Elderly woman robbed in Janakpur

BAREILLY

: Three miscreants robbed a 62-year-old woman who was on her way to a temple in Janakpur locality on Friday morning. The miscreants introduced themselves as policemen. They asked the woman to remove her jewellery and keep it in her wallet. As the woman was not carrying any handbag, she kept her gold chain, earrings and rings in a handkerchief which was later snatched by the accused. An FIR has been lodged.


Victim said, “On Friday around 7:25 am, 15 minutes before my husband left for a walk, I went to a nearby temple. I was on my way when three unknown men stopped me and said they are cops. They told me I should not be wearing gold ornaments as there are many loot and robbery cases reported in the area. They ordered me to keep the jewellery in a handkerchief. I opened my handkerchief after reaching the temple and saw stones inside it instead of my jewellery. I immediately informed the police.”

Prem Nagar station house officer (SHO), Balbeer Singh said, “Six policemen rushed to the spot after receiving the information. The trio had managed to escape. An FIR has been lodged against three unidentified accused under sections 420 (Cheating), 406 (criminal breach of trust) of IPC. We are conducting raids at crime locations to nab the accused.”