Two milk traders were seriously wounded when armed robbers opened fire on them during a robbery in Razzaqabad, Shah Latif Town, and fled with Rs2.1 million.
The incident took place near the Madina Masjid near the Razzaqabad Training Centre within the jurisdiction of the Shah Latif Town police station. Police said the milk traders were collecting payments from milk shops when they were targeted by armed suspects riding a motorcycle. The suspects held them at gunpoint and snatched cash amounting to Rs2.1 million.
The traders had collected around Rs2.1 million from MashaAllah Milk Shop in Abdullah Goth. The money was being carried in two bags with Rs1.35 million in one bag and Rs750,000 in the other. When the traders resisted, the suspects opened fire, seriously injuring both men before fleeing with the cash.
The injured were taken to a private hospital on Stadium Road where they were identified as 35-year-old Dhani Bakhsh, son of Maqbool, and 50-year-old Bakhsh Zardari. Both the victims are residents of Dhani Paro Goth, Shah Latif Town.
Police said they had obtained video footage of the suspects showing them fleeing after the robbery. The suspects were wearing shalwar kameez and the pillion rider was wearing a cap. According to police, the suspects had conducted surveillance of the traders before carrying out the robbery.
