Police encounters led to the arrest of two suspected robbers, with SHO sustaining injuries during the confrontations in District Central of the city on Friday.In the Liaquatabad area, near Baloch.
60 phones snatched a day in city
From Jan till Nov, a total of 20,054 looted mobile phones were reported in Karachi
Muggings most frequent near Blue Area, Sectors F-7, G-8, G-9, and Sabzi Mandi. PHOTO: AFP
As many as 60 people on average were robbed of their mobile phones in the metropolis each day this year.
The Citizen-Police Liaison Committee s crime statistics for 2020 show that 20,054 mobile phones were snatched in Karachi over the past 11 months.
The highest number of snatchings occurred in September with 2,510 mobile phones snatched. October saw 2,180 mobiles snatched, July 2,127, August 2,045, January 1,939, June 1,899, February 1,846, November 1,843, May 1,438 and March 1,381. April saw the least number of snatchings, with 846 mobile phones stolen.