Youth attacked with sword, robbed of cash in Sangowal

Three miscreants armed with sharp weapons targeted a young man on his way to the market, assaulting him with a sword before robbing him of cash and his mobile phone. The culprits went further, compelling the victim to disclose his UPI password and transferring money into a woman’s bank account.

Sadar police yesterday registered a case based on a complaint lodged by Harjeet Singh, a resident of Sangowal, and launched an investigation. Harjeet reported that around 4 pm the previous day, while travelling to the market on his motorcycle, three men riding a Splendor motorcycle intercepted him near Malhotra Colony in Sangowal village.

When the assailants tried to snatch his phone and cash, Harjeet resisted. In response, they beat him mercilessly. Terrified, and suffering from a kidney stone condition, Harjeet attempted to escape, but one of the men struck his left arm with a sword, leaving him seriously injured. They then robbed him of Rs 10,000 in cash and his mobile phone. While thrashing him, the gang also forced him to reveal his UPI password, after which they transferred Rs 7,200 to an account under the name of Reetu Devi.

After the culprits fled, passers-by spotted the injured youth lying in the deserted spot and rushed him to hospital, where his arm required several stitches. Following initial treatment, Harjeet carried out his own enquiries and discovered that the recipient account belonged to Reetu Devi at Punjab National Bank. He later provided these details and her address to the police.

Harjeet told the police that the same suspects had robbed another man at the same location that day, stealing his cash and mobile phone.