“32-year-old Man Injured in Robbery Attempt After Stealing Gold Chain”

A 32-year-old man in Pune suffered head injuries when he jumped from a first-floor balcony after stealing a gold chain from a sleeping woman. The man has been admitted to the hospital and booked under robbery attempt and house trespass charges. The woman woke up to find the man trying to remove her chain and he threatened to kill her before fleeing. The woman’s husband chased after the man, who jumped from the balcony to escape. TNN reported

Pune: A 32-year-old man sustained head injuries after leaping from a first-floor balcony in an attempt to escape following the theft of a gold chain from a sleeping woman’s home in Rahatani early Thursday morning. The suspect, identified as Pankaj Pawar, has been admitted to a private hospital in Thergaon, and has been charged under sections 396 (robbery attempt) and 457 (lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night) of the Indian Penal Code. The 28-year-old woman filed a complaint with the Wakad police.

According to an officer from the Wakad police, the complainant and her husband resided in a rented accommodation at Nakhate Vasti. “The complainant stated that she locked the balcony door and left the window open before going to sleep on Monday night. Around 2 am, she woke up sensing someone’s presence in the house. Assuming her husband had gone to the kitchen for water, she went back to sleep,” he explained.

In her complaint, the woman mentioned that she soon realized someone was attempting to take off her chain. “She was startled to see the accused and tried to raise an alarm. However, the man threatened to kill her if she alerted anyone and snatched her chain worth Rs12,000 before escaping through the balcony,” the officer stated. The woman then raised an alarm.

The police reported that the victim’s husband woke up and chased after the accused, who jumped from the balcony to avoid capture. “The victim’s relatives and other residents of the building discovered that Pawar had sustained head injuries and was in possession of the woman’s chain. One of them informed the police,” the officer added.

“The accused managed to unlock the balcony door through the open window and snatch the gold chain,” the officer concluded..