Brother duo robbed of Rs3L, gold jewellery

Chandigarh, April 5

Four motorcycle-borne miscreants allegedly robbed two brothers of Rs3 lakh and gold jewellery at gunpoint in Sector 53 last night.

The victims own a shop at the furniture market.

No CCTV footage

There are a few CCTV cameras near the spot, but these don’t cover the spot where the incident took place. The police have initiated an investigation at the Sector 39 police station.

Rajesh Bansal, a resident of Phase IV, Mohali, and his brother Rajinder, a resident of New Chandigarh, own a shop, Sarvnoor Furniture and Cabinets. Rajesh said after closing the shop, his brother went towards his car that was parked on the rear side of the furniture shop. “As my brother reached near the car, four unknown persons asked him to hand over his bag to them. The suspects threatened him and took away Rs1 lakh, a gold ring and the bag from my brother,” Rajesh said.

He said they snatched his brother’s mobile phone and threw it away in the dark. In the meantime, Rajesh also reached the spot to pick his scooter. One of the suspects pointed a pistol at him and another pulled out a knife and asked him to hand over the bag. “They snatched my bag too. It contained Rs 2 lakh and a gold bangle,” he said

The suspects also threw Rajesh’s mobile phone away. They threatened the duo against informing the police. They then escaped on two motorcycles. The victims a security guard, who was just a few metres away from the spot, and asked him to lend them his phone. However, he said his mobile phone was out of balance. It was only after other security guards came there that the victims were able to call up the police. — TNS