RAWALPINDI: A man was robbed of Rs1.59 million by four unidentified suspects near Soan Bridge while he was on his way home after exchanging foreign currency at a money changer in The Mall Plaza, Saddar, on Wednesday.

Khalid Khan, a resident of Azad Kashmir, informed the emergency police that he was heading home after exchanging Rs1,598,000 at Saddar Mall Plaza.

As he reached near Soan Bridge on Jhelum Road, he was intercepted by car riders who forced him to stop. The robbers got out of their vehicle, held him at gunpoint, snatched Rs1,598,000 and other personal items, and sped off.

On receiving the emergency call, police reached the spot and launched an investigation.

Meanwhile, police found the body of a man lying in green fields near Adiala village on Wednesday.

According to a police report, the body of a man, said to be in his 50s, was found in fields at Dhoke Sharafuddin near Adiala village. Police later shifted the body to a hospital.

In another incident, a teenage boy who had been missing since Tuesday was found murdered in a house in a village of Murree on Wednesday. Sajjad Ahmad, father of the missing boy Abdul Moiz, 14, said his son had left home to buy cigarettes from a nearby shop but did not return despite waiting for a long time.

He said he later started searching for his son and, after failing to find any clue, lodged an FIR with the police.

On Wednesday, the boy’s body was found in a house in the village in Murree. Police have registered a case and initiated an investigation on different lines.

Published in Dawn, February 12th, 2026