Panchkula, June 11 -- Two separate snatching incidents targeting women were reported in Sector 15 on Monday and Tuesday, with thieves making off with gold chains worth around Rs.2.35 lakh.

Both cases have been registered at the Sector-14 police station and investigations are underway.

In the first incident on Tuesday morning around 6am, Monika, 28, a Sector 15 resident, was on a morning walk with her sister when two bike-borne assailants approached them near the Sector 15/16 dividing road. The pillion rider snatched her gold chain and fled. Monika noted that one accused had his face covered, while the other wore a helmet.

A similar incident occurred on Monday evening when Mamta Sharma, 45, another Sector 15 resident, was returning home...