Dr.Thomas (Special Correspondent)
Two unidentified bike borne men rob part of the gold chain worth Rs.35,000 from a elderly woman after offering offering her lift in Varthur on Monday night.
The victim,Lakshmi Rao,60,resident of Prestige apartment in Gunjur and running a nursery in Soolikunte was returning home at around 8.30 pm.
She was resting on roadside unable to walk due to joint pain,when the duo on bike approached her and offered lift.
Lakshmi agreed and the trio managed to reach the destination on scooter.While she was getting down,the pillion rider tried to snatch her gold chain.
Sensing trouble Lakshmi screamed and held the chain tightly.After struggling for few seconds,the accused managed to flee with part of the chain while the rest of the chain Lakshmi managed to save.
The Varthur police have taken up a case of robbery and efforts are on to track down the accused.
