<p>The Kempegowda Nagar police arrested a 27-year-old woman while she tried to flee after snatching a gold chain from an elderly woman after threatening her with a knife at Raghavendra Colony in Chamarajpet on Wednesday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>According to the police, the arrested has been identified as Eshwari, a resident of KP Agrahara who was working as a helper in an anganwadi school near her house. She was residing along with her husband Muthu Kumar, an autorickshaw driver and two children.<br /><br />On Wednesday, around 4 pm, Eshwari noticed an elderly woman identified as Annapoornamma, 80, taking a stroll. She approached Annapoornamma on the pretext of asking for an address, threw chilli powder on her face, held a knife to her throat and snatched her nine-gram gold chain worth Rs 20,000 and fled.<br /><br />Annapoornamma raised an alarm and collapsed on the ground. The public rushed to her aid and noticed Eshwari fleeing. They chased and nabbed her and thrashed her, police said.<br /><br />The police rushed to the spot and arrested Eshwari. Annapoornamma was shifted to a private hospital, as her eyes were burning due to the chilli powder.<br /><br />Eshwari was subjected to interrogation and it was found that in September 2015, she was arrested and sent to jail in connection with a house burglary case in Kamakshipalya police limits, where she had made away with silver and gold ornaments.<br /><br />Recently, she came out on bail and indulged in crime. Eshwari said that poverty at home pushed her to crime, police said.</p>
<p>The Kempegowda Nagar police arrested a 27-year-old woman while she tried to flee after snatching a gold chain from an elderly woman after threatening her with a knife at Raghavendra Colony in Chamarajpet on Wednesday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>According to the police, the arrested has been identified as Eshwari, a resident of KP Agrahara who was working as a helper in an anganwadi school near her house. She was residing along with her husband Muthu Kumar, an autorickshaw driver and two children.<br /><br />On Wednesday, around 4 pm, Eshwari noticed an elderly woman identified as Annapoornamma, 80, taking a stroll. She approached Annapoornamma on the pretext of asking for an address, threw chilli powder on her face, held a knife to her throat and snatched her nine-gram gold chain worth Rs 20,000 and fled.<br /><br />Annapoornamma raised an alarm and collapsed on the ground. The public rushed to her aid and noticed Eshwari fleeing. They chased and nabbed her and thrashed her, police said.<br /><br />The police rushed to the spot and arrested Eshwari. Annapoornamma was shifted to a private hospital, as her eyes were burning due to the chilli powder.<br /><br />Eshwari was subjected to interrogation and it was found that in September 2015, she was arrested and sent to jail in connection with a house burglary case in Kamakshipalya police limits, where she had made away with silver and gold ornaments.<br /><br />Recently, she came out on bail and indulged in crime. Eshwari said that poverty at home pushed her to crime, police said.</p>
