KARACHI: Three robberies committed

Published February 17, 2003

KARACHI, Feb 16: Three robberies were committed in the city since late Saturday night, the police said.

Armed men robbed a young man of cash and a cell phone late Saturday night in Nazimabad.

Imran, who was riding a motorcycle, was intercepted by two armed men, also riding a motorcycle, and snatched his cell phone and cash from him at gunpoint near Petrol Pump in Nazimabad.

Three bandits barged into Hameed’s house in Surjani Town, held the occupants of the house hostage at gunpoint and got away with cash and valuables.

Bandits robbed Ali Mohammed of Rs10,000 at gunpoint in Gulistan-i-Jauhar.

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