Tea shop owner thwarts robbery bid by opening fire on bandits

KARACHI:

The citizens in Karachi have taken arms into hands on self-help basis to thwart robbery incidents.

In this connection, an owner of a tea cafe in Gulshan-e-Iqbal set an example of bravery by opening fire on three bandits riding a motorcycle who had come to the café to rob people. The firing by the café owner forced the bandits run away without committing a crime.

The CCTV footage of the failed robbery also went viral on social media. It can be seen in the footage that the cafe owner, Daulat Agha, was sitting at the counter when suddenly three armed suspects on a motorcycle came to rob. Agha took out his licensed pistol and opened fire, on which, the robbers ran away.

Daulat Agha informed the police that the bandits parked their two-wheeler and loaded their pistol. "One of the bandits turned towards me and two others turned to the other side. When I loaded my pistol, the bandit requested not to shoot and they immediately ran away. He said, it is now the time that every citizen should be well prepared to handle such a situation.

He said that after the incident, Gulshan-e-Iqbal police came but left without taking any action.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 5^th, 2024.