Business Standard

Power department employee shot at, Rs 5.5 lakh looted

Image

Press Trust of India Ghaziabad

The incident took place when head cashier of power department Umesh Kumar, Pawan Sharma - a temporary staff of the department and five other employees, were going to deposit the money in a bank, they said.

According to police, four persons attacked the power department team, and when Pawan tried to resist the robbery bid they fired a bullet at him and escaped with the bag containing the money.

Sharma has been admitted to a private hospital, police said.

  

Don't miss the most important news and views of the day. Get them on our Telegram channel

First Published: Oct 12 2012 | 12:55 AM IST

Explore News