City sees 3 snatching incidents, one nabbed

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, May 7

Three snatching incidents were reported in the holy city amid curfew restrictions imposed in view of Covid-19 pandemic.

A man was shot at by three armed robbers in the Kot Karnail Singh area here on Wednesday. The victim, Pardeep Singh, was returning home at Kot Atma Ram from Tej Nagar area on his scooter when the suspects intercepted him. He stated to the police that when he reached near ICICI Bank at Kot Karnail Singh, three unknown persons came on a bike and stopped him.

He said before he could understand, one of the suspects took out a pistol and shot at him. He suffered bullet injury to his right leg. The accused snatched his wallet containing Rs 2,000, mobile phone and fled away. He said he was rushed to a private hospital for treatment.

A case under Section 379-B (2) of the IPC and Sections 25, 54 and 59 of the Arms Act has been registered in this regard while no breakthrough has yet been achieved in the case.

In another incident, armed persons snatched scooter and two mobile phones from a man who had gone to drop his friend at his residence on Wednesday evening. Manjit Kumar, the victim stated to the police, that he along with Bunty Kumar works at a hotel near the Shivala Phatak area. He said that he went to drop Bunty Kumar to his house at Dharampura Colony in the Mohkampura area on his scooter. He said when they reached near Ram Talai Chowk, two scooter-borne persons came and stopped them. He said two more persons were coming behind them on bike. They were armed with pistol. He said they snatched scooter, two mobile phones and fled away.

Meanwhile, a snatcher was nabbed while his accomplice managed to escape from the spot. Both were identified as Jaskaran Singh from Khankot and Nijjarpura village. Surinder Kaur told the police that after buying flowers from nursery she along with her son Rajdeep was returning home. She said that when they reached near Government Elementary School Daburji two persons came on a bike and snatched her purse containing Rs 2,800. She said her son, with the help of passersby, nabbed Jaskaran Singh of Khankot village while Jaskaran of Nijjarpura village fled away.