Video: Fake delivery agent snatches elderly woman's gold chain outside Mumbai flat

An elderly woman was attacked and robbed of her gold chain by an unidentified man dressed as a delivery agent inside a residential society in Mumbai's Kandivali West on Tuesday night.The woman was unlocking the door to her flat when the accused approached her, struck up a conversation under the pretext of asking about a neighbour and suddenly snatched her chain before fleeing.The brazen robbery was captured on CCTV cameras installed in the society, with the footage now circulating on social media.The incident took place at a residential flat complex in Kandivali West on November 3, around 9.23 pm, according to the timestamp on the CCTV footage. According to a police official, the woman had just returned home and was standing outside her flat, trying to unlock the door, when the man approached her. He asked her about someone he claimed to know in the neighbourhood, giving the impression of making a routine enquiry.However, moments later, the man lunged at her and snatched the gold chain from around her neck before fleeing the spot. The CCTV footage shows the accused approaching the woman and engaging her in conversation before carrying out the robbery. It also captures the woman visibly shaken in the aftermath of the attack.Following the woman's complaint, Kandivali police have registered a case and launched an investigation. Police are examining the CCTV footage to identify the accused and trace his whereabouts.- EndsInputs from Shiv Shankar Tiwari