In a broad-daylight incident, two miscreants riding a motorcycle snatched a gold chain from the neck of a girl in a busy locality of the city on Saturday evening and fled. Though the victim raised an alarm and tried to overpower one of the accused pillion-riding on motorcycle, they made their escape good.
The incident occurred at busy Raj Mohalla square when the victim, identified as Priya, daughter of Raju Chouhan, a resident of MOG line was on her way home after attending a coaching class from Rajiv Gandhi institute in Raj Mohalla. As she was passing through a garden, two motorcycle borne youths riding a Pulsar motorcycle baring registration number MP09 Ml 1094 approached her from behind, snatched away her gold chain and fled.
Though the victim raised an alarm tried to overpower one of the accused by catching hold of his shirt collar, she was pushed away. As a result of this she fell on the ground sustained minor injuries in her head. Hearing an alarm, people nearby rushed towards the accused, caught hold of his motorcycle. However, the accused in a swift action got down form motorcycle and fled away.
Apparently taken aback by the incident, the victim rang up her mother Seema Chouhan and informed her about the incident. later the victim accompanied by her parents went to Chatripura police station lodged a complaint of robbery against the unidentified accused.
Chatripura police after registering the case of robbery against the accused, has tried to ascertain the identity of the accused on the basis of motorcycle’s registration number but the registration number was turned out to be fake. Chatripura police TI said that the accused might have used stolen vehicle to commit the crime.