Pune: Two men on a scooter snatched a gold chain worth Rs 6.3 lakh from a 55-year-old woman at Nehrunagar in Pimpri late on Oct 12 night. An officer from the Pimpri police said the complainant is a resident of Nehrunagar and went out to visit Navaratra pandals on Dasara with her friend.
"The woman was returning home with her friend around 10pm when two men on a scooter came from the opposite side and snatched the complainant's chain weighing around 90 grams," the officer said. The woman lodged a complaint with the Pimpri police on Oct 13 and a case under sections 309 ( robbery ) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) was registered. The officer said the complainant informed the police that the duo fled towards Yashwantnagar.
"The woman was not able to note the registration number of the scooter. She told us that the duo was driving a black-coloured scooter," the officer said. He said the Pimpri police have collected CCTV footage from the spot to ascertain the identities of the duo.
"Our investigations are underway," he said..
