KARACHI: The street crimes in Karachi took an ugly turn on Tuesday when some unknown outlaws snatched a newborn baby girl from her mother in Baldia Colony and ran away.
Father of 11 day infant told police that his wife gave birth to their daughter Sidra 11 days ago.
On Tuesday, he said, his wife was traveling in a public transport to visit a doctor for check up of Sidra.
When she disembarked from the bus, the street criminals appeared there, snatched 11 days old baby girl Sidra and disappeared from there.
Two men, riding on a bike approached Sidra’s mother, snatched her bag and vanished.
Sidra’s mother had kept her daughter in a baby bag just to keep her warm in winter.
Madina Colony police said that they have started investigating the case.
Madina Colony police said that they were screening videos captured by closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras placed in the area to identify the robbers.
SHO Madina Colony said that initial investigations indicated that it was a case of snatching and not kidnapping.
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