KARACHI: Karachiites on Sunday overpowered two robbers in Gulshan-e-Iqbal and handed over them to police after beating them up ruthlessly.

According to a report, two robbers were looting citizens in Gulshan-e-Iqbal area of the metropolis when a group of citizens overpowered them, tortured them ruthlessly and handed over to the police. The accused were identified as Danish and Kamran. Two pistols and looted valuables were also recovered from them.

The police have lodged a report and started a probe into the incident. The crime rate in Karachi has risen alarmingly as police have badly failed to control it. The citizens have appealed to the Sindh government to tighten noose around the robbers so that they could take a sigh of relief.