Army man robbed of car at gunpoint

Tribune News Service

Ambala, September 22

An Army man was robbed of his car, mobiles and documents at gunpoint by unidentified persons in Naraingarh last night. The victim has been identified as Amarjeet, who is posted with 36 Motor Division, Garrison Engineer, Palampur.

In his complaint to the police, Amarjeet, a resident of Naraingarh, said he had come on two-day leave from his unit. Yesterday, around 9 pm, when he was on his way towards Palampur in Himachal Pradesh after meeting his in-laws in Yamunanagar, a car hit his car near Sainmajra village in Naraingarh following which he stopped his car and came out.

Amarjeet said, “The unknown person who had hit my car also came out and apologised. Meanwhile, two more cars reached there and four men, who were travelling in the cars, attacked me with sticks. One man pointed his gun at me and asked me to sit in my car.

They kept beating me even inside the car. The person who had hit my car was now driving my car, while I was sitting with two miscreants on the back seat. As we reached an isolated location, they asked me to get down from the car.”

“The person who was holding a gun threatened to shoot me, but as I pleaded to leave me, one of them hit me hard on my head with a stick and left me unconscious in a field. After gaining some consciousness, I reached Gadholi village in Yamunanagar and sought help from villagers there. They took me to the Thana Chappar police station. The accused took away my car, three mobile phones, a wallet and some documents,” he said. The victim was taken to the Civil Hospital, Naraingarh. 

A case has been registered under Sections 394 and 34 of the IPC and Section 25 of the Arms Act.

Naraingarh SHO Arvind Kumar said, “During investigation, one of his (Army man’s) three mobiles, which was thrown by the accused, was recovered. A case has been registered and the matter is being further investigated.”