An elderly man was robbed of his scooter and Rs 1,800 cash at gunpoint by three armed men near Eldeco Estate, GT Road, on Saturday night.
Victim Pradeep Kumar, 65, a resident of New Pratap Nagar, who works in a vernacular daily, stated that he had gone to a marriage bureau seeking a suitable match for his son and was returning home when the incident took place. Pradeep added that around 9 pm when he was crossing the Eldeco estate area, three masked men who were already present there stopped him and robbed him at gunpoint.
He did not resist and handed over his belongings to the accused, including a wallet containing Rs 2,000. When the accused were fleeing the spot, the complainant asked them how he was supposed to return home, in response to which they returned Rs 200 to him for cab fare. The victim filed a complaint with the Salem Tabri police after the miscreants fled the spot.
ASI Jatinder Kumar, who is investigating the case, said that the police are scanning the CCTVs installed in the area to trace the accused. A case, under Section 379-B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Sections 25, 54, and 59, of the Arms Act, was lodged against them.