A 46-year-old woman was robbed of gold chain worth Rs 20,000 at Arera Colony under Habibganj police station area on Tuesday.
The victim Susheela Sahu was targeted by two bike-borne miscreants in the evening on Tuesday and robbed her gold chain.
Victim lodged a complaint with Habibganj police stating that at around 7.30 pm, when she was returning from hanuman temple and reached near her house, two bike borne miscreants attacked and snatched gold chain she was wearing in her neck. The gold chain was worth Rs 20000.
The victim told the police that the miscreants were on a yellow coloured bike but she was not able to notice the registration number of the bike.
Police said that the victim is a resident of Ashoka Society in Arera Colony and had gone to Hanuman temple in the society and was robbed when she was on her way back to home. The victim raised alarm but the miscreants managed to escape.
The CCTV footage would be searched in the further investigation. The domestic help and security guard of the area would be questioned.
The police have registered a case under section 392 of the IPC and have started further investigation.
Meanwhile, a 21-year-old youth was duped of his bag carrying valuables near Kilol Park under Shymala Hills police station area on Tuesday.
Police said that the victim Pradeep Uikey was duped by three miscreants near Kilol Park petrol pump.
The miscreants told the victim to leave his belonging and move 50 ft and should not look back. After some distance when the victim looked back the miscreants were missing.
The victim told the police that the three miscreants were on scooter and lured him of bringing better fortune by this trick.