Ghaziabad: A 70-year-old woman was robbed of her gold chain by an assailant in Raj Nagar on Friday morning. The incident took place about 400 metres from the district magistrate’s house. CCTV footage showed the accused, wearing a helmet and covering his face with a white cloth, first walking around the area before approaching the victim.According to the complainant, Jitendra Singh, his mother Rajbala, a resident of Raj Nagar District Centre, was walking near her home when the assailant approached her around 6.20am. The accused snatched the gold chain and locket from her neck.“When my mother opposed him, the accused pushed and shoved her, and also dragged her on the road. My mother was seriously injured,” Singh said.CCTV footage shows the accused, wearing a helmet with his face further covered with a white cloth, roaming the area on foot, looking for a target. When he spots Rajbala, he crosses the road and snatches the chain from behind her. He is later seen escaping on his bike, which was parked at a distance.ACP (Kavi Nagar) Siddharth Gautam said that an FIR has been registered against an unknown person under BNS Section 309 (robbery). Teams have been formed to investigate, the ACP added.
