Ludhiana, July 15 -- A physiotherapist, who was robbed by bike-borne miscreants more than two weeks ago, is still awaiting police action. Despite lodging a complaint at Sherpur police post, no FIR has been registered yet, leaving the victim to chase updates with nothing more than a handwritten slip bearing the name and contact number of a police officer.

OP Singh, a resident of Jain Colony and physiotherapist at MJS Hospital Daresi, was targeted by two armed assailants on the night of June 30 while on his way to catch a train to Lucknow.

"Just minutes after I left home, two men on a bike intercepted me on Daba Road. One of them pressed a sharp-edged weapon to my neck and ordered me to stay silent. They took Rs.12,000 in cash, my mobile ...