In yet another loot case, two unidentified motorbike-borne robbers looted Rs 1.19 lakh from a retired person identified as Surajdeo Ram at sector VIII D near Gandhi Maidan more under Harla Police Station on Tuesday afternoon. The incident occurred when the victim, Surajdeo Ram, was on his way to his house after withdrawing cash Rs 1.19 lakh at the Sector lV branch of Union Bank.
Surajdeo Ram said, “I had withdrawn Rs 1.19 lakh from the Sector IV branch of Union bank of India and UCO Bank. I was on way to my house on foot.”
He added that two motorcycle-borne youths first poured some toxic itching powder on his back and then snatched away the bag. “I tried to resist but as there was so much itching I could not hold the bag, " he said.
The rider was wearing a helmet while pillion snatched the bag. Inspector, Harla Police Station, said a case was registered. He said this was the first case where the robbers had used itching powder on a victim. After the incident, the police conducted a search operation but in vain.