In a failed attempt of robbery, bike-borne miscreants were forced to flee after they failed to rob a bag carrying Rs 1.5 lakh from an oil trader at Esteem Towers under Piplani police station area on Saturday.
According to the police, miscreants tried to rob a bag from a car but failed after the victim mustered courage and forced the bike borne miscreants to escape the spot.
The locals rushed to the rescue of the victim who was identified as Amar Chawla and during which the miscreants escaped the spot.
CSP Govindpura Ajay Singh said that few persons have been quizzed in the case. The CCTV camera footages are not going provide help much due to low light but still the investigation is on and the miscreants would be nabbed soon.
The claims made by the victim have been verified as the locals have witnessed the incident but the descriptions which could help in nabbing the miscreants would be investigated, he added.
On Saturday at around 9.30 pm when the victim was near Esteem Towers three bike borne miscreants waylaid and took bag carrying Rs 1.5 lakh kept at the rear seat on gun point but the victim braved to chase them and hit the miscreants on motorbike during which the miscreant lost the bag and escaped the spot.
After the car hit the bike of the miscreants locals gathered to help the victim but before the locals could catch the miscreants they managed to escape. The victim is oil trader and owns a shop at Azad market and was attacked by the miscreants on his way back to home after closing the shop.