Police offer Rs2.5m reward to arrest Metroville robbers

The District South police on Friday announced a cash reward of Rs2.5 million for anyone who provides any piece of information that leads to the arrest of the robbers involved in the April 8 murder of two poultry company workers in Metroville.

Police released semi-clear pictures of the suspects to the public, and urged people to come forward with any information that might help identify and locate the perpetrators.

South Zone DIG Syed Asad Raza said that the informant’s identity would be kept confidential. Information can be provided at 021-99205670-71 and 0335-5512211, he added.

The CCTV camera footage of the incident shows both perpetrators dressed in shirts and trousers. The stolen money in a blue carrier bag can also be seen in the possession of the suspects. Police are yet to find the suspects involved in the major robbery of Rs12.6 million.

The incident had taken place near Fatima Masjid in Metroville, where the suspects opened fire at a car before they escaped with the looted cash. The casualties were taken to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, where they were identified as Zakir, 30, and Sher Alam, 55.

According to police, one of the suspects had remained on his motorbike while the other got off another motorbike and went straight to the car and opened fire.

After shooting the victims, the culprit picked up the bag containing the cash from the back seat of the car, following which both culprits sped away on their motorbikes.

The culprits had been waiting for the victims, which meant they knew that the two would pass through the area. This was not a usual street crime, as the culprits had targeted the two men based on the information they had.