Ludhiana: Six masked assailants attack shopkeeper

LUDHIANA: Six assailants attack a confectionery shop owner with sharp-edged weapons in Jawahar Nagar Camp on Monday morning and fled. The victim suffered injuries on his arms, hands and chest. The incident was also captured in a CCTV installed in the shop.
The victim, Rajesh Kumar, 42, said that he was present in his shop on Monday. Around 9.30am, six masked assailants came there on two motorcycles.Three of the accused remained outside, while three of them barged into the shop. Before he could understand anything the accused attacked him with sharp-edged weapons. He resisted and raised an alarm. When the accused saw there were more workers in the shop, they escaped. Following this, Rajesh Kumar called the police.
Sub-inspector Tarlochan Singh, incharge at police post, Kochar market, said that the assailants remained there for only 20 seconds. It is being suspected that the accused had come with the intention of hurting the shopkeeper as they had not made any attempt to rob him.
The sub-inspector added that it could be a matter of some old rivalry. The incident has been captured in the CCTV installed in the shop. More CCTVs installed in locality, are being scanned to trace the accused. The police are recording the statement of the victim to lodge an FIR.