FAISALABAD, Jan 18: Dacoits, robbers and thieves made off with thousands of rupees and gold, besides hijacking 13 motorcycles and three cars in 30 strikes in the city and its adjoining areas during the last 48 hours.

Muhammad Habib, a resident of Alipur, was shot at and injured by dacoits on resistance.

Three robbers seriously injured Shazia Bibi when she raised alarm in Al-Meezan Colony in Saddar area.

Watchman Sadiq Ali of a cotton factory on Chak Jhumra Road was injured by dacoits on resistance.

Masked robbers snatched thousands of rupees and gold ornaments from Muhammad Idress and his wife on Faisalabad-Jhang Road.

Five armed men looted cash, clothes and other valuables, worth Rs500,000, from the shop of Abdul Hameed in Chak No. 203 RB.

Four robbers hijacked a car (FDY-5167) and snatched thousands of rupees and wrist watch from Muhammad Khalid in Gulistan Colony.

Armed men took away a motorcycle from Muhammad Fazil in Jinnah Colony.

Another gang of robbers took away the motorcycle of a student, Muhammad Imran, from Mehdi Mohalla in Sargodha Road area.

Four masked men deprived trader Muhammad Faisal of his motorcycle (No FDR 230) and thousands of rupees near Crescent Textile Mills on Faisalabad-Sargodha Road.

Robbers snatched thousands of rupees and gold ornaments from a couple by intercepting a rickshaw in Saddar Bazaar.

Muhammad Imran had parked his car outside the house of his friend in Nazimabad. He found it missing when he came out of the house.

A student, Arslan Ahmed, was deprived of by his two-wheeler (No FDZ 7080) from Kotwali Road.

The motorcycle (No FDX 5250) of Ali Akbar was driven away from the Gulistan Colony and the two-wheeler of Sajid Ali from National Bank premises on Jail Road.

The motorcycle (No FDT 4005) of Farrukh Nazir was stolen from Faisal Hospital in Peoples Colony while another motorcycle (No VRC 7048) of Muhammad Yasin from Chak No. 157 JB.

Masked robbers looted passengers of two wagons and drivers of two trucks by erecting barricades on Jaranwala-Lahore Road. The robbers fled with thousands of rupees, gold ornaments and other valuables. Another gang of robbers took away a two-wheeler (No FDY 7319) from Muhammad Nasir in Jaranwala.

Swindlers hijacked a taxi (No FDX 6842) by giving some intoxicated food to driver Muhammad Saeed. They fled after throwing the driver near Gatwala on Faisalabad-Sheikhupura Road.

Robbers snatched thousands of rupees and a motorcycle from a shopkeeper, Mushtaq Ahmed, in Charaghabad.

The two-wheeler (No RNS 5345) of Abdul Shakoor was taken away from Chak No. 409 GB.

Five masked dacoits took away a two-wheeler (No BRE 554) from Naveed Pehalwan in a village of Saddar area.

Four robbers deprived trader Nazir Ahmad of his two-wheeler (No RNM 1890) in Ali Housing Colony in Jhang Bazaar area.

Thieves took away a transformer of Wapda from Makuana village in Khurrianwala and another transformer from the Gulberg area.

Robbers looted thousands of rupees and gold ornaments from the house of Mushtaq Ahmad in Chak No. 273 RB.

Thieves took away cotton yarn and clothes worth thousands of rupees from the godown of industrialist Tariq Iqbal.

Electronic goods and mobile telephone sets was stolen from the shop of Khalid Mahmood in Ghulam Muhammadabad area.

Household articles and other valuables were stolen from the general store of Abdul Hameed in Chak No. 203 RB.

Thieves took away valuables and thousands of rupees from the shop of Adil Mahmood in Saleemi Chowk.