Two women arrested in Daska gold heist

Police say jewellery worth Rs40m recovered after a multi-city investigation

DASKA:

Police claimed to have arrested on Wednesday two women suspected of stealing gold jewellery, cash and mobile phones from the house of an overseas Pakistani family and recovered 65 tolas of gold, valued at Rs40 million.

The suspects, identified as Ayesha alias Aashi and Sadia alias Sabu, were arrested in Karachi following an investigation involving CCTV footage, technical assistance and scientific evidence, according to police.

The recovered gold has been returned to its owner, they added.

The theft took place on August 12, 2026, at the residence of Muhammad Fayyaz, in Mohallah Islam Khan, Daska. Fayyaz belonged to a family residing in Italy.

According to the police account, two women had been employed as domestic workers without complete verification of their identities and backgrounds.

They allegedly stole gold jewellery, cash and mobile phones before fleeing.

A case, registered as FIR 1166/26 at City Daska police station, was lodged following the incident.

Sialkot District Police Officer (DPO) Captain (retd) Dost Muhammad took notice of the case and assigned Daska Deputy Superintendent of Police Malik Khuda Bakhsh the task of tracing and arresting the suspects and recovering the stolen valuables.

City Daska Station House Officer Inspector Nauman Buttar and his team examined CCTV footage and other technical and scientific evidence.

Police followed leads from Islamabad and other cities and areas before tracing the suspects to Karachi, where both women were arrested and the stolen gold was recovered.