KARACHI: A non-functional distribution box of Safe City cameras installed near a residential apartment building in Clifton was found on Thursday after being stolen a week ago, police said.

“This was a non-energised / non-operational pole site near Sea Rock Apartments at Seaview, where the theft of a distribution box was reported to local police on November 6,” South DIG Syed Asad Raza told Dawn.

The news of the theft went viral on social media and within hours, the police claimed to have found the distribution box from a nearby plot.

Confirming the recovery, the DIG said that the police were “developing a strategy in coordination with Sindh Safe City Authority to prevent such incidents in future”.

About the theft incident, he said: “A vehicle with a crane was witnessed working on the pole hours before the theft was reported.”

He said the distribution box was installed at an “extreme height”, adding that it would not have been possible for one person to steal it. He noted that the cameras were also not functional.

DIG Raza observed that the locality was a “completely blacked out area” and there were neither street lights nor any CCTVs installed by private restaurants.

According to DIG Raza, there was no alarm system installed at the “non-operational” pole, which made it difficult to ascertain when the distribution box was removed. Further investigation of the matter was under way, he said.

Published in Dawn, November 14th, 2025