Beware! Robbers are on the prowl

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, January 18

Snatching and robbery incidents continue to haunt the residents of the holy city as two more such cases were reported here.

Iqbal Singh, a resident of Manuke village was looted by armed persons near Pingalwara on the Main GT road here on Saturday night. He said he was returning to his company named United Agro Industry after distributing cattle feed to the clients at different places on his tempo. He was carrying cash worth Rs 59,000. He said when he reached near Pingalwara at Manawala on the main GT Road, an SUV intercepted him.

He said three occupants of an SUV bundled him in their vehicle. He alleged that they thrashed him and even snatched the bag containing the cash. Later, they dumped him on the roadside. The police have registered a case while further investigations were under progress.

Meanwhile, two unknown persons snatched gold ornaments from a couple near Bal village here on Sunday. The suspects took him to a secluded place on the pretext of giving them lift on his bike. Victim Dalip Singh, a resident of Adliwal village, stated to the police that after getting medicines from the Military Hospital, he along with his wife Surjit Kaur was waiting for a bus near Kitchlew Chowk. He said two unknown persons came on two bikes and asked them about their destination.

He told them that they were going to Adliwal village. They said they were going to Rajasansi town and would therefore drop them at a turn near Adliwal village. He said they sat on their motorcycle. When they reached near Bal village, the suspects turned their bikes on a kutcha road and snatched earrings of his wife besides two gold rings and fled towards the city. The Airport police have registered a case in this regard. There has been no breakthrough in the case so far.