A 54-year-old woman was relieved of a gold chain worth Rs 25,000 near Kanha hospital under Shahpura police station area on Friday.
According to the police, on Friday when the victim Sudha Scindia was on her way to home with her husband on motorbike two bike–borne miscreants followed them and snatched the gold chain from victim’s neck and sped off. Victim’s husband Prakash Scindia chased the miscreants but was not able to nab them and the miscreants managed to escape.
Incident took place at around 8 pm when the victim had gone to buy sweets at Bikaner sweets shop along with her husband and on their way back the bike-borne miscreants appeared and snatched the chain from her neck. A complaint regarding the robbery was lodged with the Shahpura police station and after preliminary investigation. The police have registered a case under section 392 of the IPC and have started further investigation.
The victim and her husband were shocked with the sudden attack and were not able to note the details of the motorbike. They were only able to provide that the miscreants were in the age group of 25-30 years and the motorbike used in the robbery was Bajaj Pulsar motorbike. Police have launched a search to nab the miscreants and have started investigating into the matter. Victims are resident of Arera Colony and have claimed that the gold chain robbed was worth Rs 25,000.
The area was deserted at the time of the incident which provided an easy opportunity and escape for the miscreants, told Scindia.