Panchkula: Pinjore truck driver robbed of ₹30k, two youths booked

Kumar told police that he and his conductor, Ajay, were on their way to the Pinjore apple market to load the vehicle, around 1.30 am, they stopped near a roadside eatery close to New Shivalik Hotel

A truck driver from Kaithal was allegedly assaulted and robbed of ₹30,000 by two unidentified youths near New Shivalik Hotel in Pinjore in the early hours of Thursday, following which Pinjore police registered a case and launched an investigation.

Police received information about the alleged snatching and registered a case under Section 304 (snatching) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). (HT File)

According to an FIR registered at Pinjore police station, complainant Ramesh Kumar, a resident of Mator village in Kaithal district, was travelling in his Ashok Leyland vehicle after unloading a consignment in Malerkotla. He said he had received ₹55,000 in cash as freight, out of which he transferred ₹2,000 to his family and spent some of the money, leaving around ₹30,000 with him.

Kumar told police that he and his conductor, Ajay, were on their way to the Pinjore apple market to load the vehicle. At around 1.30 am, they stopped near a roadside eatery close to New Shivalik Hotel to have food.

While Kumar remained inside the vehicle, his conductor went to get food. Kumar said he lay down in the vehicle when two young men suddenly opened the conductor-side window and entered the vehicle.

According to the complaint, the two men allegedly assaulted him and forcibly took ₹30,000 from his pocket. They then fled in a white car parked in front of his vehicle.

Police received information about the alleged snatching and reached the spot. A case was registered under Section 304 (snatching) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

Police are investigating the circumstances of the incident and the white vehicle allegedly used by the suspects.