Chandigarh man shot at, robbed of Rs 7,000 in Amritsar

Amritsar, October 2

A man from Chandigarh was shot at by robbers in the Majitha sub-division here on Saturday evening. He had come to pay obeisance at the Golden Temple. The victim, Anil Kumar, is a resident of Sector 13, Chandigarh.

While returning to bus stand, an unknown motorcyclist offered the victim a lift to help him catch the bus. However, the motorcycle-borne miscreant took him to Majitha. When the victim objected to this, the suspect and his unidentified accomplices thrashed him and shot at him. They also snatched Rs 7,000 from him and fled.

The victim was admitted to the Guru Nanak Dev Hospital (GNDH). The Majitha police have registered a case against unidentified persons in this connection. A case under Section 379-B (2) of the IPC and Sections 25, 54 and 59 of the Arms Act in this regard.