GURUN : A senior citizen took on a pistol-toting robber and an accomplice at his home in Taman Seri Jerai 2 here.
At about 7.40pm on Wednesday, T. Subramaniam, 62, was reading a newspaper at home while his wife P. Parvathy, 60, and grandchild Ham Raj Kumar, 16, were inside.
As Parvathy went out to push her son’s motorcycle from the porch, two men confronted her with a pistol and demanded that she surrendered her valuables.
The ensuing commotion attract-ed Subramaniam’s attention and he walked up to the gun-toting robber.
“When I edged closer, the robber warned me that he had a pistol and will not hesitate to shoot,” said Subramaniam, who proceeded to challenge the robber, as he thought the gun was fake.
In apparent panic, the robber fired a shot which missed Subramaniam and hit the ceiling.
The robbers then fled, but not before grabbing a RM3,000 gold chain worn by Parvathy.
Police who arrived at the scene told Subramaniam the pistol was real as they found a spent cartridge.
State CID chief Asst Comm Mohd Nashir Ya said police would carry out investigations under Section 3 of the Firearms (Increased Penalties) Act 1971.
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