KARACHI: A person was robbed at gun level by a girl disguised as a carry seeker to lure the residents in Korangi space of the metropolis, which stays underneath the menace of road crime, Geo Information reported on Saturday.
The incident happened on Friday evening when an “aged lady” carrying a face veil stopped the motorcyclist for hitchhiking close to Singer Chowrangi, based on a duplicate of the grievance.
The sufferer said that he accepted the girl’s request however requested her to get off the motorbike once they reached Korangi no 5, as he needed to go in the direction of his house from this level.
“The girl bought off the motorbike and took out a gun from her purse and positioned it on my chest and requested me handy over [my belongings],” he said.
At this, the sufferer gave her all he had in the meanwhile, which included his cell phone and Rs5,000 money.
“She grabbed my belongings and left along with her accomplices,” he stated, including that three males had been following him on two bikes since he supplied a carry to the girl.
The grievance was lodged at Awami Colony Police Station on behalf of the sufferer, who has requested strict motion towards the robbers.
Avenue crimes in Karachi are rampant with greater than 50,000 incidents documented by the Residents-Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) between January and August this yr, a report printed by The Information reported.
The aforementioned quantity solely displays reported circumstances, however there could also be numerous different incident which have gone unreported.
The determine reveals that on a mean, 208 felony circumstances are reported every day within the metropolis, with the snatching and stealing of cell phones, automobiles and motorbikes being the most typical.
Not solely have folks been disadvantaged of their invaluable possessions in these circumstances however some 100 folks have additionally misplaced their lives by the hands of the road criminals accountable.
Almost 500 others have additionally been wounded as a result of gunshots fired by the robbers.