Rawalpindi: The robber was shot dead by his accomplices after a robbery at a general store in Afshan Colony, Race Course area of Thane.
According to the police, four armed robbers snatched cash, mobile phone and identity card etc. from the shopkeeper and started running away, when the shopkeeper started firing at them with his pistol. The accused also retaliated indiscriminately firing as a result of which one bullet hit their accomplice who died on the spot while the three robbers managed to escape.
The CCTV footage of the robbery incident also came out, in which the shopkeeper can be seen busy in the shop, while two masked robbers can also be seen entering the shop and inspecting it. In the footage, a robber wearing jeans pants and a brown jacket can be seen pulling out a pistol and then pointing at the shopkeeper and demanding cash, while another robber wearing a shalwar kameez loots the shop.
The shopkeeper’s wallet is demanded by the robber, but in the meantime, the shopkeeper throws the wallet towards the door of the shop to distract the robber. When the robber goes to pick up the wallet, the shopkeeper takes the opportunity to take out his pistol, the robber also takes out cash from the wallet and throws the wallet back towards the showcase and escapes.
As soon as the robbers escape from the shop, the shopkeeper also comes out from under the showcase and opens fire on the robbers, but the robbers’ accomplices outside the shop start firing one after another in a frenzy, and at the same time, the accused’s bullet hits their own accomplices. It hits him in the head, which kills the robber on the spot.
According to SHO Race Course Raja Iftikhar, police teams have been formed to search for the escaped robbers, the shopkeeper’s mobile phone, identity card and a pistol have also been recovered from the dead accused.