Erode: Three unidentified persons robbed a Tasmac outlet salesman of Rs 2 lakh near Gobichettipalayam in Erode district on Saturday night.
Salesman E Arumugam, 40, of Elathur village near Nambiyur, along with his friend P Selvakumar, 38, was returning home on a bike with the money collected from the sale of liquor bottles from the Tasmac shop at Kumarapalayam near Gobichettipalayam, a police officer said.
“When they neared Kedarai village, three masked persons waylaid the bike and threw chilli powder on Arumugam and Selvakumar’s face. The duo fell off bike. At that moment, the robbers snatched the cash bag from Arumugam and disappeared into the dark,” the police officer said.
Arumugam later lodged a complaint with the Nambiyur police, who registered a case. The police have alerted officers at checkposts across Gobichettipalayam and initiated an inquiry.