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Senior citizen attacked, chain snatched

Hindustan Times | By, New Delhi
Apr 04, 2012 01:17 AM IST

The 85-year-old mother-in-law of a CBI official was targeted by bike-borne assailants in south Delhi’s Vasant Vihar on Sunday evening, the police said.

The 85-year-old mother-in-law of a CBI official was targeted by bike-borne assailants in south Delhi’s Vasant Vihar on Sunday evening, the police said.

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According to the police, the incident occurred when the victim, identified as PS Laxmi, a resident of Vasant Vihar’s CBI Colony, had gone to purchase groceries with her grandson Shridhar on his bike.

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“On their way back, Sridhar had stopped at the red light signal near Priya Complex around 4pm when a man approached the senior citizen, snatched her chain and ran away,” said a senior police officer.

As she fell on the ground after being manhandled, she saw the snatcher crossing the light, sitting on a waiting motorcycle and speeding away.

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