Rs 85,000 looted at gunpoint from Gram Suvidha Kendra

Our Correspondent

Hoshiarpur, July 23

Three masked robbers looted Rs 85,000 at gunpoint from Gram Suvidha Kendra (GSK) in Ahirana Kalan village on the Hoshiarpur-Phagwara road in broad daylight. After committing the crime, the miscreants escaped by firing and threatening the people around. On receiving information, DSP Davinder Singh and in-charge of police station Mehtiana Manmohan Kumar reached the spot and started investigation.

Suvidha Kendra owner Paramjit Singh said around 2.30 pm, he left his two employees at the shop and went to a local bank in the village for some work. He said during this period three masked men wearing turbans entered the shop, took out their pistols and asked the employees to hand over the cash. They took away Rs 85,000 and fled towards Hoshiarpur on their bike. The police have started investigation.

4 shops burgled in one night

Garhshankar: Thieves struck at four shops in Garhshankar town on Wednesday night. In a complaint to the police, grocery store owner Anil Khanna said thieves entered his shop and took away Rs 12,000, two kg of almonds and cigarettes worth about Rs 60,000. In the second theft case, the thieves took away Rs 10,000, eight kg of ghee, cigarettes worth Rs 8,000 and 30 kg of rice from Amit Confectionery. The third theft incident occurred at Sunil Electricals from where thieves stole Rs 4,000.

Similarly, in another case the thieves stole Rs 50,000 from Sanjeev Readymade Garments Shop.

Meanwhile, the Garhshankar police have recovered a motorcycle lying unattended. The police are investigating the incidents and scrutinising footages of CCTV cameras installed around the burgled shops.