A 50-year-old woman and her friend were injured after miscreants tried to rob her purse near Central Bank of India office at Jail road in the evening on Saturday.
Police said the victim, Seema Chug, along with her friend Bhagyashree Jain, was on her way to home from Kamla Park when they were attacked by two bike-borne miscreants who tried to snatch purse but when the victims held the purse tightly, both of them fell and got injured.
The incident took place at around 8 pm when the victims was on her way to home at Punjabi Bagh in Ashoka Garden and when they reached near Central Bank of India office they were attacked. The injured victims were rushed to Vedanta hospital and later police were informed.
Based on the complaint by the victims police have registered a case under section 393 of the IPC and started search for the accused. The victims escaped with injuries and are reportedly stable.
Meanwhile, bike-borne miscreants escaped with purse which fell from 35-year-old woman’s hand near MP Nagar Zone 2 in the evening on Saturday.
According to the police, the victim was on her way to home in Mandideep with husband Mahesh Kumar and was carrying a purse which fell after straps were broken and which was grabbed by two bike borne miscreants who escaped the spot with the purse.
A complaint was lodged with the police by the victim. In the complaint the victim claimed that the two bike borne miscreants appeared and escaped with the purse she was carrying after it fell. The victim was not able to notice the registration number of the bike. Based on the complaint after the preliminary investigation the police have registered a case of theft and have started further investigation.