Ludhiana, Feb. 20 -- Armed with sharp-edged weapons, unidentified miscreants stole a scooter from a man near Kakka village on Wednesday night, marking the second such incident reported on the same stretch within days. Meharban police have registered a case and launched a probe.

According to the complaint filed by Satinder Pandey, a resident of Mahavir Colony in Kakka village, he was returning home on his scooter after finishing work for the day. When he reached near a drain close to the village, two youths wearing helmets on a motorcycle intercepted him.

Pandey alleged that one of the assailants attacked him with a sword, causing him to fall on the road along with his scooter. As the attackers attempted to assault him further, he manage...