ISLAMABAD: Two persons narrowly escaped robbers’ firing, while a man was beaten during another robbery, besides cash and valuables were looted from 13 different places, police said on Saturday.

In the first incident, two gunmen intercepted Nizamuddin and his friend in I-8 and looted cash and three mobile phones worth Rs468,000.

Nizam and his friend chased the robbers in a car when they were escaping but the robbers kept firing, they, said, adding that fortunately they remained unhurt.

In another incident, another gang of robbers intercepted Malik Imran Paracha in Dhok Abbasi, when the victim was going to home, they said, adding that he thrown down on road  by the robbers and beaten and looted Honda 125, 2020 model at gunpoint,

Likewise, culprits in disguise of police looted an expatriate at Sihala, police said, adding that Saqib Hussain was going to his native town after arriving in capital from Saudi Arab and when reached DHA Phase 2, three riders of a car, wearing police caps and one of them holding wireless intercepted him.

During search on pretext of suspicion, they snatched a wallet carrying 10,000 Saudi riyals and escaped, they added

Similarly, a gang of four robbers raided Sweet and Bakers shop of Imran Haider at Banni Stop and held him up at gunpoint and looted Rs150,000 along with four mobiles, besides cash Rs2,500 from M. Rafiq at gunpoint, the police said, adding that gunmen intercepted and held up M. Rehan Atif, a property dealer in G-14, when he was returning home and looted Rs112,000, ATM and Credit cards at gunpoint.

Meanwhile, a Toyota GLI and Suzuki Pickup were stolen from Nadra Regional Office at G-11 and G-13 respectively, the police said, adding that eight motorcycles, including Honda 125, Honda 70, Hero and Hi Speed were lifted from G-11 Markaz, H-9, H-8, Bhatti Town, Rawal Dam, G-8 Markaz, DHA Phase 2, and Faisal Masjid.

Published in Dawn, October 23th, 2022