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MOBILE phone snatching has been on the rise in Karachi. About 3,000 cases are reported every month. In spite the rampant snatching, the law-enforcement agency has done nothing about it.
In many cases the perpetrator also snatches cash and other valuables from their victims.
I am also the victim of this crime. My mobile phone was snatched at gunpoint by two unidentified men near Nazimabad. I handed over my mobile without any resistance because I was helpless.
What should we do individually to protect ourselves? The authorities have never tried to solve such issues. Should we all start carrying arms ourselves, or allow these snatchers to rob us at will?
The government must take some concrete steps to root out this crime.
Shanza Sahar
Karachi
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Dec 25, 2013 09:06am
It is true what Shanza has mentioned. I did suggest in the past to deploy police in plain clothes at various signals of Karachi as there is ample time for criminals to snatch phones from commuters. This tendency must be controlled by adopting strict measures by police and rangers as being done in case of targeted operation.I hope Chief Minister Sindh will issue order to crush mobile snatchers as they target innocent citizens by depriving their mobile phones as well as cash.
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Dec 25, 2013 11:47pm
@riaz akbar:
Even police is involved in such crimes. The best solution is to allow people to carry arms.
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