Trader deprived of Rs4m at gunpoint

KARACHI:

Suspected robbers allegedly snatched Rs4 million from a trader at gunpoint near Bilal Colony in Korangi on Tuesday. Korangi police station SHO Amin Solangi stated that four suspects riding two motorcycles snatched a bag filled with money from Rahim Baksh, 55, and shot and injured him as he offered resistance to the robbers. Baksh told the police that he was on his way to the factory after withdrawing money from the bank when the four robbers stopped him and snatched his bag. While escaping, they left their bike behind. However, Bakhsh’s nephew told the police that there was Rs3.5 million in the bag, which they had withdrawn from the bank. When the police obtained information from the relevant bank, the cashier said that Rahim Baksh had withdrawn Rs6 million from the bank. The SHO said that the case needs to be investigated thoroughly as there is a prominent contradiction between the victim and his nephew.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 10^th, 2024.