Hyderabad: Man posing as delivery executive attempts to rob woman at knifepoint

Hyderabad: An unidentified person posing as a delivery executive threatened a woman at knifepoint and attempted to rob her at Petbasheerabad on the city outskirts late on Thursday. The suspect approached the 35-year-old woman in Jeedimetla Woods Colony with a parcel saying he had come to deliver it. Police said when the victim claimed she […]

Hyderabad: An unidentified person posing as a delivery executive threatened a woman at knifepoint and attempted to rob her at Petbasheerabad on the city outskirts late on Thursday.

The suspect approached the 35-year-old woman in Jeedimetla Woods Colony with a parcel saying he had come to deliver it. Police said when the victim claimed she had not placed any order, the suspect took out a knife and brandished it at her, demanding her jewelry and other valuables.

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When the woman pleaded she had no valuables in the house and raised an alarm, the offender closed her mouth with a plaster and fled the spot. Based on a complaint, the Petbasheerabad police booked a case and are investigating.