The Tribune, June 27, 1999
Robberies and killings a daily routine: Salesman robbed of Rs 50,000, shot dead
From Our Correspondent
PANIPAT, June 26 — Three unidentified youths shot dead Nand Kishore Sharma in the local Jain Mohalla near the Paras Nath road last evening and decamped with a bag containing Rs 50,000.
Nand Kishore Sharma died on the spot. He was working with a cigarette dealer and carrying the day's sale proceeds. When he reached in the Jain Mohalla he was stopped by two youths and another youth was waiting on a motor cycle. One of them took out a pistol and threatened Nand Kishore to hand over the bag. When he resisted the attempts to snatch the bag, he was shot at and killed on the spot.
When they tried to flee, their motor cycle collided with a rickshaw. But they escaped leaving their motor cycle behind and a pair of shoes. The assailants are reported to be in 22-25 age group.
The body of Nand Kishore was handed over to his family members after a postmortem examination. Nand Kishore was a resident of local Tehsil Camp.
This is the third day light robbery in the town during 15 days besides looting of two patrol stations and a liquor shop. A week ago three motor cycle-borne persons looted Rs 15 lakh in broad day light from Manoj Kumar of local Virat Nagar.
Incidents of loot and robbery has shaken the faith of the residents of this five-lakh population town. Residents blame that the police had failed to curb the criminal acts.
In another incident of robbery, four Maruti car-borne criminals struck at Shweta Milk Agency on the local Sanoli road near Sanjay Chowk today morning and looted Rs 23000 in cash from the agency's cash box.
According to information the owner of agency, Mr Manjeet Singh, was waiting outside his shop near the agency's milk tanker and another person was sitting in the shop near the cash box, when a Maruti car (HP-05/AP 8117) stopped in front of the shop and four youths of 23-24 age group came out of it. Three of them reached the shop and the fourth one stopped near Mr Manjet Singh.
Reaching the shop, three assailants took out pistols and looted the cash. Fourth criminal also threatened Manjeet Singh not to move from his place. After looting the cash, the criminals sped away in the car.
On receiving the information, the Deputy Commissioner, Mr Anurag Rastogi, the Superintendent of Police, Mr Manoj Yadav, along with police force reached the the spot. The police has registered a case.
Agitated over robberies in the town, traders and residents blocked the national highway no 1 near Lal Batti Chowk today evening for an hour.
They were protesting against the failure of the police to curb crime and nab those involved in robberies and murders.
Due to traffic jam, long queues of vehicles were seen on the national highway, Assandh road, Rohtak-Panipat state highway, Panipat-Shamli road and other link roads of the town. Deputy Commissioner, Anurag Rastogi and Superintendent of Police, Manoj Yadav came to the agitationists and assured that the criminals would be arrested with in one week. The processionists agreed to lift the blockade.
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