Cash, gold looted in daylight heist
According to details, three armed men forcibly entered the residence of Nauman Banker. Holding the family at gunpoint, they locked them in a room and ransacked the house.]
The robbers looted 17 tolas of gold jewellery, valued at approximately Rs5.1 million, along with Rs300,000 in cash.
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