Ludhiana, May 28 -- A 65-year-old grocery shop owner was attacked with sharp-edged weapons and robbed of Rs.25,000 by five assailants near Lalton Kalan village while on his way to procure milk and curd on Tuesday.

According to police, Sohan Singh, a resident of village Mansooran, sustained critical injuries in the attack.

"He has identified two of the accused, Kinder and Jaggi, both residents of his village, while the remaining three had covered their faces during the robbery,"

The Sadar police have registered an FIR against the accused.

According to the complaint, Sohan Singh runs a grocery shop in the village and regularly visits the Verka Milk Plant early in the morning to bring milk and curd for sale. On Tuesday, he was travelling...