RAWALPINDI: More than 20 people fell victim to robberies, burglaries and thieveries as people lost a large sum of money, gold jewellery and eight motorcycles and a car during Eid holidays.
Police have registered separate cases, however, none of the culprits have been arrested and stolen goods recovered so far.
Malik Qudoos Paracha, lodged an FIR with the Waris Khan police that his motorcycle was snatched at gunpoint by two robbers outside his house.
Rashid Ali was robbed of Rs44,000 while he was standing outside Holy Family Hospital on Eid day, while Zaigam Abbas was deprived of his mobile phone.
Abdul Qadeer and his friend were robbed of their mobile phones and Rs62,000 in Sadiqabad area. Naseer Ahmad, a resident of Sadiqabad was deprived of his motorcycle.
Amad Zulfiqar, a resident of new Lalazar lodged an FIR with the Civil Lines police that he was parking his car outside his house when two robbers came on a motorcycle and snatched gold jewellery worth Rs3 million from his wife .
In another incident, house of Malik Masood Alam, a resident of PTCL colony, was burgled of gold jewellery worth Rs150,000 silver jewellery worth Rs180,000 and Rs35,000 on Thursday.
Bilal Manzoor, a resident of Wah Cantt was deprived of gold jewellery worth Rs475,000 by some unidentified burglars, while Haroon Sharif lodged an FIR with the Sadar Barooni police saying that some burglars broke into his house and escaped with gold jewllery worth Rs1,324,950 and foreign currency worth Rs1.5 million.
Ameer Hamza, a resident of Bahria Two Phase 8, lodged an FIR with the Rawat police saying that copper wire worth Rs500,000 and LED camera worth Rs100,000 were stolen from his house, Syed Amjad Hussain lodged a similar complaint with the police saying that some unidentified burglars broke into his house and stole away gold jewellery worth Rs600,000 and Rs500,000 in the absence of his family.
Shahzad Tariq, a resident of Bahria Town phase VIII complained to the police that some unidentified burglars broke into his house and stole away gold jewellery weighing five tolas, 1,100 Saudi Riyals, a laptop and two mobile phones.
Published in Dawn, April 13th, 2024
