Robbers on a 'meaty' spree in Karachi

KARACHI: In the latest of meat-related robberies in the city, armed robbers stormed a branch of a meat chain near Gulshan-e-Iqbal, robbing shopkeepers of not only money and belongings but also meat.

The robbers, wearing helmets to hide their faces, can be seen looting the shopkeepers in a CCTV footage.

They can be seen stealing from the cash counter.

Despite the CCTV footages of these robberies, no suspect has been arrested yet.

Last year 29 meat shops were robbed, including 24 branches of the same meat chain located in various parts of the city.

The modus operandi remains the same as the robberies from 2016, the armed men would first deprive the butcher of his cash and then proceed to select the best cuts of meat from the cold storage worth thousands of rupees, and leave with the cash and prepared cuts.

Such heists were reported in Nazimabad, Gulshan-e-Iqbal 13D and Gulistan-e-Johar as well in 2016.