TWO people have been charged after a Croydon takeaway was robbed by a person wearing a burqa.

Maroondah detectives have charged a man after the fast-food outlet in Main St was targeted on Saturday afternoon.

A 21-year-old Narre Warren woman was charged with armed robbery.

A 38-year-old Frankston man has been charged with armed robbery and other related offences.

Police say the incident happened at 5.30pm when a person wearing a head covering similar to a niqab or burqa attacked the store, Leading Senior Constable Melissa Seach says.

What happens in a criminal trial? What happens in a criminal trial?

According to 3AW, it’s alleged a shop staff member handed over a quantity of cash and the offender left the store.

Nobody was hurt during the incident.

The man has been remanded in custody and will appear at the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Friday.

The woman has been remanded to appear in court at a later date.

The pair has been charged over three other armed robberies — at a fast-food outlet on Breed St in Morwell, a service station in Morwell and a business in Traralgon on Monday.