A 40-year-old woman was robbed of her handbag carrying `5,000 and a mobile phone near Nirankari temple under Bairagarh police station area late at Monday night.
According to the police, the victim lajwanti was robbed of her bag at Nirankari road by a miscreant who attacked her from behind and escaped with the purse she was carrying.
After the incident the victim lodged a complaint with the Bairagarh police and in which she claimed that while she was on her way back to home after visiting her relatives and as she reached at Nirakankari Marg a miscreant appeared snatched her purse and escaped the spot. The victim then raised alarm to alert and help her but before someone could help her the miscreant had managed to escape the spot.
The victim claimed that the purse was carrying a mobile phone and `5000 cash. It was having some documents which the victim was not able to confirm.
Police claimed that the area where the burglary took place remains deserted at night and few commuters would be present at the time of the incident due to which the victim was targeted and managed to escape easily even without a vehicle.
The victim is a house-wife and the incident occurred while she was on her way back to home at around 10.30 pm after meeting her relative. Victim was walking towards her home when miscreant came close and snatched the purse.
The police have registered a case under Section 392 of the IPC and have started further investigation.