2 targeted in Amritsar; mobiles, scooter snatched

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, July 4

The incidents of snatching and robbery continue unabated in the holy city while the police have failed to nail the perpetrators.

A doctor was robbed by four armed persons when he was returning home after finishing his duty at a private hospital here on Saturday night. The incident occurred in the posh Medical Enclave area. Originally hailing from Anandpur Sahib, he, along with his family, lives in rented accommodation at Chand Avenue.

The victim, identified as Dr Vinod Kumar (in pic), said as he was passing the Medical Enclave area on his scooter, four persons — two of them were riding a bike and two others riding a scooter — stopped him. He said the accused had covered their faces while one of them was wearing a bag of Food Delivery Company.

He said before he could understand, one of the accused took out a pistol and pointed at him. He said he got afraid and asked them to take whatever they wanted. He said the accused took away his expensive i-Phone and a smart watch. They also wanted to snatch his scooter, but dropped the plan and fled from the spot.

A complaint was lodged with the Majitha Road police station where a case has been registered against unidentified persons in this connection. The police said they had got CCTV footage of the incident. He said due to darkness, the number plates of the scooter and the bike were not visible. He said further investigation was under progress to identify the suspects.

Meanwhile, in another incident, three unscrupulous elements snatched a mobile and a scooter from a Putlighar resident here on late Saturday evening. The incident occurred in the Bhindisaida area.

The victim, identified as Gurmit Chand, said he was a inverter and battery dealer and used to install the same after taking instalments. He said after collecting the instalment from Bhindisaida village on Saturday, he was going to Nepal village on his scooter when three bike-borne persons stopped him forcibly.

He said the accused, who had covered faces, pulled out the keys of his scooter and started assaulting him. He said they snatched his mobile and scooter and fled away.

Bhindisaida police have registered a case under Section 379-B (2) of the IPC against unidentified persons and launched further probe.