Farmers Movement Archive

Snatchers on the prowl? Four incidents rock Amritsar city

Amritsar, November 1Four snatching incidents rocked the holy city as well as the rural belt of Amritsar here on Saturday.In the first incident, Sukhdev Singh, an employee of a finance firm, was looted by five armed persons near Wadala canal here. After collecting payments, he was returning home, when the accused decamped with Rs4.97 lakh from him.He told the police that as banks were closed on Saturday, he was returning home to Wadala Kalan village after collecting payments. He said when he reached near Wadala canal, five persons came on two bikes and hit his bike, due to which he lost balance and fell. The accused, who had covered their faces, snatched the cash and fled.In another incident, a truck driver was robbed by a ‘cop’, when he was returning to Rajasthan after unloading his truck at Bakkar Mandi area here. Mohammad Irfan of Ganga Nagar told the police that he came to Amritsar on Friday. After unloading his truck ferrying goats at Bakkar Mandi area here, he was returning, when he a man posing as a policeman stopped him near Sohal hotel, New Amritsar area. While searching, he took Rs60,000 from the truck and fled. The police said a case was registered while investigations were on to identify the ‘cop’.Meanwhile, a man identified as Satinder Singh of Judge Nagar was shot at by unidentified persons, who snatched his bike and fled away. He told the police that his wife Sapna works at a car agency on GT Road. He said about 9 pm, he came to pick her up, when three bike-borne youth shot at him and left him injured near New Amritsar Service lane. He fell on the road and the accused fled with his bike. His wife took him to the hospital. The police have registered a case.In another incident, unidentified persons snatched a motorcycle from Dildar Singh, a resident of Krishna Nagar area. He told the police that he, along with his relative, came to meet another relative on Majitha Road on his bullet on Friday night. He said when he was passing through Akash Avenue and reached near a secluded place, around five persons suddenly appeared on two bikes. They hit their bike, following which his relative fell and the accused fled with his bike and some cash.Police officials said separate cases have been registered and further investigations were under progress to identify the suspects.

The Tribune

2020-11-02