A railway loco pilot was allegedly robbed by five unidentified men who intercepted him while he was returning home after completing his night duty near Bharat Nagar Chowk. The accused, travelling on two motorcycles, allegedly threatened him with weapons and fled with his bag containing cash, personal documents and several railway items.
No arrests have been made so far. The incident took place near a hotel close to Bharat Nagar Chowk at around 2.30 am on July 24, but the Division number 5 police registered a case nearly a month later.
The suspects were carrying weapons and allegedly threatened him before forcibly snatching his bag and fleeing the spot. The bag contained a mobile phone, cash, Aadhaar card, PAN card and railway identity card. It also contained official railway equipment and documents, including a walkie-talkie set, torch, red and green flags, induction book, competency book, working timetable, travel-suiting book and driver memo book, besides clothes.
51, after completing his duty at the railway station on the intervening night of July 23 and 24, he was walking towards his home when five unidentified men riding two motorcycles allegedly surrounded him near a hotel close to Bharat Nagar Chowk, according to the complaint filed by Vijay Singh Yadav.
