In a daring daylight robbery that reminds one of scenes from Bollywood movies, two unidentified armed robbers snatched the bag of a private firm’s employee and made good their escape on the busy Ferozepur Road in Ludhiana on Tuesday afternoon. The Ludhiana Police have sounded a Red Alert in the district to trace the robbers.
According to available information, the incident occurred at about 2 pm outside the HDFC Bank on the busy Ferozepur Road. An employee of a private firm had come to deposit the cash in the HDFC Bank situated on the Ferozepur Road opposite the West End Mall.
As soon as the employee came out of his car holding the bag that contained Rs 18 lakh cash that was meant to be deposited in the bank, two unidentified armed robbers came there and snatched the bag from the employee. The robbers wasted no time in fleeing from the spot leaving everyone puzzled that what had transpired in such a short span.
Immediately after the robbers fled away, employee raised an alarm. Soon a police party reached the spot to investigate the matter. The police were in the process of recording the statement of the employee and the eyewitnesses till this report was being filed.
After this incident, the Ludhiana Police have sounded a Red Alert to nab the robbers.
