A 32-year-old woman was relieved of purse carrying valuables worth Rs 40,000 at Old Jail Road under Jehangirabad police station area on Thursday.
According to the police the victim Farzana Qureshi was on her way to home at around 5.30 am when she was attacked by two scooter borne miscreants who escaped with the purse carrying valuables.
The Investigating Officer SI Omeshwar Thakre said that the victim along with her family had gone to Bhusawal and returned on Thursday morning. After alighting off the train she hired an auto rickshaw for her house in Janta Colony Habibganj. later when the auto rickshaw reached near State Veterinary Hospital two miscreants on scooter snatched purse from the victim and escaped the spot.
The incident took place around 6 am during which the area remains deserted and which provided an easy escape for the miscreants, he added.
After the victim was targeted by the miscreants the auto rickshaw tried to chase the miscreant but failed to nab them and miscreants managed to escape the spot.
The victim claimed that a gold chain and a mobile phone worth Rs 40000 were in the purse. After the preliminary investigation the police have registered a case under section 392 of the IPC and have started further investigation.
The CCTV cameras installed near the spot and nearby areas would be searched in the further investigation. The CCTV footages would help in establishing the identity of the miscreants.
Police said that the circumstantial evidences suggest that the miscreants followed the victim and targeted her at the spot where escape was easier.