LUDHIANA: A man impersonating as an assistant sub-inspector robbed a 19-year-old of Rs 20,000, a cellphone and a debit card in Daresi on Tuesday. Later, the miscreant also withdrew Rs 49,000 using the debit card.
Anil Kumar, a resident of Rahon Road, said in his police complaint, “My uncle had given me his debit card to withdraw cash. From an ATM kiosk near Basti Jodhewal Chowk, I withdrew Rs 20,000. When I was on the way home, a man stopped me and claimed he was a cop. He took me to a lane opposite Salem Tabri police station and brandished a sharp-edged weapon. After threatening me, he robbed me of Rs 20,000, a cellphone and the debit card and fled.”
Daresi SHO Guriqbal Singh said, “We asked Anil why he went with the accused to the lane near Slaem Tabri. He replied he got scared and did not know what to do. After robbing him, the accused used the debit card to withdraw Rs 49,000.”
The police have registered a case under Section 379-B (snatching) of the IPC. They are scanning the footage of CCTV cameras installed in the area, some of which have captured the accused.
