Ludhiana, May 11 -- A 21-year-old man was allegedly attacked and robbed by four armed snatchers on Daba Road on Saturday night when he, along with two friends, had gone to meet an acquaintance. While two of his friends managed to escape, the victim was assaulted and robbed of his mobile phone and cash before local residents and passersby helped overpower three of the accused.

The Division number 6 police station registered an FIR against Gurpreet Singh of Vishkarma Colony, Shankar of Jain Colony, Prakash Bahadur of Dholewal and one unidentified accomplice. Gurpreet, Shankar and Prakash have been arrested while raids are underway to nab the fourth accused, officials said.

According to complainant Aditya, 21, a resident of Jagtar Nagar, h...