In a shocking incident from Andhra Pradesh’ Gavarapalem, a cable technician allegedly tried to strangle an elderly woman to death at her house last week in an attempt to steal her gold chain.
The incident occurred on the evening of January 26 at around 7:30 pm.
A video of the incident was captured on CCTV camera and it showed the accused wrapping a towel around the 67-year-old woman’s neck while she was seated on the sofa. He then tries to strangle her in an alleged attempt to kill.
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⚠️ Disturbing Clip⚠️A young man who tied a towel around the neck of Lakshmi Narayanamma, who was alone in Anakapalli Gavarapalem Park Center, Andhra Prad, and gave her an 8-tula gold chain. In the CCTV footage, Govind, who works in cable, was identified pic.twitter.com/D98iWCxYlH— Ghar Ke Kalesh (@gharkekalesh) January 29, 2024
According to an India Today report, the accused, Govind, was a cable technician, who often visited the woman’s home for work. Finding the woman alone in the house, Govind, took advantage of the situation and made an attempt to steal her gold chain.
Based on a complaint lodged by the elderly woman’s family, a case was filed under sections 307 (attempt to murder) and 394 (voluntarily causing hurt in committing robbery) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
The accused is currently on the run and the police is trying to locate him.
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