Bengaluru: A home alone woman was attacked by two men who wore helmets, barged into her house and slit her throat before snatching her chain on Monday afternoon in Vijayanagar police limits.
The victim, Lakshmidevamma, 63, a resident of Pattegarapalya in Vijayanagar, was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital, where she is being treated.
After her husband died eight months ago, she has been living with her grandson on the first floor of a six-storey building. The incident took place when her grandson had gone to college.
The police said that around 1 pm, two men on a bike parked their vehicle down and went to the first floor with their helmets on. They knocked on the door and when Lakshmidevamma hesitated to open the door, they barged in and tried to snatch her gold chain. When she resisted, they slit her throat and escaped with the chain. The neighbours who heard her screams came to the spot and rushed her to the hospital.
The police are examining the CCTV footage from surrounding areas to trace the accused.
Lakshmidevamma has two daughters, who are married and are living with their families in the city, and a son, who stays with his family near her residence. The police said that though her son had requested her to live with his family, she did not want to leave the house, which has memories of her late husband.
The police suspect that the accused might be someone who know her family well and kept a watch on her.
The Vijayanagar police have registered an attempt to murder and a theft case.
