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Senior photojournalist Sohail Shahzad robbed of camera, cell phones

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published: 17 January 2018

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Senior photojournalist Sohail Shahzad robbed of camera, cell phones
Sohail Shahzad, a senior photojournalist, was attacked by robbers in Rawalpindi. The incident left him without his valuable equipment and personal items.

RAWALPINDI – Sohail Shahzad, a senior photojournalist with Daily 92 News was robbed of his camera, cell phones and other equipment at gunpoint by unidentified robbers early Tuesday morning.

The incident occurred in the Shamsabad neighborhood just when Shahzad arrived at the main door of his house from work.

He told JournalismPakistan.com Wednesday he left his bag on his motorbike to ring his doorbell around 2:00am when three robbers on a motorbike arrived. They took the bag that contained his camera and equipment worth Rs250,000 and cell phones.

Shahzad reported the matter to the Sadiqabad Police Station who have started investigations.

Meanwhile, the photojournalist got his empty bag back Wednesday which the robbers had probably tossed by the roadside. A lawyer who found it, called up Shahzad to hand it over to him.

KEY POINTS:

  • Sohail Shahzad robbed at gunpoint in Rawalpindi.
  • Robbers took equipment worth Rs250,000.
  • Shahzad left his bag on his motorbike while ringing the doorbell.
  • Sadiqabad Police have started investigations into the robbery.
  • Shahzad recovered his empty bag, found by a lawyer.

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