RAWALPINDI: More than 35 cases of street crime in which citizens were robbed of cash, 11 motorcycles, 16 mobile phones, gold jewellery and other valuables were reported to the police on Saturday.

Khurram Ijaz lodged an FIR with the Waris Khan police stating that he was returning home when two motorcycle riders intercepted him and on gunpoint snatched his laptop and cellphone.

Tahseen Abbasi, a resident of New Katarian, lodged a similar complaint with the New Town police and said burglars broke into his room and stole three laptops along with Rs70,000.

Babar Khan, of Dhoke Banaras Khan, complained to the Racecourse police that burglars broke into his house in the absence of his family and stole Rs150,000 and valuables.

Noman Maqbool told the Civil Lines police that his son Ayan Ayub was attending a phone call near Ayub Park when a robber snatched the phone worth about Rs600,000.

Burglars also broke into the house of Mohammad Yasir in Ahmad Nagar and stole Rs350,000 and gold jewellery worth Rs115,000.

Mohammad Khurshid Khan posted to the Adhi oil field located in Jatli told police that four men entered the oil field on Thursday night. On observing their movements, the security guards fired gunshots in the air and in return the robbers also opened fire. He said the robbers held the security guards hostage, beat them up, snatched their guns and cellphones and tied their arms and legs before fleeing with four heavy batteries from the solar system. The value of the stolen goods was worth Rs200,000.

Mohammad Adeel Omer, a resident of Gulshanabad, lodged an FIR with the Dhamial police saying that he and his friend Syed Zeeshan were robbed of two mobile phones, two laptops, Rs17,000 and two motorcycles by two robbers. Roman Kiani, a resident of Bahria Town, complained to the Rawat police that burglars broke into his house and stole eight tola gold jewellery worth Rs1.2 million, wrist watches worth Rs250,000 and Rs35,000 in cash.

Abdul Rehman lodged a similar complaint with the police saying that burglars took away an AK-47 rifle, a laptop and Rs60,000 from his house.

In Kahuta area, Shaukat Mehmood and his nephew Mohammad Yasin were robbed of two mobile phones and Rs28,000 by two robbers.

Mohammad Tanveer, Mohammad Akmal, Syed Nisar Hussain, Mohammad Adeeb Rafiq, Mohammad Ibrahim, Mohammad Awais and Mohammad Ijaz were among those whose motorcycles were stolen from different parts of the city.

Published in Dawn, April 22nd, 2024