Burglars attack woman, steal Rs 1,500

HYDERABAD: Unidentified robbers broke into a house at Aparajitha Colony in Panjagutta on Tuesday and stole Rs 1,500 cash. The accused threatened the three women in the house with knives and attacked one of them with a hammer.
According to Panjagutta detective inspector Nagaiah, around 3am, three men gained entry into the house of Nandita Kapur, 56, a homemaker from Aparajitha Colony, by opening the main door latch.“The accused opened the iron mesh on the window next to the door, and put their hand inside from the gap to open the door latch,” the inspector said.
Nandita, stays with her daughter, who is an architect, and her mother in the house. After entering the house, the three men who were speaking in Hindi, woke the women up and attacked Nandita on her head with a hammer. “Nandita suffered a bleeding injury on the head but her condition is out of danger,” the inspector said.
They pushed the three women into the bathroom and asked them for valuables. There was not much cash or gold at home. The offenders rummaged through the house and stole Rs 1,500 cash before escaping,” the inspector said. A case was registered under Section 394 of the IPC.