A 72-year-old woman was attacked by a miscreant and robbed her of gold chain worth Rs 50000 at Arera Colony under Habibganj police station area late in the evening on Thursday.
According to the police, the victim Pramila Shrivastava was robbed of her gold chain at around 9 pm near her house when she had gone for a walk after dinner.
The victim lodged a complaint with the Habibganj police and claimed that she had gone for a walk after dinner and while she was near her house a youth appeared from nowhere and attacked her and snatched her gold chain she was wearing in her neck and before she could understand miscreant escaped with the gold chain.
Victim raised an alarm but before locals and neighbours could help her miscreant had escaped. She told the police that the miscreant came walking and escaped in the dark. She was not able to notice the miscreant. She claimed that the gold chain was worth Rs 50,000.
The police have registered a case under section 392 of the IPC and have started further investigation. The victim used to work as teacher. She escaped unhurt in the incident said the police.
Meanwhile, two persons were robbed of their bike and Rs 1100 by three miscreants at Surajpur trisection under Nazeerabad police station area late in the evening on Thursday.
Police said that the victim Purushottam Dubey and Surjan Singh were on their way to Khatakhedi when they were robbed by three miscreants.
The miscreants escaped with victim’s bike and Rs 1100. The police have registered a case under section 392 of the IPC and have started further investigation.