Sampark centre staffer assaulted, robbed of ₹11,000 in Sector 47

Chandigarh: Occupants of a white SUV allegedly assaulted a man and snatched ₹11,000 from him near the Sector 47 Sampark Centre late Tuesday night. Following the incident, the Sector 31 police station registered a case.

The victim, Udhir Kumar of Maloya, who works at the Sector 47 Sampark Centre, was walking near his workplace when the SUV forcibly intercepted him. The attackers assaulted him, grabbed the cash, and fled the scene. Kumar immediately called the police and a team rushed to the spot.

During the initial investigation, Kumar managed to provide the police with the registration number of the getaway vehicle. Preliminary database checks revealed that the SUV is registered under the name of a resident living in Sector 34. The police are cross-referencing this ownership data with local CCTV footage to verify the facts and identify the attackers.