Armed robbers on motorcycles snatched gold and silver worth crores of rupees from a jeweller’s employees near Allah Wala Chowrangi on Tariq Road in Karachi before fleeing the scene.
SSP District East Zubair Nawaz Sheikh said that, according to the jeweller’s initial statement to police, a rider was carrying 82 tolas of gold and four kgs of silver from Saddar to the shop on Tariq Road when armed robbers on motorcycles intercepted him near Allah Wala Chowrangi and snatched the valuables.
Ferozabad SHO Inam Junejo said employees of Motiwala Jewellers were carrying the gold and silver in a bag from Saddar when the robbers, who had been following them, snatched it on the service road of Shahrah-e-Quaideen on Tariq Road and fled.
Police reached the scene after getting the report. They are collecting CCTV footage to identify the robbers and trace their escape routes, and will use it to prepare a route map while the investigation continues.
