Posing as guests, duo robs 61-year-old woman of Rs 10 lakh in Karnataka's Attibele

Bengaluru: An elderly woman was tied up, gagged, and robbed at her house in Neraluru, Attibele, on Wednesday by two persons who entered her home under the pretext of delivering a wedding invitation.

They escaped with around 200 grams of gold ornaments worth about Rs 10 lakh.

Police said Nagaveni, 61, was alone when her husband, Ravi Kumar, had gone to work. Around 2.30 pm, a woman came to the house, introduced herself as a distant relative, and showed Nagaveni a wedding invitation. Believing her, Nagaveni welcomed her inside and offered water.

When Nagaveni went to the kitchen to make tea, a male accomplice entered and locked the door from inside. The duo then threatened Nagaveni at knifepoint, tied her hands and legs, and ransacked the house before fleeing with the valuables.

After freeing herself, Nagaveni raised an alarm, drawing the attention of neighbours. She informed her husband, and the Attibele police were alerted.

Senior police officers, along with an FSL team, conducted a spot mahazar. “We have no clues about the suspects so far as there are no CCTV cameras in and around the locality. We are investigating the case from all angles,” a police officer said.