A 62-year-old woman was robbed by scooter-borne miscreants of her purse in front of DB Mall under MP Nagar police station area in the evening on Saturday. She was carrying mobile phone, gold jewellery and Rs 4,000 cash.
According to the police, the victim, Asha Thakare, was on her way back to home and had taken the bus from Board office square. When she reached DB Mall, she was attacked by two scooter-borne miscreants and snatched the purse she was carrying.
A complaint was lodged with the police by the victim. In the complaint, the victim claimed that she used to reach office after leaving bus at Board office square and after the work in the evening she would take the bus from the same area. In the evening, after work, when she was on her way to take bus and reached DB Mall area, two scooter borne miscreants appeared and attacked her and escaped with the purse she was carrying.
She raised alert but before she could be helped, the miscreants managed to escape from the spot. The victim was not able to notice the colour and registration number of the scooter as the miscreants escaped from the spot speedily.
The victim is a resident of Kolar and works with Madhya Pradesh Housing & Infrastructure Development Department Board. Police said that the victim has claimed that the purse she was having Rs 4,000 cash, gold pendant and mobile phone.
Based on the complaint and after the preliminary investigation, the police have registered a case under section 392 of the IPC.