Pune: An elderly woman was robbed at knifepoint near Magarpatta Chowk in the Hadapsar area on January 22. Two unidentified assailants fled the scene after looting gold jewelry worth ₹42,000 and cash from the victim.
According to the Hadapsar police, the complainant, a senior citizen residing in the Bhosale Garden area, was on her way to Command Hospital in Wanawadi.
Around 3 PM, while waiting for an auto-rickshaw near the flyover at Magarpatta Chowk, she was confronted by two men near Mahadev Temple. The assailants threatened her with a knife, forcibly took her valuables, and fled the scene.
The victim, shaken by the incident, immediately reported the crime to the Hadapsar police. Police personnel visited the scene and reviewed CCTV footage from the area to identify the culprits.
Efforts are ongoing to track down the suspects, and Police Sub-Inspector Mahesh Kawale is heading the investigation. The incident is part of a troubling trend of thefts targeting elderly women in Pune.
Recently, similar cases of jewelry theft from senior citizens were reported in the Karvenagar and Kothrud areas, raising concerns about the safety of vulnerable residents in the city.
