Robbers looting people observing Aitekaaf in a mosque

KARACHI: The provincial metropolis has once again seen an uptick in robbery incidents ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, with two separate CCTV videos having emerged of robberies.

Two robbers, one of them covering face, could be seen in a CCTV video robbing a super store at gunpoint in the Khokhrapar area. Police said that robbers took with them cash worth lacs.

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In another incident in Gulshan-e-Iqbal block 7, robbers stole mobile phones and wallets of people observing Aitekaaf in a mosque.

Sindh Home minister Sohail Anwar took notice of the incident after the news was aired and has sought a report from DIG East Arif Hanif.

In yet another incident, police arrested a suspect near the Gulistan-e-Johar area at Rashid Minhas road involved in robbing cash worth 1.2 million from a man. According to SP Gulshan Murtaza Bhutto, the police also recovered weapons and a motorcycle from the suspect.