TAXILA: A seven member group of armed persons looted the house of an expatriate in Lakhori village located in the jurisdiction of Hazro police station in the early hours of Monday.

According to police, they entered the house of Aabid and Ayub and held up their entire family at gunpoint. The suspects took away with them gold, two mobile phones, cash and other valuables worth Rs5 million.

Upon getting information, a police party led by Sub Divisional Police Officer Azhar Shabbir reached the spot and collected evidence through a forensic team.

Talking to journalists, he said that the team has collected fingerprints, geo-fencing and CCTV footage of the area and started working to trace the suspects. He claimed that the suspects would be behind bars soon.

Moreover, auto thieves stole a van owned by Zia from the timber market in the jurisdiction of Taxila police station while the van of Naeem was stolen from Nawababad area. Street robbers deprived Usama, Haris and Umer of their mobile phones in three separate incidents.

Published in Dawn, December 27th, 2022