Tag: Robbers

Mujahid Police arrest robbers

LAHORE - Mujahid Police arrested three robbers and seized mobile phones, cash and weapons from them on Tuesday. According to a handout issued on Tuesday, Mujahid Police Superintendent Muntazer Mahendi formed a special team under the supervision of Civil Lines Mobiles' Deputy Superintendent of Police Afzal Baig.
The police team arrested the ring leader Azhar alias Captain, who according to police was a former soldier, and his accomplices Hanif and his brother Rehmat on information

Robbers kill constable’s wife at Ghalib Market

LAHORE - Two robbers shot dead a police constable's wife and critically injured the policeman for putting up resistance when the couple was returning home after attending a wedding in the Ghalib Market Police Station precincts. Police registered a case against unidentified robbers on Mujahid Squad Constable Bilal's complaint but no arrests have been made until filing of this report. The deceased was identified as Arooj, 18.
According to sources, Bilal and Arooj got married

Lahore cop shoots two robbers dead

LAHORE - Two robbers were shot dead by a 50-year-old constable in an alleged encounter in the Baghbanpura Police precincts on Thursday. According to the police, two robbers carried out a robbery bid in a house one Naveed resident of Rasheedpura located in Harbanspura Police precincts. The police said that the two robbers looted valuables including gold ornaments, cash and mobile phones worth thousands of rupees on gun point and later tried to escape but locals of the area chased them

Robbers take away Rs 5m goods from four shops

FAISALABAD - A dacoit gang took away food stock worth Rs 5 million from four shops of a market at midnight and escaped. The dacoits intruded into Minerva Market at night and overpowered the only security guard, snatched his rifle from him and detained him in a shop. Then they broke the locks of the shops owned by Khawaja Babar, Chaudhry Rafique, Rana Jaffar and Abdus Sattar and loaded their food stock worth Rs 5 million in a vehicle and escaped. Ghalla Mandi Trade Union officials,

Man killed by robbers in Shahdara

Lahore - A man was allegedly killed by unidentified robbers for putting up resistance in the Shahdara Police Station precincts on Monday. The deceased was identified as Muhammad Anwar, 45, and a resident of the Wasim Town, Kot Abdul Malik. According to police, around three armed men entered Anwar's house and took his family members hostage at gunpoint and demanded them to hand over all valuables.
Anwar resisted with the robbers on which the criminals shot him and fled with Rs 1

Robbers rule Islamabad

ISLAMABAD - Around 12 robberies were reported in Islamabad during the last week while 12 vehicles stolen, Pakistan Today has learnt. According to the available data, robbers looted three houses and car lifters struck many times in the Margalla Police Station precincts while two car lifting cases and a murder were reported in the area in the week before.
The Shalimar Police Station registered three cases of car lifting and two robberies with two reported in the week before. The

Robbers, thieves on rampage in Daska

DASKA - The Daska city is in the grip of a crime wave while the people are feeling insecure due to the rising dacoities and thefts in the city areas. The residents of the areas have alleged that the Daska city police have miserably failed to protect the lives and properties of the people, besides their failure to trace the culprits involved in heinous crimes.
They said Daska police remain busy performing special political duties, leaving the innocent people at the mercy of the

CIA busts gang of robbers

LAHORE - CIA Police Iqbal Town Division Lahore on Thursday arrested four members of the Mohsin Shakeel dacoit gang, including the ringleader, and recovered Rs 22,000, five cell phones, ultrasound machine, one illegal pistol and bullets from their possession.
The suspects confessed to a number of cases of dacoity and street crimes during preliminary interrogation. The arrested were claimed to be ringleader Mohsin Shakeel, Tauqeer Hayat, Ali Ijaz and Muhammad Azeem. Samanabad,

Taliban kill four alleged robbers

HANGU - Taliban militants killed four alleged robbers, calling them members of a criminal gang, Hangu police said on Tuesday.
According to police, the bodies were recovered from Sarkadana area and the Taliban claimed the responsibility for the killings. Police official said that a letter was found near the bodies stating that the men were killed because they belong to a gang of abductors. Taliban also warned local people against attending their funereal prayers.

Weekly Crime Review – Robbers make away with loot in 16...

ISLAMABAD - The crime rate in the federal capital saw a surge last week as bandits kept striking at will. As many as 16 robberies and 15 cases of carjacking were reported in the capital's police stations. Meanwhile, a case of attempt to kidnap a woman was also reported in which the stalkers left two women wounded.
The week before the last, there had been 12 robberies, 10 incidents of car stealing in the capital.
Two robbery cases and three car stealing case were reported in

Man shot dead by robbers.

A man was shot dead by a group of robbers on Friday. Doctors said that he was in critical condition for about nine hours during which he received four blood transfusions.
40 year old Shareef was traveling back to his village near Raiwind form Sharaqpur with his brother and 13-year-old son. When they reached Faizpur interchange, a group of robbers forced them to stop and demanded cash, cell phones and other valuables. Sensing resistance, the robbers opened fire. The injured were

Man shot dead by robbers

A man was shot dead by a group of robbers on Friday. Doctors said that he was in critical condition for about nine hours during which he received four blood transfusions.
40 year old Shareef was traveling back to his village near Raiwind form Sharaqpur with his brother and 13-year-old son. When they reached Faizpur interchange, a group of robbers forced them to stop and demanded cash, cell phones and other valuables. Sensing resistance, the robbers opened fire. The injured were