Couple robs elderly woman of 3-tola chain in temple to fund wedding, arrested

Hyderabad (The Uttam Hindu): To fulfill their dream of marrying each other and to arrange money, a couple chose the dreadful path of crime. Targeting a 60-year-old woman working at the Sri Rajeshwari Temple in Hyderabad's Vanasthalipuram area, the couple robbed her of her gold chain. However, the couple, who fled after the crime, could not keep their trickery for long and with the help of CCTV footage and technical inputs, the police arrested both of them and sent them behind bars.

Arrived at the temple on the pretext of helping, gagged and robbed a three tola chain

According to the police, 60-year-old elderly woman Ramulamma works at the Sri Rajeshwari temple in Vanasthalipuram. At the time of the incident, there was no movement of people in the temple premises and she was completely alone. Meanwhile, a young man and a young woman reached there and started talking to the woman and pretending to help her. Before the woman could understand their intention, both of them suddenly gagged her mouth and snatched a gold chain weighing about three tolas that she was wearing around her neck. After committing the crime, both of them fled on their two-wheeler parked outside.

The love affair was going on for one and a half year, a conspiracy was hatched to meet the wedding expenses

The arrested accused have been identified as 23 year old Durga Ramana Reddy, a resident of Macherla in Andhra Pradesh and 24 year old Tenka Varalakshmi, a resident of Kakinada area. During interrogation, the police came to know that both were in contact with each other for the last one and a half year and wanted to get married. Both were troubled due to the poor financial condition of the family and not having enough money for the wedding expenses. To overcome this problem, they planned the robbery. The accused had earlier done a recce of the temple and they knew that the temple remains silent in the morning, taking advantage of which they made the elderly woman their victim.

The truth was revealed by CCTV footage, police caught them near Kamalanayak

After registering a case on the complaint of the elderly woman, special police teams examined the footage of CCTV cameras installed in the temple and the surrounding roads. On the basis of the footage, the bike number and the appearance of the accused were identified. The police team laid a trap and caught both of them near Kamalanayak area on the morning of 20 October at around 9 am. The police have also recovered the stolen gold chain. After this incident, the police have advised elderly women visiting deserted areas and temples to be extra cautious.