Times News Network
Ludhiana: Two motorcycle-borne miscreants on Friday snatched Rs 80,000 from a trader from Uttar Pradesh near the old vegetable market crossing here. The accused attacked the victim with sharp-edged weapons and fled with the cash.
The victim—identified as Naveen Rastogi, 45, of Farrukhabad in UP—is a cloth trader, who comes to the city every year for purchasing shawls for sale in his city.
Rastogi said after alighting from the bus at the local bus stand around 6am, he took an auto to the old vegetable market. After reaching close to Kapoor Hospital, when he was walking towards the market, the two bike-borne miscreants blocked his way and asked him to hand over the bag of cash. As he refused to part with the bag, the accused attacked on his both arms with two sharp-edged weapons and escaped with the bag containing cash.
He was rushed to the hospital by some passersby and the police were informed. His statement has been recorded to lodge an FIR.
Assistant commissioner of police (central) Waryam Singh said the incident occurred early in the morning. CCTVs under the Smart City Project were installed near the spot, so it is expected that the incident or the accused may have been captured in those cameras, he said.