Fertilizer firm employees say robbed by three masked men at gunpoint

Times News Network
Ludhiana: Three masked men allegedly robbed the employees of a fertilizer company of Rs 15 lakh at gunpoint near Pal Majra village in Samala on Tuesday morning.
The accused intercepted their car, threatened them with the weapon and escaped with cash within seconds, the victims claimed. While fleeing, the accused allegedly damaged the car tyre to avoid being chased.
The victims informed their employer and also sounded the police.
Neeraj Kumar, who works in the sales department of Sai Ram Agritech, Rampura Phul, Bathinda, told the police that he, along with his two colleagues, was on the way to Rampura Phul in a Maruti Suzuki Swift car to attend a meeting and hand over the collection of Rs 15 lakh.
He said when they reached near Pal Majra, a Hyundai i10 car intercepted them and three men with covered faces alighted. One of them pointed a gun at him, he said, adding that they snatched the bag of cash kept on the back seat and escaped after damaging one of the tyres of their car.
Samrala SHO inspector Kulwant Singh said, “The workers of Sai Ram Agritech would make collections from different districts and deposit them at the office after a month. On Tuesday, there was a meeting in their office in Rampura Phul. They were on the way to attend it and deposit the money when the three unidentified accused robbed them of Rs 15 lakh at gunpoint. There is not a fixed date for depositing the entire month’s collection. So the police are finding out how the robbers knew when the cash would be taken to the office. Besides, CCTV cameras installed near the spot are also being scanned.”
Meanwhile, on the statement of Neeraj Kumar, the Samrala police registered a case against unidentified accused under Section 379-b (snatching) of the IPC and under the Arms Act.