Woman out on evening walk robbed of gold chain at knifepoint in Bengaluru's Machohalli

The woman was walking at a park when the suspect confronted her, threatened her with a knife and punched her in the face before snatching her chain

Bengaluru: The Madanayakanahalli police in Bengaluru are looking for a suspect who robbed a woman of her gold chain at knifepoint, officials said on Tuesday.

According to the police, Nirmala, 54, from Machohalli was walking at a park near Machohalli forest as part of her daily routine around 4.30 pm on February 2.

At about 5 pm, the suspect confronted the woman, threatened her with a knife and punched her in the face, leading to her falling down. The suspect then snatched a gold chain, weighing 32 grams and worth around Rs 3.5 lakh, from the woman's neck and ran inside the forest, the FIR said.

"I cried for help but there was no one around. He was aged between 22 and 25, was lanky and wore a shirt and trousers," Nirmala told the police, as per the FIR.

The woman then informed her husband, and along with him approached the Madanayakanahalli police with a complaint.

A case was registered under BNS Section 309 (robbery) and a probe is on, the police said.