NAGPUR: An unidentified man riding a two-wheeler allegedly snatched a gold chain weighing 10 grams and valued at ₹80,000 from a 39-year-old woman near a café in Friends Colony under the Gittikhadan police station limits on Tuesday night.

According to the police complaint, the incident took place around 8 pm on October 27, when the woman Trushali Gaurishankar Khangale (39) was travelling on her Honda Activa near Café Affair Café in the area. The accused, who was riding a two-wheeler, approached her from behind on the right side and allegedly pulled the gold chain from her neck with his left hand before fleeing.

The woman attempted to chase the accused, but he managed to escape.

According to the description provided to the police, the suspect was a strongly built man wearing a black full-sleeved jacket with white stripes, khaki trousers and a black helmet.

Based on the woman’s complaint, the Gittikhadan police registered a case under Section 304(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and initiated an investigation to trace the unidentified accused and recover the stolen gold chain.