Farmers Movement Archive

3 youths try to loot jewellery showroom in Bahadurgarh; two arrested

Tribune News Service Jhajjar, February 23 Shops in Bahadurgarh remained shut for two hours on Tuesday to protest the loot attempt at a jewellery showroom in the old vegetable market by three youths from Punjab on Monday. Two of the accused were arrested. Traders took out a march and blocked the main road for half an hour, demanding arrest of the third accused, restriction on movement of tractors in markets and deployment of police in markets. The protesters lifted the blockade following an assurance by Bahadurgarh SDM Hitender Sharma and DSP Pawan Kumar that the third accused would be held soon. In his complaint, jeweller Sudeep Agarwal said two unidentified youths barged into his showroom on Monday evening. One of them pointed a pistol at his employee and threw chilli powder on another. Employees raised an alarm and several persons reached the spot. They nabbed the duo and thrashed them. The third youth accompanying them fled. The accused were identified as Ranbir (34) of Moga and Resham (42) of Faridkot. The DSP said the accused were participating in the protest at the Tikri border.

The Tribune

2021-02-24