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title: "Fraudster steals mobile phones worth Rs2.8 million after changing shop locks before closing"
description: "Most outlets led with the theft of mobile phones and other goods worth Rs2.8 million, noting the method involved replacing the shop’s locks in Karachi’s Saddar mobile market. The Daily Times added that the theft was described as \"unusual,\" while ARY News repeated the key details in a more concise manner without additional framing."
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# Fraudster steals mobile phones worth Rs2.8 million after changing shop locks before closing

pakistan · updated 23 Oct 2026, 1:48 AM PKT · 22–23 Oct 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets led with the theft of mobile phones and other goods worth Rs2.8 million, noting the method involved replacing the shop’s locks in Karachi’s Saddar mobile market. The Daily Times added that the theft was described as "unusual," while ARY News repeated the key details in a more concise manner without additional framing.

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **Daily Times** — [Fraudster steals mobile phones worth Rs 2.8 million](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1570874/fraudster-steals-mobile-phones-worth-rs-2-8-million/) · 23 Oct 2026, 1:48 AM PKT
  > A fraudster stole mobile phones and other goods worth Rs2.8 million from a shop in Karachi’s Saddar mobile market after replacing its locks shortly before closing time, according to reports. The unusual theft was captured on video, which has stunned Saddar mobile market shopkeepers. According to the details, the suspect arrived at the shop and […]
- **ARY News (English)** — [Fraudster steals mobile phones worth Rs2.8 million after changing shop locks before closing](https://arynews.tv/fraudster-steals-mobile-phones-worth-rs2-8-million-after-changing-shop-locks-before-closing) · 22 Oct 2026, 11:13 AM PKT · 94% identical wording to the newest filing
  > fraudster stole mobile phones and other goods worth Rs2.8 million from a shop in Karachi’s Saddar mobile market after replacing locks

2 articles from 2 outlets, 22–23 Oct 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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