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Fertiliser firm staffers robbed of ₹15 lakh at gunpoint in Ludhiana
The robbers, who had covered their face with masks, came in a Hundayi i10, the complainants claimed. Police are probing if the accused were following the victims. Closed-circuit television cameras in the area are being scanned for more clues.
Three car-borne men allegedly robbed the employees of a fertiliser company of ₹15 lakh on Tuesday when they were heading to the office after collecting payments from some dealers. The incident took place near a roadside dhaba in Pal Majra village of Ludhiana, the victims told the police.
Complainant Neeraj Kumar, who works in the sales department of Sai Ram Agritech, Rampura Phul, Bathinda, said he, along with his two colleagues, were on their way to their company in a Maruti Suzuki Swift car when a Hyundai i10 intercepted them near a dhaba. There were three masked men in the car and one of the accused pointed a gun at the complainant and snatched the cash bag. Before fleeing, the robbers also punctured a tyre of their car with an ice-pick to avoid a chase.
The complainant said he informed his employer and the police soon after the robbers left.
Samrala station house officer (SHO), inspector Kulwant Singh said the employees of Sai Ram Agritech used to make collections from different districts and deposit it in the office every month. But there is no fixed date for collection, so it is not clear how the robbers found out about the cash in their victims’ possession.
The SHO said police are probing if the accused were following the victims. Closed-circuit television cameras in the area are being scanned for more clues.
A case of robbery has been registered against unidentified persons at the Samrala police station.
