On Sunday, the Bairagarh Police nabbed two bike- borne miscreants involved in robbery of gold chain worth Rs 60,000 from a 68-year-old woman near GS Bhawan convent school Bairagarh. The gold chain and motorbike used in the burglary, were recovered by police.
Police said that victim Shantama Keshvan was robbed of her gold chain and escaped the spot from her house on Saturday and during the investigation, police nabbed two accused involved in the robbery. The two accused were identified as Nandu alias Anil Khaade and Chetan Dhanwate.
One of the accused Nandu was found to be son of the domestic help who works for the victim. He was the master mind behind the robbery as he used to visit the victim’s house for the past one month frequently during which he planned the robbery.
Initially, Nandu used to take the victim for her works and later he tried to persuade her to visit Salkanpur temple during which she could be easily robbed but the victim refused and later the accused committed robbery on Saturday.
The accused confessed that Chetan went to the house on Saturday evening when the power was off and asked for goods delivered by Sameer and to answer when the victim came Chetan snatched the chain and escaped.
During the investigation, the victim told police that Anil was aware of the goods and later when he was quizzed he confessed the crime.
The other accused Chetan is friend of the main accused and works at a private factory in Mandideep. The accused escaped on motorbike, bearing registration number MP04-VM-4728, which was recovered from their possession.
Based on the complaint after the preliminary investigation police have registered a case under Section 392 of the IPC and started further investigation.