There is startling data regarding snatching of motorcycles in the city of Karachi. According to Citizen Police Liaison Committee better known as CPLC, an average of 167 motorcycles were stolen or snatched daily in the first four months of 2024. This means total number of motorcycles snatched during this period amounted to 20,152.

This represents an increase in this crime from the previous year in which 156 motorcycles were stolen or snatched daily. The total of such snatched vehicles in 2023 reached 18,953 and the way things are going and statistics are predicting this year the number will increase and surpass last year’s statistics.

The figures presented by CPLC are just that. Cold hard figures that do not reflect the stories behind these snatchings and the drama and emotional strains of each individual such act. To understand the whole scenario, it is essential to understand the pivotal importance and position of a motorcycle in a middle class family. A motorcycle is the lifeline of most middle class families.

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