Batala trader loses gold, cash to robbers

Tarn Taran, February 4

A trader from Batala was robbed by three car-borne masked and armed robbers on National Highway No. 54 near Gandiwind Dhattal village on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday.

The trader, Rajinder Kumar, a resident of Batala, was on his way back from Ferozepur via Zira in his Brezza car bearing the registration number PB-18 U-0086. He informed Sarhali police on Saturday that he was on his way back from Ferozepur along with his two workers when the three robbers parked their vehicle in front of his car to stop them.

The masked robbers pulled them out of the car and snatched cash to the tune of Rs 30,000 at gunpoint, his two gold rings, their mobile phones and the car. After snatching their valuables, the robbers escaped to the Sarhali side.

The trader and his workers had to come to the police station on foot at night to lodge a complaint. ASI Dilbag Singh said a case under has been registered in this connection.