LAHORE, April 23: Robbers thrashed a former SNGPL employee to death and looted cash and valuables close to his residence near Wapda Town on Monday night.

Sattokatla police said two robbers approached Naveed Saleem Khan (60) and his wife and looted cash and valuables at gunpoint.

Police claimed that Naveed apparently suffered fatal heart attack while entering home and died instantly. Police shifted the body to a hospital for an autopsy. The family members also held a protest demonstration.

robberies: Robbers looted cash, jewellery and other valuables worth Rs25.8 million in three major robbery heists in the city on Monday.

Four robbers barged into the house of businessman Waqar in Defence B police limits, locked all family members in a room, collected cash, foreign currency, jewellery, prize bonds and cell phones worth Rs15 million and fled.

Armed robbers entered the jewellery shop of Abbas in Township police limits and looted jewellery and cash worth Rs10 million.

Gunmen stormed into the jewellery shop of Muhammad Naeem in Mughalpura police limits and looted jewellery and cash worth Rs800,000.

THEFT: Thieves took away Rs2 million in cash from a filling station on Ferozepur Road near Kot Lakhpat bridge.

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