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Contact UsKARACHI: An angry mob severely beat up and then set on fire two robbers in Karachi, the largest city of Pakistan. One of the victims died after reaching hospital while the other is stated to be in critical condition.
This is the second incident with in a week in Karachi when four days back three robbers were set on fire who later died.
Witnesses said the robbers were looting a bus when they were caught while fleeing. The mob then fell upon the robbers and after giving them a severe beating, set them on fire. This brutal episode took place in broad daylight.
This image from an incident earlier this week shows a mob around three thieves who were set on fire after being caught red handed.
Karachi’s worsening law and order situation has forced frustrated people to take law into their own hands. Daily 50-60 mobile phones are snatched at gun point and robbers do not hesitate to kill someone for a mere Rs.1000 ($15) mobile phone.
Armed dacoity, car snatching, kidnapping and arson e.t.c are some of the other menaces.
A senior police officer said on condition of anonymity this was a dangerous trend. He warned that people with enmity could torch their enemies claiming they were robbers. One should control this situation, he said.
An eyewitness of the current incident said:
Some older people tried to rescue the two robbers but in vain. A driver of the Chhipa ambulance service was also met with punches and kicks when he tried to intervene. Two policemen of the Muhafiz Force also tried to stop the violence but the mob snatched their guns and gave them a serious thrashing.
According to a psychiatrist Dr Haroon Ahmed:
It is the psyche of a human being that if he’s pushed to the wall, he can react in an unexpected manner. The people of Pakistan in general and this city in particular are in a state of mind where they feel insecure and under-privileged.
Saying that there was no justification for brutal acts such as these, Dr Ahmed pointed out that the situation could not be reversed through the implementation of the existing laws, which treated people in different classes: the poor and the privileged.