A gold chain worth Rs 40,000 was snatched from the neck of a 56-year-old woman from Beldarpura under Hanumanganj police station area on Wednesday.
According to the police, the victim Munni Bai, who owns a grocery shop at Beldarpura, on Wednesday at around 12 noon at her shop, when two bike-borne youth approached her asking for some articles.
She brought the goods and when she was delivering the goods, the miscreants all of a sudden snatched the gold chain and sped off.
Before she could raise alarm for help, the miscreants escaped the spot.
later, the victim approached the Hanumanganj police station and lodged a complaint. After preliminary investigation the police have registered a case under section 380 of the IPC and have started further investigation.
Meanwhile, the district police have nabbed three miscreants involved in various crimes in Bhopal and Raisen district on Tuesday.
A country made pistol and a live cartridge was recovered from the miscreants. According to the police the miscreants were identified at Raju Meena alias Ramnarayan Meena (38), Imtiaz Ali (24) and Kishan Singh Rajput (26).
Few days ago Meena along with his accomplices barged into the house of Asit Bhattacharya and took
Rs 16000 and one mobile phone at a knife point. After the incident a team was formed by the district police and nabbed the miscreant on Tuesday.
The accused Raju Meena is a history sheeter and have served externment several times in the past.
He was involved in 33 cases of robbery, burglary, attempt to murder, drug peddling, extortion and arms acts.
The police have confirmed that more valuables are yet to be recovered from the miscreants.