Two bike-borne miscreants snatched a gold chain worth Rs 50,000 from a 45-year-old man at VIP road under Talaiya police station area late on Saturday night.
According to the police, Rajesh Chandwani was walking at VIP road after on Saturday when he was targeted by two bike borne miscreants appeared and snatched gold chain having Rudraksha beads and escaped the spot.
The victim lodged a complaint with the Talaiya police stating that at around 12 in the night he left for a walk after dinner and reached VIP road and when he started to walk two bike borne miscreants arrived and snatched gold chain he was wearing and before the victim could understand the two escaped the spot. The victim raised alarm but the miscreants managed to escape.
The victim claimed that the pillion rider snatched the gold chain, the two were youths in the age group of 25-30 years but victim failed to provide other details. He spotted the bike which was black coloured Splendor. The gold chain robbed was worth Rs 50000.
Based on the complaint after the preliminary investigation the police have registered a case under section 392 of the IPC and have started further investigation.
After police received information nearby police stations and patrolling parties were alerted along with the vehicle checking staff but miscreants managed to escape.
During the investigation CCTV footages of the miscreants would be investigated to establish the identity of the bike and miscreants. The victim is a resident of Prabhu Nagar Idgah Hills and owns a mobile shop in old city area.