ISLAMABAD: A woman robbed a house in the Khanna area of the federal capital, police said on Monday.

The incident took place in the house of Tariq Mehmood, located at a distance of 2km from the area police station when he and his family, except his daughter, had gone to H-8 sector.

The lone woman entered the house and held Tariq’s daughter at gunpoint, police said, adding that she then looted gold ornaments, including a set weighing 2.5 tolas, a chain weighing a tola, six rings each weighing a tola, two earrings and Rs170,000 cash.

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Later, the girl went to her neighbour’s house and called her father and informed him about the robbery.

Quoting the girl, the police said the armed woman was wearing a black gown and talking in Urdu.

Khanna police have registered a robbery case against the unidentified woman.

Published in Dawn, November 19th, 2024