2 women robbed of chains in 15 mins

Nashik: Two women were robbed of their gold chains within a span of 15 minutes in the city on Saturday morning. The total valuation of the chains robbed by the criminals is around Rs 1.02 lakh.

The first incident occured around 6.45am near Pathardi Phata area which falls under the jurisdiction of Indiranagar police station. A 51-year-old woman from Ayodhya Colony was walking from Pathardi Phata towards Pathardi Gaon when two unidentified men on a bike came close to her from the opposite direction. The one riding pillion snatched her gold chain worth Rs 42,000 and fled the scene. When the woman raised an alarm, people nearby rushed to her rescue and told her that an attempt of chain robbery was made in Pathardi Gaon area five minutes earlier.

In the second incident that has been registered with Bhadrakali police, a 60-year-old woman from Takli Road was passing from Sai Krupa Service Centre towards Trikoni Garden around 7am. Two men on a bike stopped in front of her, the one riding pillion snatched her gold chain worth Rs 60,000 and then the suspects fled the scene.

While chain robberies had almost stopped when the lockdown came into effect, chain robbers have become active over the past two months.

A woman was robbed of her gold chain in the Indiranagar area on September 10. There were two chain robberies in Ambad and Upnagar on September 7 and one more in Ambad on September 1.