78-yr-old robbed of Rs 2.85 lakh

Nurpur, April 6

Harbans Lal (78), a resident of Bhatolli-Billian village, today lost Rs 2.85 lakh at Jassur near here today when a boy stole his money from his carry bag. As per information, the victim, who drew this money from a local bank, came to a shop to buy an article. He kept his carry bag on a bench there.

In the meantime, the boy, who had been following him, entered that shop and stole his money from his bag by using a cutter. He decamped with the money but the act was recorded in the shop’s CCTV camera. On getting information, the police reached the spot and collected the CCTV footage to identify the culprit. So far, the accused could not be identified. — OC