Chennai: Two held for snatching Rs 20,000 from 50-year-old

CHENNAI: Police on Saturday arrested two of the three men accused of robbing Rs 20,000 from a man near Padi a week ago. The hunt is on for the third member. Police said that the three of them attacked a 50-year-old man named Venkataraman, who is a resident of Padi Srinivasa Nagar, with a knife on July 30.
Police said that Venkataraman, who works at a private firm, was returning home on his bike after work when the incident happened.The vehicle had run out of fuel along Chennai Thiruvallur High road, and he had begun pushing his bike.
Three persons on a bike intercepted Venkataraman and demanded that he part with his cash by threatening him with a knife. When Venkataraman resisted, the trio started attacking him and injured him. They then took his wallet and fled the scene with cash amounting to ₹20,000. A passerby who noticed the injured man lying unattended on the road took him to a hospital nearby for treatment.