Karachi suspect accused of luring women for jobs, stealing their phones beaten with slippers during court appearance

Karachi police have arrested a man accused of luring over 50 women with job interview promises and stealing their mobile phones from them. The suspect, who allegedly created a WhatsApp group to pose as a job recruiter, was remanded in police custody for one day after appearing before the Malir judicial magistrate on Tuesday. The magistrate approved the police's request for physical remand, allowing officers to keep the suspect in custody for another day.

According to the investigating officer, 59 women were allegedly brought to a farmhouse in Gadap under false pretenses and had their mobile phones stolen. Police have recovered 40 mobile phones so far, with the remaining 19 believed to be in the possession of another suspect at large. The main suspect, along with a female accomplice, is said to have used the WhatsApp group to lure the women and then hired a bus to take them to the farmhouse.

The women, present at the court hearing, were heard demanding that police show the suspect's face and confronted him, beating him with slippers and slapping him. The group of women followed him until the police took him to a separate room. Acting on a tip-off, police arrested the main suspect while he was attempting to sell the stolen phones to destroy evidence.

Malir SSP Dr Abdul Khaliq Pirzada stated that efforts are ongoing to apprehend the remaining suspect. The women involved lodged complaints with the Gadap City police station, invoking multiple sections of the Pakistan Penal Code.