Shopkeepers of Shershah scrap market staged a protest demonstration over the incident of broad daylight robbery on Thursday. According to details, two persons, who came from Hyderabad along with their mechanic, were looted by armed robbers wearing police uniform at Shersha scrap market on Thursday.
Following the said incident, hundreds of the shopkeepers of Shersha scarp market marched through the street and chanted slogans against the Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs). The demonstrators, who raised questions on the performance of the LEAs, alleged the law enforcers for its failure to maintain peace in the country's financial hub.
They said that although the business fraternity is facing severe security and business challenges, the authority concerned is still ineffective to evolve comprehensive strategy to deal with the wrongdoers, effectively.
When contacted Muhammad Zahid, president Anjuman-e-Shersha scrap market confirmed the incident, saying that unknown armed men, wearing police uniform, committed looting-exercise on broad daylight at the market. He said the businessmen, who are already down in the dumps because of unfriendly government polices, now facing serious life-threat from the criminals but the authority concerned is not paying any heed to this burning issue, leaving the traders in hysteria.
Meanwhile, SHO Shakeel Sherwani of Pak Colony police station denied the said incident, saying that they have not received any report of such incident. Apart from this incident, he said the police have assured to provide proper security to the traders of Shersha scrap market. He said that the protesters after the assurance of the police dispersed peacefully.
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