Car-borne gang of women on the prowl in City Beautiful

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, September 12

In yet another incident, a car-borne gang, including women, allegedly stole gold bangles from a Palsora woman. The gang has struck thrice in the past three days, while a total of four incidents have been reported in the past 10 days.

Recent incidents

• September 10: A woman out on a walk with her sister targeted by the gang in Sector 43
• September 9: An NRI woman out on a morning walk duped by the car-borne gang in Sector 51
• September 1: A 75-year-old woman out on a morning walk targeted near the Airport light point

In a recent incident, a woman of Palsora village, Sector 56, reported that on September 1, she, along with her husband, had to visit the Civil Hospital, Mohali, and were waiting for an auto near the Palsora bus stand when a car arrived there.

There were two women and a man, who offered them a lift to the hospital. The victim later found her two gold bangles missing.

The police were informed and a case was registered at the Sector 39 police station.

On September 10, the gang had targeted a woman of Sector 43, who was out for a walk with her sister when the suspects arrived in a car. On the pretext that they knew the victim, the suspects hugged her and managed to steal her gold bangles. The same modus operandi was used in the other two incidents.

A 58-year-old NRI woman, residing in Sector 51, was targeted on September 9 while she was returning home from a morning walk.

On September 1, an elderly woman of Behlana, who was out on a morning walk, was duped of gold bangles by the car-borne gang.

A police official said the gang had been targeting elderly women out on morning walks. “We are scrutinising the footage of CCTV cameras installed at various locations,” the official said.