ISLAMABAD: Robbers shot and injured a man during a robbery while another United Nations (UN) official was injured in a snatching incident. Besides, cash and valuables were snatched from people in 56 incidents, police said on Monday.

In the first incident, Amir Sultan was intercepted by two armed men near Golra when he was on his way home with his wife.

One of the men overpowered him and the other shot him. The suspects were able to escape with the Sultan’s motorcycle.

Aisha Bangash, employed at the United Nations, was injured while she was shopping in Jinnah Super. Two persons on a motorcycle snatched her purse, which contained Rs10,000 cash, as a result of which, she sustained scratches on her hand.

Furthermore, robbers looted cash, mobile phones and a car from Raja Qasir in Alipur, Khurram Shahzad at Sharifabad,

Tamour Khizar at Kak Bridge, Dr Sajid Ali and two other doctors at Pims, Arsalan Khalid at Motorway Chowk and Salman Safir and his employee at Ittefaq Colony.

Burglars stole gold ornaments, laptops, cash and mobile phones from the house of M. Ovais, a hostel in E-11 and the house of M. Malik in G-10/1, police said, adding that thieves disguised as employees stole cosmetics worth Rs683,000 from a shop in Blue Area and Rs480,000 cash from a restaurant in F-8.

Moreover, cash and other items including a shirt and registration book of a motorcycle were stolen from DHA Phase 2, the house of Haq Nawaz in Dhoke Mohari, the car of Khalid Khan parked in Blue Area and the house of Ashfaq Hussain in Kohsar Town.

On the other hand, valuables were snatched from Toheed Raza Shah at G-6/2, M Ilyas, Sadaqat Ali at Katarian Bridge, Noor Uddin at F-11/4, Abdul Salam at Faizabad, Fatima Ahmed at Golra Mor, Ajmal Khan at G-11, Imran Jamshaid at Katarian Bridge, Rimsha Iqbal at I-10/4, Ali Usman at G-15, Shahzad Nawab at Noon, Rana M Imran at Mandi Mor.

Meanwhile, five cars were stolen from G-9/4, Faisal Masjid, Blue Area and E-7, the police said, adding that two dozen motorcycles were lifted from Bahria Town Phase 4, Giga Mall, Faisal Masjid, Shakarparian, G-10/3, Centaurus Mall, Poly Clinic, Ghouri Town Phase 5, F-9 Park, Golra, Faisal Colony, G-15, Pind Bhagwal, G-11/3, Faisal Masjid, Koral, Rawal Dam, Giga Mall, Faizabad, Simly Dam, Faisal Masjid, G-9, and G-8.

Published in Dawn, August 16th, 2022