Shopkeepers will be
shopkeepers, and they always were.
An official told reporters that the
shopkeepers were arrested during surprise raids conducted by a joint team of the district administration and Levies force.
The ageing
shopkeeper said when he demanded the money from the cops, they took his mobile phone and threatened him of dire consequences.
A spokesman for West Midlands Police said: "Two masked offenders threatened the
shopkeeper with an axe and demanded the till.
Another smashed up the store with a baseball bat while a third climbed over the counter to get at the
shopkeeper.
According to a senior official, the civic body may cancel the licence for good because the
shopkeeper claimed he is able to treat chronic diseases, such as diabetes, infertility, and blood pressure.
The
shopkeeper handed over a small quantity of cash and cigarettes and the pair fled.
He approached the men at the shop for direction." Rakesh Arora, an eyewitness and local
shopkeeper corroborated: " Tanian had approached Farhan, one of the
shopkeepers, for direction.
Ben Ali's regime made use of it, before the former President left, when it declared that
shopkeepers had clashed with protesters in their streets with sticks and stones.
The
shopkeeper, who'd heard the youth outside ask Newton to do this, refused.