Dead man robbed: Thief picks pocket of deceased passenger
Swindler reportedly picked his pocket and stole Rs50,000.
FAISALABAD:
A passenger died on a train due to a cardiac arrest and other passengers left the bunker believing him to be asleep. According to police officials, a swindler reportedly picked his pocket and stole Rs50,000.
Dagranwan Road resident Muhammad Rafi, 48, was travelling aboard the Pakistan Express from Hafizabad to Faisalabad when he felt a sharp pain in his chest and died near Sangla Hill due to a cardiac arrest. Meanwhile, a pick pocket robbed the corpse. Rafi’s family identified the body and told police that his money and cell phone were missing. The body was identified from his identity card.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 21st, 2012.
A passenger died on a train due to a cardiac arrest and other passengers left the bunker believing him to be asleep. According to police officials, a swindler reportedly picked his pocket and stole Rs50,000.
Dagranwan Road resident Muhammad Rafi, 48, was travelling aboard the Pakistan Express from Hafizabad to Faisalabad when he felt a sharp pain in his chest and died near Sangla Hill due to a cardiac arrest. Meanwhile, a pick pocket robbed the corpse. Rafi’s family identified the body and told police that his money and cell phone were missing. The body was identified from his identity card.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 21st, 2012.