Overview
- The assault occurred between Tamoia Chakk and Mohri villages when the 47-year-old farmer, Lakhvinder, was riding a motorcycle.
- He was carrying Rs 25 lakh to repay debts, including Rs 24 lakh to a relative named Jajji and Rs 1 lakh to another person.
- Police said the cash was in two bags wrapped in a towel at the front of the bike when the men stopped him, threw chilli powder in his eyes, and snatched the bags.
- A villager alerted the family after the attack, and the victim was taken to the district hospital for treatment.
- Kotwali and Dehat police inspected the scene, recovered chilli powder mixed with water, registered a case, and noted an earlier nearby robbery this month in which Rs 20 lakh was taken from a grain trader.