Thieves brazenly steal from customers at Karachi salon

A video of a robbery surfaced on social media, showing robbers brazenly storming a men's salon in Karachi and looting a worker and his customers.

The exact whereabouts of the incident are unclear. In the footage, a salon worker was seen attending to a client while three other men waited their turn.

In the meantime, three robbers, one of them masked, enter the shop and immediately begin forcing everyone to hand over their belongings.

The muggers, brandishing guns, robbed everyone in the salon and then fled the scene without resistance, while the victims helplessly watched them escape with their valuables.

Additional IG Sindh Javed Alam Odho announced in October that street crimes in Karachi had been reduced by 50% due to increased security measures by the city police. 

However, citizens continue to experience street robberies, fueling a sense of insecurity throughout the metropolis.

According to data from the Citizen Police Liaison Committee (CPLC), nearly 471 people have lost their lives in various crimes in Karachi during the first nine months of 2024, with almost 100 of these deaths occurring during street crimes.

The city's deteriorating law and order situation has led to the theft of more than 15,000 mobile phones and 35,000 motorcycles between January and September.