Twenty-five sacrificial goats worth around Rs1.9 million were stolen from Karachi’s Gulistan-e-Jauhar area, police said on Monday.
According to SHO (Station House Officer) of Malir Cantt Agha Abdul Rasheed, the animals had been kept at an empty plot in Block 8 after being purchased by a local resident ahead of Eidul Azha. A watchman had also been hired to guard the goats.
The officer said that on Saturday night, three to four suspects arrived at the location in a Suzuki van and took away all the animals.
The watchman informed police that he was awake at the time of the incident, but the suspects covered his face with a cloth before fleeing with the goats.
Police have collected CCTV footage from the surrounding area and asked the owner to register an FIR [First Information Report] for legal action.
However, the owner has so far shown reluctance in pursuing the case, according to the SHO.
Another theft sacrificial animals was reported in Gulistan-i-Jauhar in 2024.
In that incident, four armed suspects allegedly hijacked a truck carrying sacrificial goats from Hyderabad to Karachi.
Police had said that the driver stopped near Kamran Chowrangi to ask for directions when armed men riding motorcycles held him at gunpoint, snatched his cash and mobile phone and escaped with the truck loaded with goats.
The victim, Abdul Manan, had stated at the time that the stolen animals were worth around Rs1.5 million.
