In a bizarre incident, a motorcycle was lifted from inside the Karachi’s Korangi police station. As per details, the affected person said he reached the police station with one of his relative for investigation around 10.30 pm and upon returning to the station’s parking lot after the meeting, he found that his motorcycle had disappeared. Korangi police have filed a complaint and stated that they will identify the thief using CCTV footage. However, sources revealed that the CCTV cameras at Korangi police station have been out of order for several months. It’s worth noting that over 40,000 motorcycles have been either stolen or snatched in Karachi in just the first nine months of this year alone.

Earlier, CPLC report about street crimes in July showed a total of 24 cars were snatched while 135 others were stolen in the span of 30 days out of which the authorities managed to recover only 80 vehicles. Similarly, the report indicates that 564 motorcycles were taken away from citizens at gunpoint, and 2,792 motorcycles were stolen, while the police managed to recover only 196 of these stolen motorcycles. Additionally, the report also highlights an increase in mobile phone snatching. In June alone, 1,433 mobile phones were taken from citizens at gunpoint, with the police recovering a mere 18 phones.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan