TAXILA: Robbers on Wednesday deprived citizens of cash and valuables worth millions of rupees in commercial and residential areas in Wah Cantonment police areas with impunity.

In back to back crimes in the Bajjar area, three robbers snatched cash and valuables at gun point from four persons.

In the same police station limits in village Kamala Banian, burgalars broke into the house of Wajid and fled with gold ornaments, cash and other valuables worth Rs400,000.

In the same police station limits, burglars stole cash, gold ornaments, laptops and other valuables worth Rs800,000from the house of Noreen Perveen in New Gadwal area.

In Wah Saddar police station limits, burglars broke into the house of Imdad Hussain Shah in Losar Sharfoo and deprived him of cash and other valuables worth Rs1.70 million.

In Taxila police station limits, two armed robbers snatched cash and other valuables from Aziz Khalid and fled. Respective police registered separate cases as per routine.

Published in Dawn, December 5th, 2024

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