Incidents of daylight robberies and target killing have increased in Lahore in the month of November, pointing to poor policing. Irony of the fact is that dacoits were caught on video footage openly looting the citizens in the broad daylight on the main roads of the city while the Dolphin Force personnel, equipped with sophisticated weapons, were found playing cricket during duty hours.
Unidentified men shot dead Professor Rao Altaf in Iqbal Town area while dacoits gunned down five people in Millat Park area on resisting a robbery attempt.
Four days ago, dacoits looted a family in broad daylight when their car stopped at a traffic signal in the Garden Town area. Police failed to arrest the culprits despite the fact the video footage of the robbery was aired by all news channels of the country.
Two days ago, another family was robbed when they were going to have breakfast in Green Town area while two dacoits riding on motorcycle snatched Rs 1.5 million from a man named Wahab when he was going to a bank on Band Road.
On Thursday morning, renowned stage actress Kismat Baig was shot dead by unidentified attackers in the Harbancepura area.
Residents have expressed their strong resentment that police in Lahore have failed to stop increasing incidents of robberies and target killing as no arrest was made yet.
They called upon the IG Punjab and Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif to look into the alarming law and order situation.