Thieves make off with over Rs300 million gold in Karachi jewellery shop burglary

In what is being described as the year's biggest burglary, thieves broke into a jewellery shop in Karachi's Orangi Town and made off with gold worth more than Rs300 million.

The incident took place at a well-known jewellery store in Iqbal Market. According to the police, the suspects dug through the rear wall of the shop and stole over 606 tolas of gold along with diamonds valued at more than Rs2.5 million.

A case has been registered against unknown suspects on the complaint of the jeweller, Ayub Khan. CCTV footage of the incident has also emerged.

The complainant told police that the shop was closed as usual by workers on the night of February 12. When employees opened the store on the morning of February 14, several jewellery boxes were found empty.

After being informed, Ayub Khan rushed to the shop and discovered that the rear wall had been broken. Upon checking the inventory, he found that 7,064 grams of gold, along with diamonds and other valuables, had been stolen. Some of the missing items belonged to customers.

Police have launched an investigation following registration of the case.