Home alone woman robbed of gold chain in Virudhunagar district

A 58-year-old woman suffered injuries on her eyes when two persons, including a woman, sprayed chilli powder on her face and escaped with her five-sovereign gold chain.

Police said on Saturday that Pappa was living alone in Meenakshipuram in Vembakottai panchayat, after the death of her husband, a Special Sub-Inspector (SSI) of Police, a few months ago.

She had lost her milch animal three days ago. Learning about it, an unidentified woman and a youth came to her house claiming that the milch animal was spotted at a place.