A 61-year-old woman was relieved of her gold chain worth `25000 at Durgesh Vihar under Piplani police station area on Monday.
According to the police at around 6 am the victim Chandrakanta Sharma had gone for morning walk and at around 7 am when she was returning two bike borne miscreants came from behind and robbed the gold chain from her neck and sped off.
Before, she would raise an alarm for help the miscreants escaped from the spot. Shocked from the sudden attack the victim was not able to note the details of the bike.
The victim approached the Piplani police station and after preliminary investigation the police have registered a case of robbery against the unidentified miscreants.
The gold chain was worth `25000 weighing around 10 gm. The two miscreants were in the age group of 15-20 years and were on a black motorbike without registration number plate claimed the victim.
The victim is a housewife and is a resident of Durgesh Vihar society under Ayodhya bypass.
The investigating officer told that the incident of robberies rise during the summer season and the single woman are the preferred targets. The area is deserted in the early morning hours and at the time of the incident the victim was not accompanied by any family members which made is easy prey for the miscreants. She is not able to provide the description of the miscreants.
The police have registered a case under section 392 of the IPC and have started further investigation.