The incident, however, has revealed a scam where private persons working at the toll plaza are allowing buses to pass without issuing slips and charging them less than the listed toll fees
Police have recovered a car, with changed number plates, a bike, a country-made pistol, 16 mobile phones and sharp-edged weapons from their possession.
“The two assailants had snatched a bag containing cash before murdering Manjit Singh brutally. It is still being probed as to how much was the cash and whether it was foreign currency but it clear that the money was illegal,” said a police officer, requesting anonymity
Ludhiana police probing motive as scooter-borne accused fled with packet containing cash; family claims trader remained unattended on road for half an hour