5 robbers open fire at groom, flee with cash, jewellery from house, held
Karnal, Nov. 25 -- In a shocking incident, five armed robbers allegedly held a family preparing for a wedding hostage and shot at the groom in Karnal's Subhash Colony on Monday.
The robbers managed to make off with cash, jewellery as well as a Hyundai Verna, but were arrested within hours after a police chase spanning Karnala, Ambala and Panchkula.
The robbers had stormed the house around 8.15 am, where the family was preparing for their son's wedding on December 4. They opened fire in the air to hold the family at gunpoint and before anyone could react, shot the groom, Aditya Pasricha. He was rushed to the hospital and is said to be out of danger.
Police said technical evidence showed the robbers abandoning the car, boarding an auto and then taking a bus to flee. Within hours, they were tracked down to Zirakpur and apprehended. The accused were identified as Rajiv, Deepak, Prince Kumar, Amrit Pal and Abhishek, all hailing from Ludhiana.
A police spokesperson said four illegal country made pistols of .32-bore and 10 cartridges were recovered from them.HTC...
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