In a stunning incident, unidentified muggers sporting police uniforms looted overseas vacationers in Karachi’s Defence Housing Authority (DHA), it emerged on Tuesday.
The 4 overseas vacationers — who landed within the metropolis on Sunday — have been disadvantaged of $1,080 (Rs300,942) throughout the theft close to Khayaban-e-Mujahid on the identical day, confirmed the police authorities.
The vacationers, who hailed from Poland, have been on their technique to Clifton’s Dolmen Mall to purchase cell phone SIMs after they confronted the robbers.
Upset with the poor legislation and order state of affairs within the metropolis, the vacationers left the nation on the very subsequent day with out lodging any grievance with the police.
“Statements of overseas nationals have been recorded,” the cops mentioned, including that they refused to lodge a grievance on this regard.
The police authorities have been of the view that they have been attempting to hint the muggers with the assistance of CCTV footage.
In the meantime, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah took discover of the incident and sought a report from the extra inspector basic of Karachi police.
Strongly condemning the incident, the chief minister mentioned: “Looting foreigners damages the nation’s [reputation and] dignity.”
The chief minister directed the AIGP to arrest the culprits concerned within the incident and guarantee strict punishment from the courts.
“Guarantee protected metropolis undertaking to watch streets and key highways,” the CM directed the police.