Robbers in Karachi claim eight lives in 15 days of Ramadan

There is no respite from the growing menace of street crime in Karachi that has claimed right precious lives in incidents of shooting during robberies in 15 days of Ramadan.

The rampant street crimes have instilled fear and a sense of insecurity among the citizens as ruthless muggers have been freely roaming the city, looting people and killing them over the slightest hint of resistance with impunity.

The first case of killing over robbery resistance was reported on Ramadan 3 when bandits shot dead a dairy owner in Malir.

On Ramadan 5, robbers killed two men in the Essa Nagri and Pakistan Bazar area of the metropolis.

A Christian man was killed by muggers at the doorstep of his house in Malir on Ramadan 10. Another man, identified as Engineer Shoiab Shafqat, was shot dead by dacoits in the Malir area same day.

A shopkeeper was gunned down by bandits on Ramadan 13 in the North Karachi area of Karachi. 

A 22-year-old boy Zohaib was killed by robbers over resistance in Surjani town on Ramadan 14.

Moreover, a woman was shot dead by muggers inside the Sindh Government Qatar Hospital located in Orangi town on Ramadan 15.

According to police, almost 3,300 incidents of robberies were reported in the port city in just fifteen days of the holy month.

So far, police have managed to arrest only 148 street criminals involved in the robbery and killing incident.

Residents of Karachi are losing confidence in the police, who they feel have failed to control the rising incidents of street crime.