DAWN
Karachi, Tuesday, January 12, 1999
Woman accuses LEAs of robbery

Karachi, Jan 11: A widow, Nargis Khatoon, on Monday accused the police and the Rangers personnel of committing robbery in her house at Chandni Chowk in Liaquatabad on Saturday afternoon when she had gone for Iftar with some relatives.

Nargis Khatoon, who was accompanied by two other women, speaking at a press conference at the Karachi Press Club on Monday afternoon, alleged that on Saturday when she was away from her house for Iftar with her relatives, the LEA personnel came and after breaking the lock took away all the valuables.

She said on her return she found valuables and cash messing, including Rs. 100,000 jewellery, a colour TV set, a sewing machine and fan etc.

She stated that her house was located two streets away from where an encounter took place a few days back. She said she neither had any affiliation with any organization nor she had any son of male member in the family but two daughters. One of them was married while for the other she had boon arranging dowry, and the jewellery, the sewing machine, the fan, and the cash money were part of the dowry which had been taken away by the raiding party.

In reply to a question she said that the people of her locality had informed her that the police personnel came in a few mobiles and after breading the lock took away all the valuables.

They had also ordered to keep the door open as they would again visit the house. Later in the night they again visited the house and made the announcement that any person who would give shelter to any one would also be picked up by them.

To another question she said she did not belong t any organization nor any youth had been visiting her house.

When asked if she had lodged complaints about robbery with the police or appealed to the Governor, Nargis Khatoon said she did not dare to contact the police as the police were involved, and how could they come to her rescue.