10 citizens deprived of cash, valuables

JARANWALA:

At least 10 citizens were deprived of cash and valuables in crimes in the area during Eid holidays.

According to a complainant, four trickers intercepted and looted Altaf while he was carrying cash and robbed him of Rs380,000 at Shaheen Chowk.

Zahoor Ahmed was distracted by swindlers through conversation before being robbed of cash and his mobile phone in Peoples Colony.

In Battala Colony, Muazzam was deprived of cash and his phone.

Meanwhile, in Nisar Colony, Abdul Ahad Asghar fell victim to the same tactic, losing his money and phone. At Sidhar Bypass in Thikriwala, Abdul Wadood was tricked into handing over Rs60,000, along with his ATM and ID cards.

In the courtyard of Aziz Fatima Hospital, Umar Saleem was robbed of Rs9,000, his phone, ATM and ID card. Nadeem had his cash and phone stolen in Mansoorabad. In Siddiq Akbar Town, Umar Waqas lost his bicycle to snatchers using the same modus operandi.

Hanif was robbed of cash and a phone after being promised help with passing a driving test in Ghulam Mohammadabad. In Saddar Bazaar, Ali Raza was robbed of money and his mobile phone.

Separately, the burial of suspects killed in police encounters took a serious turn as local residents refused to allow the bodies to be buried in their area.