Mohali, Feb. 18 -- A late-night offer of a lift turned into a robbery near Patiala Chowk in Zirakpur, where two youths allegedly assaulted a man and snatched his gold chain. One of the accused has been arrested.

The complainant, Gurpreet Singh, son of Harinder Jit Singh and a finance professional posted in Rajpura, told police that he was returning from Ambala in his car around 11.50 pm on February 15. Near the Ambala bus stand, two youths approached him seeking a lift to Zirakpur, to which Gurpreet agreed and allowed them into his vehicle.

When the car reached near Patiala Chowk, close to the Zirakpur bus stand, Gurpreet stopped to drop them off. At that point, one of the accused, identified as Ravinder, allegedly caught hold of his ar...