BUREWALA:A local trader was deprived of cash Rs 2.5 million at gun point by two unidentified armed robbers near Grain Market on Wednesday.
According to police sources, Faisal Raza, a local trader at Grain Market, was returning to his shop on motorcycle after crediting cash Rs 2.5 million from a private bank situated at Vehari Bazar, Burewala city. All of a sudden, two unidentified armed robbers intercepted him near Grain Market. They held him hostage at gun point and snatched cash from him before fleeing away.
After receiving call on police emergency helpline 15, DSP Burewala Azhar Hussain along with police team reached the spot and started the investigations. Speaking on the occasion, the DSP said that police pickets across the city had been informed about the incident adding that the criminals would be arrested soon.