Ludhiana, Nov. 8 -- A 48-year-old woman was allegedly rendered unconscious by a group of unidentified women who then stole her gold bangles while traveling on a bus near the Jalandhar bypass. The victim, identified as Minakshi, a resident of Garhshankar in Hoshiarpur district, had come to visit her parental home in Basti Jodhewal.

In her complaint to the police, she stated that around 1:30 pm on Thursday, she was waiting for a bus to Garhshankar at the Jalandhar Bypass when five to six women approached her and began engaging her in conversation.

As a Punjab Roadways bus arrived, Minakshi boarded it, followed closely by the same group of women. They allegedly surrounded her near the bus entrance, preventing her from moving inside. During...