Chandigarh, May 30 -- Prompt action by Chandigarh Police led to the arrest of three men who tried to rob a cash collection agent in broad daylight in Sector 27 on Wednesday morning.

The victim, Pardeep, works for AU Small Finance Bank. Probe revealed that the robbery was pre-planned by Shubham Bharti, 29, a former employee of the bank, along with Angrej Singh, 25, of Hammad Lodra, Ferozepur, Punjab; and Amit Kumar, 25, of Baijnath, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh.

The trio had conducted a recce of the victim's routine before attacking him around 11.30 am on Wednesday, when he was returning to the bank after collecting Rs.5 lakh from Grain Market in Sector 26.

As per FIR, two of the accused, riding a Honda Activa scooter, intercepted Pardeep n...