A 23-year-old woman was held at kn*f*point during an attempted robbery at a shop in Bengaluru’s Indiranagar. The accused, identified as 40-year-old Prabhuraj alias Raj, entered the shop wearing a helmet and gloves. He threatened the woman and demanded her gold mangalsutra, weighing around 35 grams and valued at ₹4.5 lakh. He also used adhesive to stick her hands to a table to stop her from resisting.
When the woman raised an alarm, nearby shopkeepers and passersby rushed to help. The accused held her as a shield and threatened those trying to intervene. However, locals managed to overpower him and rescue the woman before handing him over to the police.
Prabhuraj was arrested and remanded to judicial custody. The woman sustained minor injuries during the incident. Police have registered a case under Section 309(6) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and further investigation is underway.
