A gold trader was attacked and looted of gold worth Rs 35 lakh on a busy Lalbaug street on Saturday night. The trader was attacked with a chopper by a couple of people, the police said.

An offence has been registered against unknown persons at the Kalachowkie police station, while the trader is undergoing treatment at a Parel-based hospital. Ashok Sakariya, 57, is a resident of Gundecha Garden in Chinchpokli and travels every day between Chinchpokli and Panvel. On Saturday, while Sakariya was walking home from Chinchpokli railway station, two persons apprehended him and asked for his bag.