Muggers snatch expensive phones
In mid-October of the current year, the FBR imposed a duty of Rs250 on mobile phones worth Rs15,000 or more while Rs300 was levied on cheaper handsets worth Rs6,000 or more. PHOTO: FILE
An armed robbery occurred on Range Road in the jurisdiction of Westridge Police Station in Rawalpindi where robbers snatched expensive mobile phones.
The robbers returned one of the phones to its owner, reportedly because it did not meet their preferences.
CCTV footage of the incident has surfaced, showing a vehicle parked on the roadside as two motorcycle-riding suspects pass by.
The footage revealed that the masked suspects return moments later, stop near the vehicle and confront several individuals standing nearby.
One of the suspects remains on the motorcycle while the other approaches the group, brandishing a pistol.
The armed suspect can be seen forcibly taking mobile phones from a young man and the vehicle's driver.
However, in a surprising move, the suspect tosses one of the snatched phones back to the driver, apparently dissatisfied with its quality.
Despite the presence of four people at the scene, the robbers fled easily with several high-end mobile phones.
One of the bystanders was seen making a phone call immediately after the assailants fled.
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