ISLAMABAD: As many as 117 cases of robberies, snatching incidents, burglaries, thefts and auto-thefts were registered in a single day as the capital saw a surge in crime rate, police said on Wednesday.

As many as 32 cases of robberies, 22 snatching, two vehicle thefts, 41 motorcycle thefts and 20 burglary and thefts cases were registered.

In the first robbery incident, robbers raided the house of Ashfaq Ahmed in Irfanabad and held his son at gunpoint.

They locked the inmates in a room and escaped with Rs200,000 cash, two gold ornaments and a mobile phone.

As many as 32 robbery, 20 burglary incidents occurred in single day, police say

Likewise, two robbers entered a shop in Soan and looted Rs25,000 cash from its owner. In other incidents, robbers intercepted Yasin near his house in Ratti Kassi and took away his motorcycle, mobile phone and Rs5,000 cash while robbers also looted a motorcycle and mobile phone from Qamar in Dhoke Abbasi.

More cases of motorbike thefts were reported from Johad Village, Tarnol, Sangjani Bazaar and Dhoke Kashmirian.

Similarly, robbers looted Rs148,000 cash and a mobile phone from Israr Shah in Sarai Kharbuza, mobile phones and Rs10,000 cash from Abdul Rehman and his friends on New Margalla Road, Shah Allah Ditta; Rs22,000 cash and mobile phone from Rozi Khan near Railway Crossing, Golra and Rs47,200 cash and mobile phone from Nasir Mehmood in Dhoke Abbasi.

A number of robbery incidents were also reported in Sangjani where cash and mobile phones were robbed from a number of persons. Similarly, cash and mobile phones were looted in Koral, Dhoke Paracha, Japan Road, Sarai Kharbuza, Sanam Chowk and D-17. Likewise, culprits looted mobile phones from various people in B-17, Golra Mor, Ghauri Town, Barma Town, Fazia Bridge and Pindorian.

A number of burglary incidents were also reported in the city.

In the first incident, burglars broke into the house of retired Maj Tahir Iqbal in Shah Allah Ditta and made off with Rs11,000 cash, $1,950, 600 British pounds, ornaments worth Rs300,000, mobile phones and other items. Burglars also entered the house of Chaudhry Basharat in Dhoke Kala Khan and made off with Rs250,000 cash and two tola gold ornaments.

On the other hand, thieves stole Rs5,000 cash, LED and microwave oven from the house of Hafiz Mehmoodul Hassan at Tarlai Kalan, a motorcycle and households from the house of Ashiq Hussain in Rawat, Rs157,000 cash and six gold earrings from the house of Faiz Akbar in Ashraf Town, a motorcycle and mobile phone from Syed Nadeem Ali Shah in G-10/1, five motors from a factory in Sangjani, Rs500,000 cash from Saghir in Sangjani and Rs60,000 cash from Badarun Nisa in I-10 Markaz.

In snatching incidents, culprits took away mobile phones and cash from people in various areas, including Lehtrar Road, I-15, Khanna, F-11 Markaz, Tarnol, Shaheed-i-Millat Road, Srinagar Highway near Police Lines, Chungi No 26 and Faizabad.

Likewise, mobile phones were also snatched from people in Dhoke Paracha, Gangal Stop, Dhoke Kala Khan, Sohan, Khanna, Ghauri Town and Rawat.

Meanwhile, vehicles were stolen from Faisal Mosque parking area and H-9, motorcycles from F-6, Dhoke Paracha, Sangjani, Sarai Mor and Korang Town, F-9 Markaz, G-12, F-8 Markaz, Golra Shrine, Sharifabad, Jinnah Garden, Soan Garden and PWD,

Published in Dawn, July 6th, 2023