Coimbatore: A four-member armed gang robbed a 38-year-old Indira Nagar resident of her 12 sovereigns of gold ornaments on Saturday.The victim had separated from her husband a few years ago and was staying with her younger sister.
“After her sister died due to Covid-19 a month ago, her friend Prabhu of Ganapathy, has been staying with her.
On Saturday, her friend Sindhu and her boyfriend visited her house.
After they left, she was left with Prabhu and his employee Kumar.
A four- member armed gang barged into the house, attacked Prabhu using a sickle and stabbed Kumar with a knife.
The gang locked the trio in a room and robbed 12 sovereigns of gold ornaments and five mobile phones,” a police officer said.The woman’s neighbours freed them and alerted the Singanallur police.
The injured people were sent to a private hospital.Two special teams have been formed to nab the gang, police said.
Armed gang steals 12 sovereigns gold
