Lahore police arrest British-Pakistani suspect aft...

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•   LAHORE: Lahore Police arrested a British national within two hours of an alleged bank robbery near Bhatta Chowk, recovering the looted cash, the weapon allegedly used in the crime, weapons taken from security guards and the vehicle reportedly used as a getaway car.
• Police recovered the allegedly looted Rs900,000, the 12-bore rifle reportedly used during the robbery and weapons belonging to the bank’s security guards.
• Police said he had been spending considerable time playing PUBG and allegedly ran out of British currency before deciding to commit the robbery.

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LAHORE: Lahore Police arrested a British national within two hours of an alleged bank robbery near Bhatta Chowk, recovering the looted cash, the weapon allegedly used in the crime, weapons taken from security guards and the vehicle reportedly used as a getaway car.

CCTV footage obtained by Minute Mirror shows a masked man entering the bank while carrying a weapon. A separate visual shows the suspect, identified by police as Subhan, after his arrest.

According to police officials, the incident occurred at around 9:19am on October 2. The suspect allegedly entered the bank wearing black clothes and a black mask and carrying a 12-bore rifle. He allegedly threatened the security staff, took weapons from the guards and escaped after taking approximately Rs900,000 in cash.

Investigators said the suspect’s fluent English during the robbery provided an important clue as police began working to identify him.