ISLAMABAD: Culprits in disguise of police officials looted cash and valuables from citizens in two places while robbers struck at 15 other places in the capital, police said on Friday.
Mohammad Khatib told police that he along with his sister and a nephew was returning from the airport when some people riding a car with a police hooter intercepted them at G-9/4.
He said the suspects were holding wireless sets and introduced themselves as police ofhcials and asked for search during which they snatched Rs25,000, 352 Saudi riyals and two tola gold ornaments from the family and escaped.
In another incident, two persons in police uniform looted Rs70,000 from a man near an embassy at F-6/2. Syed Ramzan Ali Shah complained to the police that he was returning from the Iranian Culture Centre when two men in a car intercepted him near the embassy.One of them was wearing a police uniform while the driver was in black uniform.
They asked Mr Shah for search suspecting him to be a narcotics dealer.
During the search, the suspects took away the cash from a bag kept in the car.
Moreover, two robbers raided an office of Ghulam Murtaza, a fruit merchant, at I-11/4 and held him up him along with five other people at gunpoint. Therobbers looted Rs200,000 from a locker and snatched Rs170,000 from Sikendar Hayat and Rs160,000 from Imtiaz Ahmed.
Likewise, a gunman held up Wajihul Hassan at Nazimuddin Road and took away his Suzuki Alto car. Two robbers also intercepted Mohammad Farooq at Mandi Mor and looted Rs20,000 at gunpoint.
Similarly, two robbers snatched a mobile phone along with an ATM card from Nafai Younas near Balochistan Officers’flat.
Burglars broke into a godown of Makhdoom Salim at Tarlai Kalan and made off with two motorcycles, a mobile phone, a laptop and Rs45,000. Burglars also broke into a farmhouse owned by Syed Sajid Hussain at Chak Shahzad and made of f with electronic items.
Meanwhile, two cars were stolen in Jhangi Syedan and G-9 Markaz while seven motorcycles were lifted from G-8/4, Alipur, I-9, T-Chowk Rawat and Chirrah.