Robber posing as SHO arrested in Karachi

Karachi police arrested a suspect from Karachi’s Site Super Highway area, after he was found involved in several robberies at Link Road while posing as a Station House Officer (SHO), said a police official.

The arrest took place after the suspect, along with eight companions, attempted to rob a toll office.

The gang looted all the cash at gunpoint and assaulted a trailer driver by striking him with a gun when he resisted.

The footage obtained from the surveillance camera of the toll office showed at least nine individuals, one of them dressed in a police uniform, arriving at the spot on four motorcycles, entering the office, looting cash, and fleeing.

Raids were being conducted to arrest suspect's accomplices.

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Notably, the data shared by the Citizen-Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) recorded at least 16,977 incidents of street crime in Karachi during the first three months of 2025.

The offences include the snatching of 4,298 mobile phones, 11,982 motorcycles, and the theft of 537 cars between January 1 and March 31.

Other major crimes reported in the city during the same period included four instances of kidnapping and 24 cases of extortion.

The CPLC report also revealed the death toll from these crimes, with 132 individuals losing their lives in various incidents, including 26 deaths that occurred while resisting robbery.