LARKANA: A gang of 10 robbers struck a petrol pump on Sujawal Junejo Road in Shahdadkot and snatched Rs1.2m from its manager. The gangsters then snatched two motorcycles from their riders, got them filled to the capacity and drove them away.

The victims told the police that the gang also robbed six mobile phones from the people who were present there.

In another incident within the town, three armed men barged into a shop at Koto Moto Chowk located in the centre of the town and looted cash and mobile phones.

Owner of the shop, Hayat Tunio, told the police that the robbers took away Rs1.5m and two mobile phones. He showed to personnel of the A-Section police the CCTV footage of the incident.

Published in Dawn, July 31st, 2024

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