Tribune News Service

Amritsar, May 23

Even after two months, the city police are clueless in the Mall Road goldsmith robbery case. The police had earlier claimed to have vital clues in the case.

Several armed persons had robbed a goldsmith after holding his family hostage at gunpoint at the posh Mall Road area near Kitchlew Chowk here on March 21.

Victim Ashish Arora (goldsmith), along with his father SK Arora, mother and grandmother, was present in the house when the accused entered the house. They pointed guns at the family members and held them hostage. They later took along Ashish Arora.

They decamped with a box containing over 700 gm of gold ornaments worth around Rs 25 lakh. They also took away Rs 50,000 cash from the family. Before escaping, they locked the family in the bathroom so that they could not call the police immediately.

The police had earlier suspected that an interstate gang of robbers who were helped by local gangsters might be behind attack. The police investigations had revealed that the accused were five in number and they had covered their faces.

The house has two entry points—one from the main Mall Road and other from the Kennedy Avenue side. It is located just a few meters from the residence of a ruling party MLA.

Assistant Commissioner of Police Harminder Singh Sandhu said during the probe, the police had zeroed in two gangsters who had been on run. He said efforts were on to nab them. Once they were arrested, the police would also identify their accomplices involved in the robbery.

Man booked for dowry, domestic violence

The police on Saturday booked a man and his family on charges of dowry and domestic violence here. The complainant, Shayna Kapur of the Ranjit Avenue area, have lodged a complaint with the police in this connection.

The police have registered a case under Sections 498-A, 324, 323, 34 and 506 of the IPC against her husband Manak Kapur along with in-laws.

The complainant alleged that the accused demanded dowry and also attacked her with sharp weapon leaving her injured.

ASI Daljit Singh said the investigations were underway. He saidas per medico legal report she had around five injuries. Therefore a case was registered. He said the couple got married around one and half year ago.