Another case against 54-yr-old man held for looting people

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, December 19

The UT police have registered another case against 54-year-old Krishan Lal, who was arrested for allegedly looting money and valuables from people after offering them sedative-laced eatables.

In the fresh complaint, Rajinder Singh (60), a resident of Sector 66, Mohali, who owns a cloth shop, stated that on September 13, he had boarded a Haryana Roadways bus for Delhi from the ISBT, Sector 17. On reaching Zirakpur, a man offered him biscuits, which he ate. He started feeling dizzy and fell unconscious.

The bus conductor took him to a hospital at Ballabgarh, Haryana, from where he was referred to a hospital in Delhi. The victim regained consciousness after two days and found that his purse containing Rs30,000 and documents, his gold ring and mobile phone were missing.

The police said the victim came to know about the suspect’s arrest following which he approached them.

Acting on the complaint, another case has been registered against the suspect at the Sector 17 police station.

Earlier, an auto driver had complained that on the night of December 17, he was coming from the ISBT, Sector 43, to the ISBT, Sector 17, to drop a male passenger. When he reached the parking near Parade Ground, Sector 17, the passenger offered him biscuits. After eating the biscuits, he started feeling dizzy and fell unconscious. When Sagar woke up the next morning, he found his purse containing Rs3,500, a copy of the RC and the driving licence missing.