Staffer of finance company shot, robbed of Rs 1.45L
Patiala, January 31
Two unidentified men reportedly shot a finance company employee near Dudhan Saddam village and looted around Rs 1.45 lakh from the victim, leaving him in a pool of blood.
The victim, who hailed from Uttar Pradesh, was identified as Abhishek Singh. He was returning after collecting money from Patiala’s villages bordering Haryana. “Two bike-borne men followed him and later, one of them opened fire at him. The bullet hit victim on the thigh. He was rushed to Government Rajindra Hospital where he succumbed to his injury,” said a police official.
The police have registered a case against unidentified assailants under various sections of the IPC at Jhulka police station. “We are investigating the matter and will crack the case soon,” the police official said.
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