Two incidents of snatching reported

Kolkata: Two separate incidents of snatching took place in Salt Lake and Bankura since Thursday afternoon.

The first incident took place at Salt Lake's AG Block on Thursday, while the other incident occurred in Bankura on Friday.

According to Bidhannagar police, a woman walked up to a house at AG block in Salt Lake on Thursday afternoon. An elderly woman, Kasturi Majumdar, opened the gate as the accused posed a kitchen utensil seller.

While interacting with the elderly woman, the accused convinced her that she has a liquid substance that could vanish spots of various cooking utensils. The woman then asked the elderly woman to get a utensil from the kitchen that contains some black spots so that she can show its use.

After getting a frying pan, the elderly woman was asked to open the iron gate. As soon as she refused to open the gate, the accused woman hurled a liquid substance on her hands.

The victim told the police that she immediately lost sensation on both hands after the accused poured the liquid.

The accused then snatched four gold bangles from her from outside the gate. The elderly woman screamed for help but there was none on the road who could rush to the spot.

Meanwhile, the accused woman boarded a car, parked on the other side of the road and fled. The victim was alone in the house at the time of the incident and informed the police that one man was standing near the car who helped the woman to escape.

On the basis of the complaint, police started a detailed probe. The investigating officers are examining the CCTV footages of the area to identify the woman.

In the other incident, two miscreants riding motorcycles, snatched valuables from a woman, who was walking along a road in Bankura on Friday morning.

The miscreants fled the spot immediately after the incident. The victim woman lodged a complaint on the basis of which police have started a detailed probe.

Raids are being conducted to nab the culprits in both the incidents.