Ludhiana, April 26 -- A truck driver, sacked by his employer nearly a year ago, allegedly robbed a truck loaded with 40 tonnes of iron and abducted the driver on duty before abandoning him on the Ludhiana-Chandigarh highway on Thursday, the police said.

The Sahnewal police have booked Gurwinder Singh, alias Gogi, a resident of Prem Nagar in Mullanpur, along with his three unidentified accomplices, based on a complaint filed by transporter Rajiv Ghai of Arya Mohalla.

According to Ghai, Gurwinder had worked as a driver in his transport company but was sacked about a year ago. On Thursday, Ghai asked his current driver Jugraj Singh to deliver a consignment of 40 tonnes of iron. Jugraj took away the truck and stopped near Jugiana to have di...