Summary 20486 cellular phones were robbed in 2015.
KARACHI (Daily Dunya) – According to police report, 15744 mobile phones were snatched from locals in Karachi in 2016, which is 23.5 percent less than last year as 20486 cellular phones were robbed in 2015.
When acting Inspector General (IG) Sindh Mushtaq was asked that police report shows a decrease in mobile snatching but it has in fact increased, he replied only those incidents are kept in record which are reported to police, many people do not report snatching or stealing of their cell phones.
In most cases, only those people come to police who lose their expensive and latest phones, he added.
According to sources, a reasonable amount of reduction has been seen in ransom and other crimes after Karachi operation. As a result, the criminals have started doing small crimes like robbery and stealing.
However, police are claiming that they are developing mechanism to eliminate all such crimes.
