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IBNS-CMEDIA: Incidents of murder and robbery have increased manifold in Pakistan’s Karachi city in the month of June in comparison to May, media reports said.
According to the Citizens-Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) data, 40 people were murdered in June compared to 45 in May, reported Dawn News.
Data showed number of people killed by robbers in Karachi stood at three in May, but in June 11 innocent citizens were murdered by street criminals.
During the first six months of the current year, the data shows a total of 72 people had been killed by robbers — 13 in January, 20 in February, 11 in March and 14 in April, reported Dawn News.
Thirty people were wounded by robbers in May but in June the figure stood at 35.
The data obtained by Dawn from different sources showed that 53 people were wounded in January, 45 in February, 56 in March and 34 in April, thus a total of 254 people were wounded during the last two quarters of this year.
Inspector General of Police Ghulam Nabi Memon told Dawn that there was an increase in violent street crimes in June. He opined that street crimes fluctuated according to seasons, like Eid.
