An 85-year-old woman, who was out on a morning walk in Moi village of Khed taluka of Pune district, died after she was attacked, who stole her gold jewelery and left her on the side of the road.
According to the police, Tanabai Yelwande, a resident of Moi village, had left her house in the early hours of Thursday. While she was walking, an unidentified person attacked her on the head with a sharp object and robbed her gold worth Rs 60,000. After Tanabai lost consciousness, police said the assailant placed her body on the side of the road, allegedly to show that she had been injured in a road accident.
After getting information about the incident, the team of Pune Rural Police reached the spot. Tanabai was admitted to the hospital but she succumbed to her injuries.
Tanabai’s grandson Sachin (33) filed a complaint first information report ,FIR) at Chakan police station on Friday night.
The police have registered a case against the accused under Indian Penal Code sections 302 (murder), 394 (voluntarily causing hurt in committing dacoity) and 201 (missing evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender). Police Inspector Dashrath Waghmode is investigating the case.