HYDERABAD: Two Pakistan Army officers were robbed of their belongings by armed muggers riding a motorcycle within the limits of the Cantonment police station on Wednesday night.

Major Adeel Hyder Zaidi and Captain Shamsuddin lodged an FIR stating that they had come to a soft drinks outlet when the muggers drove up to them from the Faran Hotel side and held them at gun point.

Major Zaidi said he caught one of the muggers from his wrist but he fired a shot on the ground and got himself freed. “The other mugger fired shots into the air and they both deprived us of our wallets, containing our CNICs, service cards, driving licences, ATM cards, credit cards and cash. We asked them to at least return our service cards to us but they sped away towards the Gul Centre side,” the victims told police.

Major Zaidi said he was robbed of his wrist watch and an Internet device as well. He said his wallet contained around Rs9,000. Captain Shamsuddin said he had Rs850 in his wallet.

Published in Dawn, April 13th, 2024