<p>Unidentified assailants stabbed a 55-year-old woman and made away with her gold chain from </p>.<p class="bodytext">her house near Pattegarapalya in Vijayanagar on Monday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The victim, Lakshmi Devamma, was alone at her house when the miscreants targeted her.</p>.<p class="bodytext">According to the police, the incident happened around 1 pm when two bike-borne men wearing helmets barged into Devamma's house and accosted her with a dagger.</p>.<p class="bodytext">They threatened to stab her if she did not give them her gold ornaments.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Shocked Devamma put up a resistance and started screaming for help. Meanwhile, one of the assailants stabbed her and snatched her gold chain and the duo fled.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Neighbours who heard Devamma's screams rushed to her help, but by the time, the bikers had escaped, the police said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Devamma was shifted to a hospital where she is said to be out of danger, the police <br />said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The assailants look like chain snatchers. As they could not get any victims on the road, they perhaps may have targeted Devamma who was alone in her house," said a senior police officer.</p>.<p class="bodytext">After assessing a CCTV footage, the police also learnt that the duo on their bike was roaming in and around Pattegarapalya targeting victims for quite some time.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Vijayanagar Police have registered a case of attempt to murder and robbery and <br />are on the hunt for the assailants.</p>
<p>Unidentified assailants stabbed a 55-year-old woman and made away with her gold chain from </p>.<p class="bodytext">her house near Pattegarapalya in Vijayanagar on Monday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The victim, Lakshmi Devamma, was alone at her house when the miscreants targeted her.</p>.<p class="bodytext">According to the police, the incident happened around 1 pm when two bike-borne men wearing helmets barged into Devamma's house and accosted her with a dagger.</p>.<p class="bodytext">They threatened to stab her if she did not give them her gold ornaments.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Shocked Devamma put up a resistance and started screaming for help. Meanwhile, one of the assailants stabbed her and snatched her gold chain and the duo fled.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Neighbours who heard Devamma's screams rushed to her help, but by the time, the bikers had escaped, the police said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Devamma was shifted to a hospital where she is said to be out of danger, the police <br />said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The assailants look like chain snatchers. As they could not get any victims on the road, they perhaps may have targeted Devamma who was alone in her house," said a senior police officer.</p>.<p class="bodytext">After assessing a CCTV footage, the police also learnt that the duo on their bike was roaming in and around Pattegarapalya targeting victims for quite some time.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Vijayanagar Police have registered a case of attempt to murder and robbery and <br />are on the hunt for the assailants.</p>
