Two suspected robbers lynched in Orangi Town

Their third accomplice also beaten black and blue

KARACHI:

Two suspected robbers were lynched to death and their accomplice seriously injured when they were caught red-handed by people in Orangi Town on the night between Saturday and Sunday. As per details, three suspected robbers were overpowered by people as they tried to flee after robbing a shop near Owais Pakwan House in Sector 14/C of Orangi Town within the limits of Pakistan Bazaar police station.

They were seriously beaten up by a mob that gathered in the area following the robber. A Chippa ambulance rescued the critically injured robbers from the angry mob and shifted them to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital where doctor pronounced two of them dead on arrival, according to eyewitnesses. Their third accomplice was admitted to the hospital to save his life. Local police remained in denial about the incident. "We have received some information and we are trying to confirm that," said the SHO of Pakistan Bazaar police station. However the Karachi police spokesperson confirmed that two suspected robbers died of injuries thet sustained in lynching as they were being shifted to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital.

A 30-bore pistol, bullets, and stolen goods, including two motorcycles, have been recovered from the possession of the robbers. The spokesperson added that the same robbers had shot and killed a man during a robbery at a grocery store in the same area on Friday night. The latest incident took place outside a wedding hall in the same area where they had snatched a motorcycle at gunpoint. The dead robbers appear to be in their 20s, while their injured accomplice has been identified as 25-year-old Owais, son of Karim.