{"id":876,"date":"2023-08-31T14:14:46","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T14:14:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/armed-robbers-snatch-rs47-5m-from-traders-driver-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2023-08-31T14:14:46","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T14:14:46","slug":"armed-robbers-snatch-rs47-5m-from-traders-driver-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/armed-robbers-snatch-rs47-5m-from-traders-driver-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Armed robbers snatch Rs47.5m from trader\u2019s driver | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\">\n<strong class=\"location-names\"><br \/>\nRAWALPINDI:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"color:black\">In a brazen daylight robbery, armed assailants made off with a staggering amount of Rs47.5 million from the driver of a shoe trader in Rawalpindi.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"color:black\">The incident occurred within the limits of Rawat police station.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"color:black\">According to police, the robbery took place near the residence of Sheikh Iqbal, a prominent shoe trader who also deals in property. The victim&#8217;s driver had been sent to a house in a private housing society to collect the cash on behalf of Sheikh Iqbal, but he was intercepted by two armed robbers on a motorcycle, who snatched the bag containing the money and fled the scene.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"color:black\">In his initial statement, Sheikh Iqbal stated that he had sent his driver to collect the cash from the main office. However, two robbers on a motorcycle wearing green helmets waylaid his driver and snatched the bag from him at gunpoint.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"color:black\">In the CCTV footage, the robbers could be seen stopping a passer-by motorcyclist and pointing a gun at him before escaping with the stolen money.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"color:black\">Police obtained the CCTV footage of the entire area for further investigation. The police have registered a case and launched an investigation into the incident.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>SP Saddar Nabeel Khokhar said that the victim delayed informing the police about the robbery, which had occurred around 4:30 pm. He said that the police were investigating the incident from all angles and the culprits would be apprehended.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"background-color:white\">Published in The Express Tribune, April 8<sup>th<\/sup>, 2023.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async defer crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;version=v5.0&#038;appId=419051588770002&#038;autoLogAppEvents=1\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RAWALPINDI: In a brazen daylight robbery, armed assailants made off with a staggering amount of Rs47.5 million from the driver of a shoe trader in Rawalpindi. The incident occurred within the limits of Rawat police station. 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