Man Shoots Himself to Fake Robbery Over Rs1.5m Debt

Key Points

Lundianwala police expose a staged robbery after an investigation
The accused, Sajid, allegedly shot himself in the leg to make the robbery look real
Sajid owed Rs1.5 million to a man named Irfan and staged the drama to avoid repaying it
SHO Lundianwala Adeel Mustafa opened the probe after finding the circumstances suspicious
The CPO says strict legal action will be taken against those who fabricate incidents for personal gain

FAISALABAD: Lundianwala police have exposed a staged robbery in which a man allegedly shot himself in the leg to dodge a debt of Rs1.5 million he owed another man.

According to the Faisalabad police handout, SHO Lundianwala Adeel Mustafa found the circumstances of the reported incident suspicious and began an investigation.

The handout said the investigation found the facts to be contrary to the incident the accused had staged.

The spokesman said the accused, Sajid, had shot himself in the leg as part of the staged robbery.

The handout added that Sajid owed Rs1.5 million to a man named Irfan and had staged the drama only to avoid repaying the debt.

The police said the SHO had initiated further legal proceedings against Sajid.

The CPO said strict legal action would be taken against those who fabricate incidents for personal gain.