17-year-old boy caught robbing houses with father

RAWALPINDI: A 17-year-old boy was apprehended in Rawalpindi on Wednesday for breaking into houses and robbing them with the assistance of his father, police said.

Boys’ father immediately fled, while the boy was arrested during the raid, police suspect multiple houses in Rawalpindi and Islamabad had been stolen by the duo.

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“The boy admitted he learned how to break lock from his father, and the pair survived on the money they got from robbing different houses and sell the items which they steal,” the police officer said.

Amjad Pervaiz, an investigation officer said, “We have confiscated valuable items like laptops, juice machines, and other household goods worth thousands of rupees from them.” While the police are carrying out raids and are searching for the father of the boy.