Two apples, one handwash: Pakistan's strangest theft case from judge's chamber; FIR lodged

Police in Pakistan’s Punjab province have registered a case over the theft of “two apples and a hand wash bottle” from a sessions court judge’s chamber in Lahore, officials said on Tuesday.

The FIR was filed at Lahore’s Islampura Police Station based on a complaint from the judge’s reader, who said he acted on the judge’s instructions, as reported by PTI.


In the complaint filed through his reader, Habibur Rehman, Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Noor Mohammad Bismal reported that two apples and a hand wash bottle worth Rs 1,000 had been stolen from his chamber.

Rehman informed police that the judge had instructed him to register a theft case against unidentified suspects, as reported by Dawn.

Lahore Police registered the case under Section 380 of the Pakistan Penal Code, which deals with theft. The section carries a maximum penalty of seven years’ imprisonment, a fine, or both for those convicted.

A rights activist described the incident as the “biggest theft case in Pakistan’s history," as cited by PTI.