A 70-year-old woman was relieved of her gold chain worth Rs80,000 at Chhatrapati Shivaji Colony under Chunabhatti police station area on Monday. According to the police, the victim Asha Khacharu was walking near her house
in the evening and was attacked by two scooter-borne miscreants, who attacked her and escaped with the gold chain. During the attack, victim lost her balance and fell down in which she sustained minor injuries.
She sustained injuries in her nose while bruises were visible on her hands and other parts. She was rushed to a nearby hospital where she was discharged after primary treatment.
A complaint was lodged with the Chunabhatti police and in the complaint, she claimed that while she was having a walk near her house and two scooter-borne miscreants attacked from behind and snatched her gold chain worth Rs80,000 and in the attack, she sustained injuries after felling down.
Based on the complaint, police have started search for the miscreants. The local police have registered a case under section 394 of the IPC and have started further investigation in the matter.
Police said that the victim has claimed that two youths were on a scooter, who snatched gold chain from her neck, but she was not able to notice details of the two-wheelers and the two miscreants due to the low light in the area. The victim claimed that the gold chain was with pendent, which was snatched from her neck.