Armed robbers assaulted a differently-abled teenager and snatched his mobile phone at gunpoint in Karachi’s Abidabad area of Baldia Town, with Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) footage showing the suspects fleeing after the incident.
The boy said that the suspects subjected him to violence, pointed a firearm at his head and threatened to kill him before taking his mobile phone and escaping.
CCTV footage of the incident has surfaced online, showing the suspects fleeing the scene.
Police stated that they were collecting details about the robbery, stating that they will arrest the suspects soon. Further investigation is underway.
The incident comes days after another street robbery in Karachi’s Gulberg 15 area, where armed men on a motorcycle pointed a pistol at a child before snatching a mobile phone and a ring from her mother.
The woman was taking her daughter to school in the morning when the suspects intercepted them.
CCTV footage showed two men on a motorcycle overtaking the woman and her daughter before stopping them. One of the robbers pointed a pistol at the child while the suspects took the woman’s mobile phone and ring.
Audio recorded by a microphone attached to the CCTV camera captured the child crying during the robbery.
The incident took place within the jurisdiction of Joharabad police station. Residents said that several crimes occurred in the area during morning hours, while police had yet to identify or arrest the suspects involved in the robbery.
