed men riding a bike snatched a mobile phone from him near Bhai Khan bridge on GT Road.

Another resident of Dhoke Gondal, Mohammad Nokhez, complained that he was going to Rawalpindi when two armed men snatched a mobile phone from him near Punjab College on GT Road.

In another incident, a resident of Jhanda, Mohammad Wali was robbed of a mobile phone.

Mohammad Waheed reported to police that he had gone to meet his relatives in Rawalpindi and when he returned the locks of his residence were broken and Rs150,000 stolen.

A resident of Jatal village, Zahid Mehmood, told Mandra police that thieves stole Rs50,000 cash and three tola gold jewellery from his house.

The police have registered FIRs of the incidents but made no progress on any of them.

The residents of Gujar Khan have expressed concerns over police performance and urged the authorities concerned to appoint efficient officers to establish the writ of the law enforcement department.

Published in Dawn, July 25th, 2022