Shopkeeper robbed of Rs 16K in Tarn Taran

A shopkeeper was robbed at gunpoint by three motorcycle-borne persons at Chabal here on Saturday night.

The shopkeeper, identified as Manpreet Singh of Chabal, was sitting in his shop on the Amritsar road, when the three robbers reached the spot. The robbers put a pistol to his ear and asked him to hand over all his cash to them. After robbing him of the cash, they fled the spot.

Sub-Inspector Balwinder Singh, posted at the Chabal police station, visited the spot and collected details of the incident. The police have registered a case under Sections 304, 332 (3), 3(5) and 351 (2), (3) of the BNS.

Rising incidents of robbery in the Chabal area have severely affected the business of shopkeepers.