Liquor vend worker beaten up, robbed of Rs 9,000

Ludhiana: Posing as a customer, two motorcycle-borne miscreants thrashed a liquor vend worker and robbed him of Rs 9,000 at gunpoint at Mianwal village of Meharban in Ludhiana on Saturday evening. While escaping, the accused also locked the worker inside the vend.
On the complaint of Gurmeet Singh of Behlolpur village of Machhiwara said he was working as a salesman at a liquor vend of Sohan Lal Kundra and Dhillon group in at Miyanwal village. On Saturday evening around 5.30pm two miscreants turned up at the liquor vend to buy a bottle of beer. As he turned around to get the bottle, the accused barged into the vend.
He added the accused thrashed him and demanded for money. When he fought back, one of the accused brandished a gun and threatened to shoot him. Thereafter he did not resist. The accused robbed him of Rs 9,000 and fled. Before fleeing, the accused locked the shop from outside.
After the accused left the spot he immediately informed the police.
Investigating officer ASI Sanjiv Kumar said an FIR under Section 379-B (snatching) of the IPC has been registered against the unidentified accused and investigations initiated. The police have been scanning CCTVs installed in the area to identify the accused.
Box: Earlier cases of attack on liquor vends
On May 27, four assailants beat to death the owner of a liquor tavern at Kaddon village of Doraha over a petty issue and fled. The Doraha police had lodged an FIR against the accused and initiated investigation. On April 1, A salesman of a liquor vend was hacked to death at Chapki village. The assailants fled after locking the vend from outside.