Ludhiana: Miscreants injure chemist, flee with ₹5k
Chemist in PAU assaulted by two unidentified accused with a sharp weapon, chili powder thrown in eyes, and ₹5,000 robbed. Police investigating.
The PAU police booked two unidentified accused for allegedly assaulting a chemist with a sharp-edged weapon in a robbery bid at Hambran road. The accused also threw chili powder in his eyes and fled with ₹5,000.
The victim, Mukesh Kumar of Rajpur road, said that he runs a chemist shop at Hambran road. On April 10. two miscreants turned up at his shop and accused threw chili powder in his eyes and assaulted him with a sharp-edged weapon. The accused fled after snatching ₹5,000 from him, he alleged.
He was admitted to Dayanand Medical College and Hospital.
Assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Rakesh Kumar, who is investigating the case, said that an FIR under Section 379-B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) has been registered against unidentified accused. The police are scanning footage from closed-circuit television cameras (CCTV) installed in the area to identify the accused.
