Robbers make youth ‘murgha’ on road during daylight robbery in Karachi

Incidents of street crime in Karachi continue to surge, with a brazen daylight robbery in Rizvia police limits leaving residents shaken.

According to details, four armed men riding in an Alto car and a motorcycle staged an open robbery on Tuesday morning, targeting citizen for nearly 15 minutes without interruption.

CCTV footage shows the suspects stopping two young men on a motorcycle. While the passenger managed to flee, the robbers snatched the mobile phone, cash, and motorcycle from the rider, Ali Hussain.

In a shocking act, the culprits also assaulted him and forced him into the humiliating “murgha” position — footage of which has since gone viral on social media.

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The video further shows the suspects looting several other motorcyclists in the area, assaulting victims, and even robbing a nearby paan shop.

Witnesses said three of the robbers later fled in the Alto car, while one escaped on a motorcycle.

Victims claimed they called the police helpline 15 repeatedly for almost half an hour, but no officers reached the scene.

Later, when they approached Rizvia Police Station, they alleged that officials dismissed their complaints and failed to take meaningful action to arrest the culprits.