Vita booth owner robbed at gunpoint

Tribune News Service

Panchkula, September 30

In a broad daylight incident, two bike-borne miscreants looted a Vita booth owner of Rs20,000 in Sector 28 here today.

The complainant, Kuldeep Singh (52), said the incident took place around 3:40 pm.

“The suspects, covering their faces with a mask, came to my shop pretending to be customers. They asked for milk packets. As soon as I turned around to give them milk packets, they sprayed some chemical on me. It fortunately didn’t get into my eyes. Later, they started hitting me and knocked me down,” the victim said.

As the victim tried to push them away, one of them pulled out a gun and pointed it at him. He threatened to shoot him if he didn’t stop resisting. The miscreants took Rs20,000 from the cash box and fled on a black bike without a registration plate.

The police said they were inspecting the footage of CCTV cameras installed near the crime scene. Sudhir Kumar, brother of the victim, said Kuldeep also sustained minor injuries in the incident. The victim’s medical examination was conducted at the Civil Hospital in Sector 6 here. A case in this regard has been registered at the Chandimandir police station.

A police official said: “Investigation is on. The suspects will be nabbed soon.”

This is the second robbery at the gunpoint in the past 20 days. Earlier, four masked men had robbed a man of his SUV at gunpoint near the Rally village market in Sector 12-A here.