Habibganj police nabbed three miscreants including a woman involved in robbery at Arera Colony in which 83-year-old woman was robbed of gold chain worth `1 lakh; police have recovered gold chain and bike used in crime.
Police said that two accused involved in robbery was tracked and arrested. Acting on a tip off regarding two two trying to sell gold chain for very low price, the police searched for the accused and after the two were found they were not able to provide satisfactory answer regarding the gold chain and were arrested detained.
The three were identified as Saifu alias Sahil Khan(24), Goldi alias Asif Shah (19) Noorjahan (28) of Piparia who told the police that they have recce the area and later committed the robbery.
All the nabbed accused are residents of Piparia. The accused confessed that Noorjahan assigned the work for recce of the area and targeted the victim who used to clean the house in the early morning hours which was the time when the area remains deserted.
Saifu has been booked for four crimes by Piparia police. The motorbike used in the crime is worth Rs 2 lakh and would be investigated that the accused have stolen or bought it from money obtained from crimes.
Notably 83-year-old Sushma Toshar was robbed of her gold chain worth Rs 1 lakh from Arera Colony in the early morning hours on November 9. She was attacked by two bike borne miscreants and snatched the gold chain she was wearing.