Ajnala’s grocery trader robbed of Rs 4.75 lakh

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, November 27

Four armed persons with covered faces robbed a grocery trader in Ajnala here late on Friday evening. The robbers snatched the bag containing Rs4.75 lakh. Though the police have registered an FIR, there has been no breakthrough in the case so far.

Atul Taneja, a resident of Bhagat Namdev Colony, Ajnala, told the police that he runs a wholesale grocery store at Dera Road in Ajnala. He said around 9pm, he closed his shop and took his daily sale amounting to Rs4.75 lakh in a bag. He said when he reached towards the street leading to his house, four persons on two scooters with covered faces approached.

One scooter stopped in front of his scooter, while other two persons on other scooter snatched his bag which he had kept near his feet. He said he tried chasing them, but got misbalanced and fell on the road while the accused fled toward Ajnala city.

The police have registered a case under Sections 379-B and 34 of the IPC in this regard and launched further probe.

How it happened

Atul Taneja of Bhagat Namdev Colony, Ajnala, told the police that he runs a wholesale grocery store at Dera Road in Ajnala. He said around 9pm, he closed his shop and took his daily sale amounting to Rs4.75 lakh in a bag. He said when he reached towards the street leading to his house, four persons on two scooters with faces covered approached him. One scooter stopped in front of his scooter, while other two persons on another scooter snatched his bag which he had kept near his feet. He said he tried chasing them, but failed to balance and fell, while the accused fled toward Ajnala.

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