A robber was shot dead while his accomplice and two robbery victims sustained bullet injuries in crossfire with the carriers of a cash van near Faisal Town police station on Friday noon. The police have removed the body of accused robber to the morgue for autopsy while the injured people were shifted to Jinnah Hospital where one of them was stated to be critical. However, the injured robber escaped from the scene after leaving his motorcycle. Police have registered a case against the accused and have taken the bike and a cell-phone into custody for further interrogation. The complainant Javed Iqbal told the police that he was on his way on a van (LRP-3809) along with cashier Sanobar and driver Aslam after withdrawing Rs 1.2 million from a local bank, located on Maulana Shaukat Ali Road. The carriers of the cash were the employees of Safdar Tentaan Wala (having business of catering), resident of 190-N, Model Town Extension. As the van reached close to the said house, which is situated 100 yards away from Faisal Town police station two robbers riding a bike LEY-2794 intercepted them.
The van driver ignored their signal over which one of the robbers opened indiscriminate firing. The security guards deputed at the house of Safdar retaliated in the same fashion. As a result, both robbers sustained bullet injuries. One of them died on the spot while the other managed to escape from the scene after leaving bike at the crime scene.
