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Father and son see off robbers
A brave shopkeeper beat off a masked man with a mop as he tried to push his way into his store.
Dinesh Gorania and his son Kishan were getting ready to shut up their shop, the Premier Store in Church Hall Road, Rushden, just before 10pm on Friday when three masked men pulled up in a car.
Dinesh was mopping up just inside the doorway and Kishan was bringing in signs from outside the store when one of the men got out.
The masked man went into the store but Dinesh hit him with the mop, forcing him backwards.
The man tried twice more to get back into the shop but Dinesh used the mop to repeatedly hit him, while Kishan grabbed a hockey stick to help keep the man away.
Two other masked men got out of the car to join the first man, with one throwing a metal bar at Dinesh which he manage to block with his forearm.
After being unable to force their way into the store the men got back into their car, pulled around the corner into Rose Avenue and the first man got out of the car and smashed the windows of Dinesh’s van and Kishan’s car.
Kishan, 21, said they were lucky that the only damage to the shop had been to the front door.
He said: “They were hitting the door, smashing the door in and Dad was hitting them back with the mop. Dad did good, he did well. He just jumped at it, quick time.”
Dinesh said: “After my son said ‘there are robbers coming’ I got the mop and hit him, I wasn’t giving them the chance to hit me first.
“He fell back straight away. He tried to get back in but I wouldn’t let him.”
Dinesh, who has run the store for 20 years, said he hoped the men were caught and dealt with.
He said: “Shopkeepers work hard, 16-hour days, and this shop is open seven days a week, and then these people come and mess about. I’m just trying to pay the bills.
“I don’t want it, I’m 52 and I want a peaceful life. The most important thing is them being caught. If they are not caught they will carry on and give someone a serious injury.”
He said neighbours had rushed to the store afterwards to offer their support. He said: “They are really good people around here, I’m proud they are my neighbours.”
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RushdenRebel
Friday, January 27, 2012 at 04:42 PMWell done to Dinesh and the boys, but what a pair of useless robbers, being beaten off by a bloke with a mop. Time for a career change
darushNN10
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at 01:22 PMUnlike some other shops locally, who would charge 1.25 for lottery of they could get away with it, these guys are fair and polite to everyone who walks through the door. They didn't deserve this and it is great to see the local residents being so supportive, it's a nice area to live and we don't need scum like that trying to make it any other way. Let's hope they are caught soon, and lets hope they are not local and actual customers of the shop. Best wishes to dinesh and Kishan.
Bruno
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 11:18 PMThere is no place in society for scumbags like these. Well done to the shop owners for protecting what they have worked hard for. Why should some scumbag come and take what they have not worked for. Go and get a job you evil sick people.
grahamgates
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 10:30 AMyou may be 52 but you're in better shape than your cowardly attacker. good on you both!
Aliss
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 09:42 AMGentlemen, well done to you. I hope the scum are caught and the book thrown at them.
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