Armed robbers snatched a truck carrying a sacrificial animal in Liaquatabad area of Karachi on Tuesday night. As per media reports, the snatched animals are worth Rs 60000.
Police said the animals had been purchased from Bhains Colony and were being taken to Orangi Town when the truck was stopped by armed men in a car. The suspects held the driver at gunpoint, forced him out of the vehicle, and drove off with the truck.
CCTV footage has emerged showing the robbery in progress. According to the FIR, the driver was placed in the suspect car during the heist and drove off with the truck loaded with animals.
A short distance later, the robbers released the driver, and the empty truck was later found abandoned near Nipa Chowrangi in Gulshan-e-Iqbal. Police say there is still no trace of the animals.
In June 2024, a truck carrying 30 sacrificial goats was hijacked near Kamran Chowrangi in Gulistan-e-Johar, Karachi. Four armed men on a motorcycle dragged the driver out at gunpoint and fled with the truck, which was transporting goats from Hyderabad.
In Lahore, two separate incidents were reported in Samanabad and Nishtar Colony, where robbers snatched goats from citizens. In one case, police arrested one of the culprits while the other escaped.
