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Ludhiana: Three miscreants robbed an elderly man of his two-wheeler and Rs 1,800 at gunpoint near Eldeco Estate, GT Road, on Saturday night.
Before fleeing, the accused gave Pradeep Kumar Rs 200 so that he could reach home.
Kumar, 65, a resident of New Pratap Nagar who works as a scribe in a vernacular newspaper, said in his police complaint, “I had gone to a marriage bureau to find a suitable match for my son. Around 9pm, when I was on way home, three masked men intercepted my two-wheeler near Eldeco Estate. As soon as I jammed on the brakes, one of them pointed a pistol at me. They asked me to leave my two-wheeler (PB 10 HH 6736) and snatched my wallet containing Rs 2,000. When they were fleeing, I asked them how would I go home. They then gave me Rs 200 so that I could hire a conveyance.”
When the trio sped away, Kumar called up the police.
Salem Tabri police station ASI Jatinder Kumar said, “There are no CCTV cameras near the crime spot. We are scanning the footage of CCTVs installed on the GT Road to trace the accused.”
A case has been registered.