Farmers Movement Archive

3 snatching incidents reported in holy city

Amritsar, August 31Incidents of snatching are in the city are on the rise. In the past three days, the police have reported three such cases.In the first case, a man working with a Hindi daily here was robbed by six unknown persons when he was returning home on late Saturday evening. Kamaljit Singh, a resident of Old Octroi area on Tarn Tarn Road, in his statement to the police, said around 8.30 pm when he was returning home on his bike and had reached near Thothian village, six persons on two motorcycles intercepted him. They snatched his bike and a bag containing Rs 10, 300, mobile phone and documents.The police have registered a case under Sections 379-B, 148 and 149 of the IPC against unknown.In the second incident reported on Sunday, unknown persons snatched a scooter from Prince, a resident of Nava Pind village here. The victim told the police that he lived with his uncle Sukhdev Singh at village Nava Pind on Mehta Road here. He said he was returning after meeting his uncle Bikramjit Singh in the Mall Mandi area, when he reached Model Park, the suspects arrived and asked him the way to Othian village. Before he could understand anything, they with him an iron kara (bangle), he said. As he fell down, the suspects snatched his scooter and fled away. The police have registered a case.In the third case, unidentified person snatched a mobile phone from a person in Ranjit Avenue here on Sunday.

The Tribune

2020-09-01