Trader robbed of Rs 5 lakh in Ghaziabad

Ghaziabad, Sep 28 (IANS) Three unidentified robbers snatched Rs 5 lakh from a trader in Ghaziabad district of Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, police said.

Vineet, who runs a wholesale grocery shop in Masuri, was returning after collecting payments from retailers when he was waylaid around 1 p.m. by the three miscreants near the IMS College in Dasna town on the National Highway-24.

One of the trio, riding a motorcycle, pointed a pistol at Vineet's head while his accomplice snatched the bag containing cash. The robbers then fled from the spot.

The Masuri police has lodged a complaint of robbery.

"We are looking for the culprits," Masuri police station incharge Hardayal Singh Yadav said.

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