Hyderabad: An unidentified youth violently attacked the female owner of an oil shop in an attempt to snatch her gold chain on Monday, May 25, in Jayabheri Colony, Kompally.
The CCTV footage circulating online shows the accused, Malladi Narasimha, entering the shop with a face mask. He initially asked a question posing as a customer, then suddenly jumped over the counter to attack the woman identified as Mahalakshmi.
Narasimha threw oil bottles and repeatedly punched the woman even as she tried defending herself.
He snatched Mahalakshmi’s chain and fled the scene. The local residents, hearing the woman’s cries for help, rushed to the shop and others who witnessed the crime chased the accused and caught him. The residents thrashed him before handing him over to the police. The police have taken the accused into custody.
“The public caught hold of the man, then alerted the local officers,” a Petbasheerabad police inspector told Siasat.com. The investigation is ongoing and the accused is being questioned at the police station, the inspector said.
The woman was sent to a nearby hospital for the injuries she sustained in the attack.
A case was registered under Section 309 (robbery) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. According to the initial findings, Narasimha quit his job and began committing petty crimes for quick money. The police recovered one gold chain weighing 30.453 grams.
The accused has been remanded to judicial custody.
The Telangana Police appreciated the local public for assisting the officials in apprehending the suspect.
Update:
The copy has been updated with additional information
May 26, 2026 at 6:21 PM