A 54-year-old man was robbed of Rs 50,000 cash, scooter and documents by three bike borne miscreants near Firdous Nagar under Gautam Nagar police station area late in the night on Monday; miscreants opened fire after victim resisted snatching of bag.
According to the police, the victim Bharat Batra was robbed by three bike borne miscreants while on his way to house at around 10 in the night on Monday. SDOP Basant Kumar Mishra said that the victim runs Batra Provision at Azad Market and after closing shop he was on his home when he was waylaid and was robbed of two bags and scooter.
The victim escaped unhurt and reached the police station to lodged complaint. The employees of Batra’s store and locals of the area where the robbery was committed would be questioned. The total loss in the robbery is around Rs 1 lakh claimed the victim. The police have registered a case under Section 392 of the IPC and have started further investigation. One of the CCTV camera found in the area was found defunct while other CCTV cameras would be searched in the investigation.
The victim in his complaint stated that he was on his way and was stopped by three bike borne miscreants who tried to snatch bag and when he opposed they opened fire in air and escaped with two bags and his scooter.