An attempt to rob a person carrying about Rs4.5 lakh was made in broad daylight in the State Capital on Tuesday was aborted. The duo who attempted the loot escaped. The incident happened in Arya Nagar near Dl Road under Dalanwala Police Station when a Vaish Nursing Home employee had just come out from the nursing home to deposit the amount in a Central Bank branch located around 200 metre away.
One of the miscreants sprinkled chilly powder in his eyes and tried to snatch the bag containing the amount away. However, the attempt proved abortive as the nursing home employee was alert. Seeing the plan having failed, the other miscreant who was waiting on his two-wheeler a few metres away from the site, fled along with his accomplice. This incident occurred around 11.00 am in broad daylight a few metres away from DAV (PG) College.
A case under section 356 of IPC was registered in the Dalanwala Police station and police are now quizzing two suspects who are known as drug addicts. The involvement of some nursing home officials cannot be ruled out either, said Dl Road police post in- charge Girish Negi while talking to The Pioneer on Tuesday evening. Teams have been formed and they working on this case, he added.