Elderly couple attacked by thieves in Hyderabad

An elderly couple was attacked by the thieves on Wednesday here at Saidabad. Getting into details, Vanamamurthy (75) and Anuradha (68) are residing in Farha colony in Saidabad while their son stays at Ameerpet and daughter in Bengaluru. 

On Wednesday afternoon, two unidentified assailants sneaked into their house and demanded Vanamamurthy to hand over Rs 40,000 cash which they withdrew from an ATM centre. When he refused to give the money, they hit him on the head and also injured Anuradha who came to his rescue. The thieves also tried to snatch Anuradha's chain but as she raised an alarm, the miscreants fled away.

Later, the couple informed the police who inspected their home and registered a case. The couple told the police they have withdrawn Rs 40,000 cash from a nearby ATM centre on Tuesday evening.

Efforts are on to nab the miscreants. Meanwhile, the police shifted the injured couple to a hospital for treatment.