Daylight robberies leave citizens reeling

The suspects then calmly walked back to their vehicle and escaped.


Our Correspondent May 17, 2025

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ISLAMABAD:

In a daylight robbery at the bustling Karachi Company commercial hub of the federal capital, unidentified armed assailants snatched Rs6.68 million from a citizen.

In a separate incident within the jurisdiction of Khanna police station, another man was robbed of Rs5.5 million shortly after withdrawing the amount from a private bank.

According to reports, a man named Bahadur was sitting in his car in the Karachi Company parking area with a bag containing Rs6.68 million when unknown armed robbers, riding a Mehran car, held him at gunpoint and took the bag.

The suspects then calmly walked back to their vehicle and escaped.

In another case under Khanna police station limits, robbers snatched Rs5.5 million from a man just outside a private bank.

Apart from these, 14 other criminal incidents were reported across various police precincts, involving thefts of motorcycles, mobile phones, cash, and break-ins at multiple homes.

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