Heist bid at Muthoot Finance in Ludhiana, robber shot

Ludhiana, October 30

An armed suspect was killed in exchange of fire during a robbery bid at the office of a gold finance company in Sundar Nagar here today. The manager of the company suffered a bullet injury.

The incident occurred around 10.30 am when four armed suspects arrived at the office of Muthoot Finance on two motorcycles. Manager Sunny Sharma, three female employees and a guard were present inside when one of the suspects entered the office, located on the first floor, and enquired about gold loan.

As the manager asked him to approach one of the female staffers, the suspect pulled out a gun. Thereafter, the others entered the office and asked them to hand over the gold and cash. The manager tried to snatch the weapon, but in the melee a shot was fired, injuring him in the shoulder. On hearing the gunshot, guard Surjit Kumar of Kahan Dhesian pulled down the shutter and opened fired at the robber, killing him on the spot. The other suspects escaped by jumping onto a nearby building from the rooftop. “The police will honour the guard for displaying courage and foiling the robbery,” Joint CP (City) J Elanchezhian said. — TNS