Ludhiana, April 15 -- A robbery attempt at a building material shop on 33 Feet Road in Jamalpur saw the owner briefly overpower one of the accused before being forced to let him go after an accomplice attacked him with bricks.

According to police, the incident occurred when Ram Nath Gupta, a resident of Mundian, and his son Manish were present at the shop.

Manish was at the counter speaking on the phone when two men armed with sharp-edged weapons entered, they said.

The accused allegedly snatched Manish's mobile phone and looted cash from the drawer before attempting to flee, the complainant told police.

Sensing the situation, Gupta rushed to intervene and managed to catch hold of one of the robbers.

"I grabbed one of them and pinned...