LAHORE, July 24: Robbers looted gold bars and jewellery weighing 10 kilo worth over Rs20 million from a Karachi-based trader near Baghe-i-Jinnah in the limits of Civil Lines police early on Thursday.

The police said the victim Muhammad Amir was coming from Kalma Chowk on a taxi when four robbers, riding a car (LWL-5150), stopped the taxi at gunpoint on Lawrence Road. The robbers snatched his bag containing gold and a cell phone and escaped.

A case was registered.

Two robbers stopped Muhammad Zahid in the limits of Sanda police and snatched Rs200, a cell phone and his bike. As many robbers stopped Asif Ejaz in the jurisdiction of Sabzazar police and snatched his motorcycle.

HOUSE ROBBERY: Two robbers stormed into the house of Muhammad Shafique in J-Block of Johar Town in the jurisdiction of Sattokatla police and took away Rs40,000, 30 tola gold ornaments and three cell phones.

WIDOW’S CLAIM: The wife of a 45-year-old drug addict has accused the management of a local rehabilitation center of killing her husband during treatment.

The police said victim Tahir Khan, of Township, was drug addict. His family got admitted him to a drug rehabilitation center situated near Muhammadi Park, Sattokatla.