Karachi witnessed a real-life action scene when a robber, attempting to flee after snatching a mobile phone from a biker in Sakhi Hassan, resorted to an unusual escape tactic.

Trying to evade the police, he climbed onto the Green Line station tower and swung from overhead wires before making a dramatic leap onto a cloth sheet held by officers and bystanders.

The bizarre chase unfolded as the suspect, instead of surrendering, scaled the Green Line bridge and clung to electrical wires in a desperate bid to escape.

However, he was eventually caught when police and citizens positioned a sheet beneath him, bringing his movie-like stunt to an abrupt end.

The robber claimed, “I am not a thief or a criminal. I fell while trying to avoid an approaching vehicle. People mistook me for a robber and attacked me. Out of fear, I climbed the tower and then attempted to escape by hanging onto the wires.”

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Second robbery in a week

Meanwhile, Karachi’s Model Colony police station reported a second robbery within a week.

Armed criminals looted cash and mobile phones from a shop before escaping.

CCTV footage captured clear images of the suspects, and authorities are investigating.

A similar incident occurred on February 27 in Sheet 24, Model Colony.