A group of unknown masked robbers struck in three farmhouses in one night, and made off with valuables leaving two persons seriously injured.
The robbers looted cash worth approximately Rs50,000 and some gold ornaments from the victims even as police have failed to make any arrests.
It all started with robbery at Capt. Rajpal Singh's farmhouse, located in Mohali, at around 11 pm on Wednesday. “A group of 7-8 persons attacked me while I was sleeping. They hit me with a baseball bat and I got unconscious. The assailants robbed cash worth Rs5,000, a pair of gold ear rings and other ornaments from my wife, Girija,” said Jai Singh alias Bhola, care taker of the farm. After committing robbery at the farmhouse, the robbers tied Bhola and his wife and went to Gaba farmhouse in the vicinity. However Bhola managed to loosen himself and went out to get help.
At Gaba farmhouse, the robbers accused thrashed the care taker, Raman Yadav, with rods and tied him. Then they robbed cash worth Rs1,500 and one mobile from him. “While they were searching for more money in the room, they got frightened as Bhola collected people for help,” said Raman Yadav.
The victims then informed Mohali police about the incident and a police team rushed them to the GMSH Sector-16, where doctors confirmed that Bhola sustained serious head injuries. The police team also conducted search operation in the surrounding area, but failed to find the accused.
After a while, the robbers went to Bhullar farmhouse and locked the servants in their rooms at 3 am. It is localted at Khuda lahora, and belongs to Daljit Singh Bhullar, retd ADGP of Punjab Police.
After locking the doors of servant quarters, robbers went to the room of the 60 year-old care taker, Gian Singh, and thrashed him badly. They robbed one gold kada and cash worth Rs40,000 from Gian Singh and another servant Bablu. Bablu’s wife, Mamta, later told the police that she could recognise three of them as the attackers removed mask from their face when they demanded water from her.
Gian Singh, now admitted at PGIMER, said that it was a pre-planned robbery as the attackers were familiar about the belongings of servants.
A case has been registered by Mohali police and Chandigarh police and the police are preparing sketches of accused persons, Malkiat Singh, SHO.said.