Ludhiana: Three men on a motorcycle robbed two men of ₹40,000 and official documents near Transport Nagar on Tuesday night, overpowering a municipal officer who attempted to intervene.Shivam Dubey and his colleague Manjay Bhardwaj, employees at a local logistics company, were returning home on a motorcycle at about 10.15pm when three men on a single motorcycle intercepted them, brandishing knives to demand their belongings.Sunil Kumar, an inspector with the anti-encroachment branch of the Ludhiana municipal corporation, witnessed the hold-up and rammed his car into the robbers’ motorcycle to thwart the crime.Despite the collision, the assailants became aggressive, slashed Bhardwaj with a knife, and seized a bag containing ₹40,000 in cash, debit cards, and official documents.As the suspects tried to flee, Sunil pursued them in his vehicle. The robbers retaliated by smashing the car’s windshield before escaping. “If I had stepped out of the car, the accused would have injured me as well,” Ssaid, explaining his decision to remain inside the vehicle during the pursuit.Dubey transported his injured colleague to a hospital for treatment before filing a formal complaint with the Moti Nagar police.
