This is the shocking moment a woman crashed to the ground after two bike-riding criminals snatched her bag on a busy road in northern India.

The woman was injured and was rushed to a hospital, where she received treatment.

The incident occurred in Hajipur in northern India on May 16.

Police said Supriya Soni and her husband Manish Kumar Chaudhary had gone to a bank to take their gold jewellery out of a locker.

They stopped their bike at Subhash Chowk to go shopping when the criminals, who were likely trailing them, struck.

A local police officer Anjani Kumar Singh said a CCTV footage had revealed clues about the suspects and a case had been registered against them.

This is the shocking moment a woman crashes to the ground after two bike-borne criminals snatch her bag on a busy road.

The woman was injured and was rushed to a hospital, where she was treated for her injuries.

The incident occurred at Hajipur in northern India on May 16.

Police said Supriya Soni and her husband Manish Kumar Chaudhary had gone to a bank to take their gold jewellery out of a locker. They stopped their bike at Subhash Chowk to go shopping when the criminals, who were probably trailing them, struck.

A local police officer Anjani Kumar Singh said a CCTV footage had revealed clues about the suspects and a case had been registered against them.