A 29-year-old woman was targeted by miscreants and a bag carrying gold and silver jewellery and cash was stolen from a garments store at lakherapura under Kotwali police station on Saturday.
According to the police the victim Mamta Sharma had gone to a garment shop in lakherapura where her bag was stolen.
A complaint was lodged with the Kotwali police and in the complaint victim stated that she went to a garment shop to exchange clothes she had purchased earlier and when she reached the shop she received a call over her mobile phone and while she was answering the call bag was stolen.
Victim claimed that the bag was carrying gold and silver jewelry worth 50000 ad Rs 6000 cash.
The bag was stolen while the victim was speaking over mobile phone and kept her bag at the counter of the shop and after she finished her call she found that the bag was not found where it was kept.
She asked the shopkeeper but the shopkeeper and his employees expressed ignorance of the bag.
Police said that the CCTV footages of the nearby shops and area would be searched which could help in the investigation.
Based on the complaint after the preliminary investigation a case under section 379 of the IPC was registered by the police and further investigation has been started.
It is a busy market place which remains crowded most of the time and which makes the people visiting the market place prone to theft said police.