Daijiworld Media Network - Puttur (SP)

Puttur, Jul 11: In an incident which happened at Medarabettu near Kadavinabagilu, Uppinangady on the morning of Tuesday July 11, a gang intercepted a tempo carrying LPG cylinders and robbed money its driver was carrying.

The victim has been identified as Abdurrahman alias Addu, a resident of Matha. He works as the driver of a LPG cylinder delivery van. As usual, he had set about his task today too at 5.30 am but soon was robbed by the gang.

The miscreants seated in a Maruti Omni suddenly approached Addu when he reached Medarabettu, he stated. The gang  smashed the wind shield of the tempo, dragged the driver out, and attacked him before forcibly snatching Rs 9,000 he had with him and fleeing from there. The gang had four members, it is learnt.

Abdurrahman, who was found lying seriously injured at the spot, has been admitted into a private hospital in the town. A case has been registered in Uppinangady police station.