Hoshiarpur, Jun 16 (PTI) Three unidentified men Friday robbed a 62-year-old man of his scooter and Rs 10,000 cash after attacking him in his house in a village of this Punjab district, police said.

According to police, the three masked men entered the house of Ajit Singh in Bhoolpur village here by scaling the boundary wall.

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The trio attacked Singh with a dagger and decamped with his scooter and cash worth Rs 10,000, the police said.

The victim was later admitted to a community health centre, Tanda SHO Inspector Onkar Singh Brar said.

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Singh's family members reside in the US, while he lives alone here, the SHO said.

Efforts are underway to nab the accused, he added.

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