Robbery bid by two at house in Sector 8 Chandigarh

Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, March 9

Two armed assailants allegedly attempted a daylight gunpoint robbery at a house in Sector 8 yesterday. The caretaker of the house received injuries after he was attacked with a sharp weapon.

One of the Assailants pulled out a gun

The police said the caretaker, Satpal, told them that the owners were not in the house following which one of them pulled out a gun and asked him where the cash and jewellery had been kept in the house. The complainant refused after which the other assailant attacked him with a knife. He received an injury on his arm.

According to the police, complainant Satpal (52), who works as the caretaker, reported that he, along with another worker Himanshu, was present in the house when two unknown persons arrived at the gate. The suspects stated that they had come to check the water meter and tank.

The complainant allowed them in the house. The suspects, however, started questioning him about the owners.

The police said the complainant told them that the owners were not in the house following which they pulled out a gun and asked him where the cash and jewellery had been kept in the house. The complainant refused after which the other suspect attacked him with a knife. He received an injury on his arm.

The suspects then snatched the mobile phones of both workers and tied the complainant and locked him in a room. The police said the complainant told the suspects that all valuables were kept on the first floor.

They asked Himanshu to take them to the room on the first floor and while the suspects were searching the house, Himanshu jumped from the first floor and raised the alarm. Fearing that they will be caught, the suspects escaped from the spot. The police were informed, who reached the spot and initiated an investigation. The injured was taken to the hospital for treatment.

The police scrutinised the footage of CCTV cameras installed in the area. A team of the technical cell was scrutinising the mobile dump of the area, said a police official.

Meanwhile, a case under Sections 452, 394, 342, 506 and 34 of the IPC and Sections 24, 54 and 59 of the Arms Act has been registered.