Mugger using fake pistol apprehended by citizens in Karachi

KARACHI: Citizens in Karachi on Sunday apprehended an alleged mugger in Bufferzone area of the city after he was carrying out the mugging bid using a fake pistol, ARY NEWS reported.

According to details, a citizen offered resistance during a mugging bid in Bufferzone area of the city and apprehended the mugger.

It later emerged that the weapon he was using to threaten during the robbery bid was fake. The citizens tortured him and later handed him over to the police for further investigation.

This is not the first time that a robber is being caught during a snatching bid in Karachi and in a similar case in January 2020, a mugger was caught by the citizens, when he along with his accomplice was robbing a woman in Karachi’s area of Korangi No 1.

As per details, a robber was held red-handed while snatching valuables from a woman in Korangi No 1. His accomplice managed to flee the scene.

The area police reached the spot and took him into custody from the angry mob. The police done aerial firing to disburse the angry masses.