3 loot Rs 55K from Phagwara chemist shop at gunpoint

Phagwara, August 27

Three unidentified armed motorcycle-borne robbers looted cash of Rs 55,000 at gunpoint from Bansal Medical Hall after a scuffle with shop owner Ramesh Bansal in the posh locality of Hargobind Nagar on Janmashtami night on Monday.

Superintendent of Police Rupinder Kaur Bhatti along with Deputy Superintendent of Police Jaspreet Singh rushed to the spot. The robbers, however, managed to flee.

The three robbers struck at the shop when the entire city was busy celebrating Janmashtami.

As per CCTV footage captured by the police, one of the accused kept standing outside while the other two entered the shop.

One of the accused jumped over the counter and attempted to withdraw cash but the shop owner resisted and after a scuffle between the robber and shop owner Ramesh Bansal, the accused succeeded in taking the cash from the counter.

Both robbers came out of the shop and sat on the bike. The third accused was already waiting outside on the bike and they fled towards New Model Town.

A case under relevant sections of BNS has been registered and investigations started by the police.