Citizens wary of robberies, theft

Demand immediate action to arrest criminals involved

KASUR:

The city has become a hotbed of crime as police struggles to apprehend robbers and thieves depriving citizens of cash and valuables worth millions of rupees.

Scores of citizens on Thursday complained of robberies and thefts depriving them of hard earned cash, gold jewellery, mobile phones, motorcycles and other items.

A citizen, Taj Mohammad, was looted at the bypass near Railway Gate Kasur. He told the police that unidentified suspects looted cash, mobile phone and other items from him in broad daylight. In another incident, robbers from Mandi Usmanwala of Qila Dao snatched cash and mobile phone from Yasir Mubeen.

Two other similar cases were reported to the cops by victims Mubashir Ali and Iftikhar who were deprived of hard earned money and mobile phones near Punjab College Ganda Singh Road and Orara Raja Jang Road respectively.

Meanwhile, dacoits robbed a house in Tibi Kambwan Kasur after making the father of the house owner hostage. The victim, Asad, told the police that the suspects took away Rs100,000 from the house.

Even the rickshaw drivers were not spared during the looting spree, a rickshaw driver identified as Javed was robbed near Mandi Usmanwala in Qila Dao. He complained that the suspects threatened and took away Rs14,000 cash from him.

A motorcyclist, Abdul Qadir, was intercepted by armed suspects near Mustafaabad, who ripped him of Rs20,000 and fled the scene.

In other case of hostage keeping, a shop owner named Riyaz was held captive as robbers skimmed through his shop to steal Rs50,000 from him.

Muhammad Shahid, a clothes shop owner, said, “Thieves are at large and we live in fear of losses.” He demanded that the authorities must apprehend the criminals who stole items from his shop.

Police said they were on the lookout for the criminals and appreciate any leads to arrest them.

The Sadar Chunia Police also registered cases against the unknown suspects involved in the theft of 3,132 meters of wire worth millions of rupees on the complaint of WAPDA Subdivision Pholangar Manager Transmission Asghar Ali Tahir.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 1^st, 2021.