The shop reopened as usual on Monday and attracted a number of well-wishers.Chaman Lal, a local politician, and his wife Vidya Wati were taken to a hospital with minor cuts and injuries on Sunday afternoon after the armed robbery at their shop Uplands Fruits on Sandwell Road.."We have had very good China frozen (iqf) broccoli Suppliers support from our family and the community. It was a bad experience," Councillor Lal said. We have managed to quickly identify and arrest the suspects who will now be questioned," said Detective Inspector Gemma Currie of West Midlands Police. The couples son, Bal, had released CCTV footage of the attack and offered GBP 1,000 reward to anyone with information about the attackers."We are still shocked at the moment."We dont underestimate how distressing this would have been for the two victims.West Midlands Police said a 45-year-old man and woman aged 33 were arrested on suspicion of the robbery and remain in police custody for questioning. We are grateful for all the support we have been getting," he said.Chaman Lal, a Labour Party Councillor for Soho and Jewellery Quarter in Handworth, near the city of Birmingham, runs the fruit and vegetable business with his family.London: An Indian-origin couple were slashed in a knife-point robbery at their fruit and vegetable shop in Handsworth, in the West Midlands region of England

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