KARACHI: A Briton who was visiting Pakistan to attend a wedding ceremony was looted at Sea View by robbers disguised as cops.
As per details, an FIR has been registered against the incident in district south in which the complainant said that his son-in-law and his friend, who was visiting Pakistan from the United Kingdom, went to a money changer in Clifton to exchange 1000 British Pounds.
Read more: Jewelry store robbed in Karachi,12kg gold worth Rs10 crores stolen
He said that when they were on their way home, they were stopped by a white vehicle by men posing as cops, erecting a barricade, and in the guise of checking, the robbers took the money from them and run away. The police said that they were investigating the case from all angles.
An alarming rise in street crimes in Karachi has been witnessed as 13 citizens were killed so far during 11,000 reported incidents in just last two month. More than 80 persons got injured for resisting robberies in the port city.
According to the latest statistics, 3,845 mobile phones were snatched in Karachi from January 1 to February 17, 672 motorcycles and 20 cars. The number of vehicles snatched by street criminals was other than the stolen cars and motorcycles.
