The Tribune, June 9, 1999
Man shot at, robbed
Tribune News Service
FARIDABAD, June 8 — Armed miscreants yesterday shot at and looted Mr Satish Chandra. a cigarette company employee, of some cash at NH-1 market.
The incident occurred when Mr Chandra was returning to his office on a scooter after collecting cash from the dealers. Some car-borne persons stopped him and demanded the cash.
When Mr Chandra refused he was fired upon and injured. Later the miscreants escaped in the car with the cash bag.
Meanwhile, the police has arrested a man from Aligarh district Uttar Pradesh on the charge of attempting to murder his minor nephew in order to grab the property of his dead brother.
A police spokesman said here today that Chander Pal kidnapped Rinku (9) from Faridabad on June 5 and took him to Jarara village in Aligarh. He strangulated him and threw him in a well thinking that he was dead.
But the boy's cries for help attracted villagers who pulled him out.
A police party was dispatched from here on the complaint of the mother of the boy which arrested Chander Pal.
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