Gold, cash worth millions of rupees stolen in 25 strikes in Pindi.

RAWALPINDI -- People were deprived of cash, gold jewellery, eight motorcycles and two cars and a pickup van in 25 incidents of street crime reported to the police on the second day of Eidul Fitr.

Mrs Ahmad, a resident of Gulraiz Colony, complained to the Airport Police that some burglars broke into her house in her absence and stole gold jewellery worth Rs1.7 million and Rs160,000.

In a similar incident, Mohammad Saqlain's house was burgled in the absence of his family in the Jatli area and made off with Rs1.2 million cash, gold jewellery weighing 16 tolas, a laptop. The value of the total stolen goods was estimated by the victim at Rs2,450,000.

The wife of Mohammad Arslan, a resident of Gulshan Abad, was robbed of gold jewellery worth Rs700,000 and Rs40,000 cash by two gunmen while the couple was returning home on the second day of Eid.

Likewise, some unidentified burglars broke into the house of Shahid Iqbal in Rawat and took away gold jewellery, electronic goods, and Rs50,000 in cash.

Mohammad Arif, resident of Adiala road complained to the Rawat police that two unidentified persons entered his shop and held him at gunpoint and snatched Rs200,000, three mobile phones and DVR before fleeing in a car.

Ghulam Hussain complained to the police that he and his friends were passing through the Sixth Road when they were robbed of two mobile phones and cash by two armed men who came on a motorcycle.

Adil Khan's pickup van was stolen...

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