RAWALPINDI/ISLAMABAD: Crime rate in Rawalpindi and Islamabad kept climbing as more than 90 cases were reported in a single day, police of the two cities said on Wednesday.

The situation in Rawalpindi was very grim as the city saw over 70 instances of street crimes, including 28 motorcycles, 47 mobile phones theft cases, besides snatching of gold jewelry and cash.

Hameeda Bibi lodged a complaint with Ratta Amral police that some unidentified burglars broke into her house in her absence and stole away Rs600,000gold jewelry, Rs 500,000 cash, electronic goods and other valuables.

Changhaiz Akhtar Niazi, lodged an FIR with the R.A Bazaar police that robbers snatched Rs 80,000 near his house.

Sher Afzal, a resident of Jhanda Chichi lost Rs550,000 gold jewelry Rs 275,000 cash and a mobile phone to burglars who broke into his house in his absence.

Mohammad Usman and his friend were robbed of their two mobile phones and Rs20,000 by two unidentified gunmen, while Mohammad Danish and his three friends were deprived of their four cell phones and cash in the Waris Khan area.

Hamas Abbas and his colleague were robbed of Rs136,575 by two robbers in Asghar Mall Scheme, while Mohammad Sohail Akram was deprived of his mobile phone and purse containing cash by two unidentified motorcycle riders at gunpoint in Sadiqabad.

Mohammad Ilyas, a resident of Dhamial, was deprived of Rs10,000, his motorcycle and a mobile phone.

Tauqeer Zareef lost his mobile phone and Rs26,000 to two robbers in Iqbal Road city area, while Mohammad Sohail was robbed of cash and a cell phone in Sadiqabad area.

Zar Wali was robbed of Rs40,000 and two mobile phones near Mareer Chowk.

Nadeem Ahmed, Mohammad Usman, Mohammad Ramzan, Afzal Ahmad, Mohammad Suleman, Muhammad Abdullah, Mohammad Azhar Yasin and Muhammad Zubair were among the victims of motorcycle theft.

Islamabad

Robbers and thieves looted cash and valuables from 27 different places of capital.

Two robbers intercepted and held up two employees of a petrol pump at Punchgran and snatched over Rs260,000 and a motorcycle at gunpoint.

In another incident, two armed persons intercepted Hamza Mustafa near Zia Masjid Service Road and snatched a motorcycle, mobile phone and Rs15,000 cash at gunpoint, they said, adding that three robbers intercepted and held up Jhangir Khan and his two friends at G-11/3 and snatched a three mobile phones at gunpoint.

Three armed persons snatched Rs20,000 and a mobile phone from Yasir Mehmood in G-7/3-2. Hassan Javaid and his three friends were deprived of mobile phones 11and Rs3,000 in F-8/1.

Furthermore, burglars broke into a house of Asad Mehmood and made off with five toals gold ornaments and Rs40,000 cash, the police said, adding that later they broke into a room of his tenant Kamran Hussain and stole cash Rs1million.

Meanwhile, two cars and 11 motorcycles were lifted from F-8 Markaz, G-10/4, Sharifabad, G-9/, Weekly Bazaar Bani Stop, Golra Mor, Alipur, Ghori Town, Star QAU, Faisal Masjid, and PWD.

Published in Dawn, October 13th, 2022