<p>Armed muggers barged into the house of a schoolteacher on Monday night and took away gold jewellery and cash by threatening the family with a knife, a dagger and possibly a toy gun. </p>.<p>Sheela, 42, was with her mother Premakumari, 65, and 22-year-old son Srinidhi when four men barged into their home in Vijayapura town, near Devanahalli, on the northern outskirts of Bengaluru, around 8.45 pm. Sheela had just returned from a clinic when the muggers came knocking on her door. </p>.<p>Srinidhi was busy reading a book when the doorbell rang. He opened the door and found four men standing outside. He presumed they had come to meet his mother and let them in. </p>.<p>The four barged inside and dragged him to the sofa. They then pulled a gun, knife and dagger. Speaking Hindi, they asked the three not to make any noise and demanded cash. </p>.<p>Sheela said they didn’t have much cash and gave them Rs 5,000. The gang snatched her gold mangalya chain, a pair of gold bangles and a ring as well as Srinidhi’s gold chain. The gang then pulled them into the bedroom and started a search but didn’t find anything worthwhile. They left at 9.05 pm.</p>.<p class="CrossHead"><strong>Car escape </strong></p>.<p>Vijayapura police arrived at the house soon after and checked CCTV footage which showed the muggers had escaped in a car. </p>.<p>Based on the description given by the family, police have prepared sketches of the foursome and launched a manhunt. Police suspect that the firearm used to threaten the family was a toy gun. </p>.<p><strong>Check out latest videos from <i data-stringify-type="italic">DH</i>:</strong></p>
<p>Armed muggers barged into the house of a schoolteacher on Monday night and took away gold jewellery and cash by threatening the family with a knife, a dagger and possibly a toy gun. </p>.<p>Sheela, 42, was with her mother Premakumari, 65, and 22-year-old son Srinidhi when four men barged into their home in Vijayapura town, near Devanahalli, on the northern outskirts of Bengaluru, around 8.45 pm. Sheela had just returned from a clinic when the muggers came knocking on her door. </p>.<p>Srinidhi was busy reading a book when the doorbell rang. He opened the door and found four men standing outside. He presumed they had come to meet his mother and let them in. </p>.<p>The four barged inside and dragged him to the sofa. They then pulled a gun, knife and dagger. Speaking Hindi, they asked the three not to make any noise and demanded cash. </p>.<p>Sheela said they didn’t have much cash and gave them Rs 5,000. The gang snatched her gold mangalya chain, a pair of gold bangles and a ring as well as Srinidhi’s gold chain. The gang then pulled them into the bedroom and started a search but didn’t find anything worthwhile. They left at 9.05 pm.</p>.<p class="CrossHead"><strong>Car escape </strong></p>.<p>Vijayapura police arrived at the house soon after and checked CCTV footage which showed the muggers had escaped in a car. </p>.<p>Based on the description given by the family, police have prepared sketches of the foursome and launched a manhunt. Police suspect that the firearm used to threaten the family was a toy gun. </p>.<p><strong>Check out latest videos from <i data-stringify-type="italic">DH</i>:</strong></p>
