3 armed goons rob 75-yr-old store employee outside bank

Times News Network
Ludhiana: Three armed goons robbed an elderly employee of a store of Rs 2.80 lakh outside a bank on Gill Road around 11.30am on Tuesday.
Kuljit Singh, 75, a resident of Jamalpur Colony, works at a bearing and oil store in Dholewal.
Kuljit said in his police complaint, “I had gone to IndusInd Bank’s Miller Ganj branch on Gill Road for depositing cash in the account of the company. When I was about to enter the bank, two men pushed me and snatched my bag containing Rs 2.80 lakh.”
Kuljit fell on the stairs and raised the alarm. The bank’s security guard, Baghel Singh, ran behind the accused.
Baghel said, “When I tried to catch hold of the accused, one of them brandished a pistol. Their accomplice was waiting for them on a motorcycle. The trio fled towards Vishwakarma Chowk. All the accused were masked.”
Kuljit then called up his employer and the police were informed.
Kuljit’s employer said, “Kuljit has been working at the store for decades. He handles the work of depositing and withdrawing cash from the bank. He would visit the bank after a month or two.”
CCTVs installed at the bank have captured the incident.
Additional deputy commissioner of police-III Jaskiranjit Singh Teja said, “It is suspected that the accused followed the elderly man from the store to the bank and knew that he was carrying cash. As Kuljit would visit the bank after a month or two, involvement of a known person cannot be ruled out. Footage of CCTVs installed in the locality are being scrutinized to trace the miscreants.”
A case has been registered.