3 armed goons try to rob money-changer

Times News Network

Ludhiana: Three armed miscreants tried to rob a money-changer at Kashmir Nagar Chowk on Monday afternoon.

Parmod Kumar, 55, a resident of Guru Nanak Nagar, said in his police complaint, “I have a shop at Kashmir Nagar Chowk. My son, Ajay Kumar, helps me in the business. Around 3pm, a bike with three riders stopped outside my shop. Two of the men entered the shop and the third one stood outside. Soon thereafter, one of them pointed a pistol at me and the other held a sharp-edged weapon against my son’s neck.”

They asked Parmod to hand over to them all the money he had. “Meanwhile, Ravi Kumar, who runs a cycle repair shop nearby, smelled a rat and called on my son from outside. This diverted the attention of the robbers. The robber armed with pistol opened fire as I tried to snatch his weapon. The bullet, fortunately, hit the counter,” he added.

Pramod and Ajay raised the alarm and the robbers fled from the spot.

Assistant commissioner of police Gurbinder Singh said, “The miscreants came on a Bajaj Pulsar motorcycle that did not have a number plate. CCTVs installed in the area have captured them. A case has been registered.”