IAF aspirant stabbed during robbery bid

An Indian Air Force aspirant was allegedly stabbed at the Samaypur Badli railway station while he was trying to save his father during a robbery bid, the police said Monday.

Two of the accused have been arrested while one is on the run, they said.

The incident took place on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday, they said. Mohanshyam (19) was taken to Babu Jagjivan Ram Memorial Hospital where he was treated for injury in the abdomen. He has been referred to Lok Nayak Hospital, the police said.

His father Shankar Prasad from Haryana said they had come to the city as his son had to appear in a competitive exam for recruitment in the IAF.

At around 2.50 a.m., three persons accosted them and robbed Mr. Prasad’s mobile phone and wallet on the knife-point, said DCP (Railway) Dinesh Kumar Gupta.

Meanwhile, Mohanshyam, who was sleeping near him, woke up and tried to save his father.

The three men then stabbed him and fled the spot, the officer said.