Lynch mob kills two robbers in Multan

Enraged crowd beats one robber to death; other allegedly shoots himself on the spot.


Owais Jafri March 25, 2012

MULTAN: Two dacoits were killed by a lynch mob in Multan after they tried to escape after committing a street crime on Sunday.

The two robbers reportedly snatched a motorbike from a resident indentified as Nasir and ran away. However, the two were intercepted by Nasir’s cousin Younus Ahmed and other residents of the area. One of the two robbers retaliated and opened fire at his attackers, killing Ahmed and injuring four others.

In the ensuing tussle, one of the robbers allegedly shot himself and died on the spot, while the other was beaten to death by the enraged crowd. Police officials stood by as silent spectators as the beating continued.

The bodies of the two robbers were later shifted to Nishtar hospital.

SP cantt. Multan Dr Shehzad Asif told The Express Tribune that one of the criminals was identified as Noman Dogar, who was wanted in 10 cases of murder and robbery.

COMMENTS (17)

Mariam Ahmed | 12 years ago | Reply

What is wrong with the people who think that it was barbaric or wrong to kill that robber. Please read the news again, the robbers killed and injured 4 people. This is the only way to deal with these merciless robbers and hats off to the people who killed them. The Sialkot brothers also got what they deserved, from the stories ive heard about them. Our Police is no good, its better people take the law in their hands.

MarkH | 12 years ago | Reply

Let me guess, the police will still keep their jobs even though watching such a thing means they're not doing their job which would usually get people fired anywhere else.

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