Durg. A woman became a victim of chain snatching in Civic Center Market under Bhilai Nagar police station. Two youths riding a bike came and snatched the chain from the woman’s neck and ran away. Bhilai Nagar Police is busy searching for the accused. Bhilai Nagar police station in-charge Rajkumar Lahare said that Vinva Sahu (43) has filed a complaint of chain snatching. Vinva told that she lives in Kerala village of Ranitarai Patan. Working as a lecturer in Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Ranitarai. On April 20, she had come to Bhilai with her husband and children for marketing.
He made purchases from different markets of Durg and Bhilai. After this Jaswant went to tailors to buy clothes. Her husband went towards Monument Park to get the children breakfast. Vinva Sahu was walking alone towards Monument Park after buying clothes at Bansal Brothers shop. As soon as she reached in front of the open restaurant, between 8.40 and 8.45 pm. Two people riding a bike came from Shaheed Park. He took the bike away from the woman. During this, the young man sitting behind snatched the gold chain from her neck and ran away. According to Vinva, it weighed about two and a half pounds including its chain and the pendant attached to it. Whose current price is said to be Rs 1.5 lakh to 2.25 lakh.
