Digboi, July 21 -- A woman was robbed of a gold necklace worth around Rs 5 lakh by unidentified motorcycle-borne miscreants in broad daylight in Assam's Digboi on Tuesday, barely 500 metres from the Digboi Police Station.

The incident took place on the busy New Market-AOD Road along the boundary wall of Digboi Refinery, near the Post Office and an SBI ATM. The spot is also around 600 metres from the AOD Security Control Room.

The victim, Saroja Sharma, a resident of the NS Area under Digboi Police Station and widow of late Dipak Sharma, a former AOCLU leader and AOD employee, was allegedly targeted by four persons travelling on two motorcycles.

According to police, Sharma had completed banking work at the Indian Bank and was waiting ne...