ISLAMABAD: Culprits looted cash and valuables in 11 strikes, including three robberies and six snatching activities.

In the first incident, a gang of robbers looted electric items from an under construction farm house at Gulber Green, the area of Koral police.

Three persons armed with weapon raided a farm house and held up the people there and looted electrical items worth Rs400,000 and escaped.

In another incident, a gang of robber looted a shop of Mohammad Saleem Awan at Rawat in Humak police area. Two gunmen raided the hardware shop and held up the shopkeeper at gunpoint and looted Rs60,000 and escaped.

Moreover, a gang of three robbers looted a mobile phone from Shamim Khan at I-10 Markaz, the limit of Industrial Area police station.

A gang of five criminals snatched Rs284,680 from Mohammad Saqib on G.T Road, the area of Humak police. Saqib came over to a bank along with his friend and withdrew the amount.

Both were surrounded by a gang of five persons shortly after they came outside the bank, snatching the amount and escaped.

Likewise, two persons intercepted Mobben Zahid in G-9/1 near Imam Bargah and snatched cash and mobile phone worth Rs90,000 from him and escaped.

Similarly, two persons intercepted and held up Rehan Bashir and snatched a mobile phone at Mandi Mor, the area of Sabzi Mandi police station.

Furthermore, two culprits intercepted and held up Zainullah at Mandi Mor and snatched cash and mobile phone.

Published in Dawn, March 30th, 2025

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