KARACHI: The Special Investigation Unit (SIU) of Sindh police and the Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) has launched a crackdown against criminals involved in cash robberies outside banks, ARY News reported on Wednesday.
In a statement, Sindh Superintendent Police (SSP) Special Investigation Unit stated that at least four suspects involved in street crimes on Jahangir Road were arrested and recovered four pistols and two motorcycles from their possession.
The arrested suspects have confessed to robbing individuals withdrawing cash from banks as well as their involvement in multiple robberies in different areas of Karachi, including Shahrah-e-Faisal, Jamshed Quarter, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Hassan Square, and Soldier Bazaar.
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The suspects also attempted to rob a woman coming out of a bank in Baitul Muqaddas. However, the woman’s resistance and the intervention of bystanders forced the suspects to flee.
Later, a senior journalist in Karachi was robbed of his money by unidentified gunmen while he was withdrawing cash from an ATM.
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