
ISLAMABAD: The federal capital is constantly witnessing a rise in the cases of auto thefts and mobile snatching as carjackers stole and snatched 66 vehicles and armed gangs snatched over 27 mobile phones in various parts of the city during the last week.
According to data, over 10 cases of robbery and snatching of cash at gunpoint were reported to various police stations in the city. During last week, gangs of auto thieves remained active as they stole or snatched 56 motorbikes and 10 cars.
During the last week, criminal gangs were most active within the limits of Industrial Area, Aabpara, Khanna, Karachi Company, and Kohsar police stations.
In the same period, auto thieves stole 12 motorbikes, two cars, armed persons snatched two mobile phones and robbers looted gold ornaments and cash form a house.
Similarly, Aabpara police station registered nine cases of auto theft, two cases of mobile snatching and one case of robbery during the last week.