A man in Karachi became the victim of an unusual crime when an online iPhone sale through OLX allegedly led to abduction and robbery.

As per the details, suspects in a car contacted Saad Younus in Azizabad Block 8 under the pretext of purchasing his phone.

According to the victim's family, the men requested him to sit in their car so they could check the device.

Saad was then allegedly kidnapped. He was also severely injured when the suspects, posing as anti-corruption officers, attacked him with a hammer during captivity.

The victim later managed to save himself by jumping out of the moving car near Ghareebabad railway crossing. The suspects, however, fled with the iPhone.

He was initially taken to a private hospital before being shifted to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital.

Despite the severity of the case, Azizabad police only issued a medical letter and attempted to close the matter without registering a case, reports said.

Officials now say an investigation is underway, but negligence has delayed the filing of an FIR.