KARACHI: Two suspected robbers were beaten to death by an angry mob in North Nazimabad on Friday, officials and rescue services said.

Shahrah-i-Noor Jehan SHO Qamar Kiani said that two robbers attempted to loot some passers-by near Farooq-i-Azam Masjid after Friday prayer. As their victims raised alarm, people from the mosque gathered there and managed to overpower both the robbers.

The SHO said that they subjected the duo to severe beating before the arrival of the police, who took them into custody in critical condition. The wounded suspects were shifted to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital where doctors declared one of them dead on arrival, while the second suspect expired during treatment, said Police Surgeon Summaiya Syed.

The area SHO identified the suspects as Attaullah and Abdullah and said that they had past criminal records.

Published in Dawn, April 6th, 2024