Chandigarh, July 23 -- In yet another shocking incident of theft targeting senior citizens, the gold kara weighing 29.3 grams of a 76-year-old cancer patient was snatched while boarding a bus near Nehru Gate, PGIMER, Chandigarh.

The complainant, Paramjit Singh Chauhan, a retired warrant officer and resident of Punjab Modern Complex, Baltana, said in his complaint that the incident took place around 11.45 am while he was attempting to board a bus to Baltana, Zirakpur.

According to Paramjit Singh, as he tried to get on the bus, a man blocked his way, while three unidentified women threw bags over his shoulders to distract him. In the ensuing commotion, the culprits managed to cut his gold kara using a cutter without his immediate knowledg...