Body of ‘robber’ shot by accomplice found in Rawalpindi

Associate opened fire when citizen resisted mugging bid

RAWALPINDI:

A robber who was injured by a bullet fired by his accomplice in a mugging bid late Tuesday night was found dead a day later.

The robber’s body was found at a desolate place in the jurisdiction of the Bani police station in Rawalpindi on Wednesday.

The police said the suspect’s body was moved to the District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital for a post-mortem.

According to the police, two robbers had attempted to snatch the motorcycle of a citizen on Tuesday night. As the man resisted their mugging bid, one of the robbers opened fire, injuring an eight-year-old boy and his accomplice.

After the firing, the robbers fled the scene, leaving their motorbike at the crime scene, the police said.

Upon receiving the report of the incident, the Bani police rushed to the spot and obtained the closed-circuit television camera (CCTV) footage of the incident. The police also impounded the motorcycle left behind by the suspects.

It was later found out that the impounded bike was snatched in the Ferozabad neighbourhood the same night.

Taking notice of the incident, Rawalpindi City Police Officer (CPO) Muhammad Ahsan Younus gave the task to the Rawal SP to arrest the suspects.

Under the supervision of the SP, various teams carried out search operations at public and private hospitals in their respective areas.

Meanwhile, the police received a report of an unidentified body via its helpline. The deceased was identified as Majid Alam alias Majid Billa, one of the suspects involved in the snatching attempt, the police said.

The alleged robber had previously been booked in eight different cases at Ganjmandi, Pirudhai and Bani police stations, the police added.

The police said a case had been registered by Mohammad Zain and the search for the other robber was under way.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 4^th, 2021.