Waiter attacked with knife, robbed of mobile in Panchkula

Panchkula, November 17

A waiter at a local restaurant was attacked with a knife and robbed of his wallet and a mobile phone by three masked men near the Sector 17/18 roundabout in the wee hours of Tuesday.

The victim, Suman Karki, a native of Nepal who works at the Hot Feast restaurant in Sector 16, was walking back to his present residence in Mani Majra along with his fellow worker after duty hours when the incident occurred.

‘’Around 50 metre from the roundabout, three men on a motorcycle parked their vehicle along the road. Two of them approached us with knives in their hands and blocked our way. Soon, they threatened us to give whatever we have with us.

“When we both resisted, one of them attacked my left thigh with the blade and the other took away the mobile phone and wallet from my pocket. Meanwhile, my fellow worker, Rakesh Adhikari, managed to run away from the spot,’’ he told the police, adding that they were also carrying a pistol

After committing the crime, the suspects fled the scene on their motorcycle towards Sector 8.

The victim was taken to the Civil Hospital in Sector 6. A case was registered at the Sector 14 police station under section 392 (punishment for robbery) and 394 (voluntarily causing hurt in committing robbery) of the IPC. — TNS

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