Ludhiana, Aug. 30 -- A former employee of an iron trader allegedly robbed a worker of Rs.50 lakh by threatening him with a sharp-edged weapon at Gill Road on Friday evening. According to police, the worker, Anil, said he was in the office when the former employee turned up brandishing a sharp-edged weapon and threatened him. Under fear, Anil handed over the cash kept in the office. The accused, dressed in a red T-shirt, placed the money into a black bag and escaped on a motorcycle, cops said.

The entire incident was captured on the CCTV cameras installed in the office. Anil immediately alerted the police, following which a team from division number 6 police station rushed to the spot and initiated an investigation.

"Prima facie, the cas...