A vegetable seller was robbed of his mobile phone and Rs 4000 cash at knife point by three bike-borne miscreants at E- 3 Arera Colony under Habibganj police station area late in the night on Thursday.
According to the police the victim Santosh Gupta was robbed at knife point of his mobile phone and Rs 4000 when he was on his way to home on his motorbike.
A complaint was lodged with Habibganj police by the victim and in his complaint the victim claimed that after selling vegetables he was on his way to home his was obstructed by three bike borne miscreants carrying sharp edged weapons.
The victim is a resident of Umaroganj in Bagh Sewania and works as vegetable seller. He came to sell vegetables in the weekly market at Bittan Market and got late while returning.
The police have registered a case under section 392 of the IPC and have started further investigation. The incident occurred at around 12.30 in the night when the victim was on his way to home after he closed his shop.
Police have intensified search for the miscreants and claimed that they have provided the victim with some photographs of the habitual criminals but the victim failed to identify the miscreants as the attack was sudden and due to lack of light the victim was not able to notice the miscreants.
The victim was able to notice the registration number of the motorbike claimed the police. The traders at the weekly market would be questioned which would help in the investigation.