A 54-year-old woman was relieved of her gold chain worth Rs30,000 by a bike-borne miscreant at Arera Colony under Habibganj police station area on Thursday. According to the police, the victim Rani Choudhary was returning her Bagh Sewania locality residence on foot from 10 number stop market, when the bike-borne miscreant attacked her and snatched gold chain from her neck.
The victim lodged a complaint with the Habibganj police and in the complaint she stated that she had gone for shopping and while she was on her way back home the incident took place. She claimed that at around 11.30 am after shopping when she reached near National hospital in Arera Colony a bike borne youth snatched her chain and fled the spot. The estimated cost of the gold chain was Rs30000, she added.
Victim was not able to notice the registration number of the vehicle after the sudden attack which shocked her and before she could understand and raise alarm the miscreant managed to escape the spot. The police have registered a case under section 392 of the IPC and have started further investigation.
After the complaint was lodged with the Habibganj police all the police outposts and vehicle checking barricades were alerted but the police were not able to nab the miscreant. The incident took place in broad day light and the footages of CCTV cameras installed in the nearby areas could help in the search of the miscreant claimed the police.