Sitting in Kuwait, man rescues wife from armed robbers at his house near Melur
A man working in Kuwait successfully coordinated the rescue of his wife from armed robbers at their home near Melur by alerting neighbors via phone. Local police apprehended two of the three suspects after neighbors intervened and trapped them in the house.
Why it matters
This incident highlights the role of real-time communication and community vigilance in preventing violent crime.
Sitting in Kuwait, an alert engineer rescued her wife, I. Kalaiselvi (36) from two armed robbers who assaulted the woman and robbed gold jewels at swordpoint at her house near Melur on Thursday afternoon.
Unaware about the lone woman was talking over mobile phone with her husband, Ilangovan, working abroad, the robbers, K. Parasuraman (21) and K. Dinesh (22) of Puthupatti, barged into the house at Kottanathampatti at around 2 p.m.
The armed robbers placed a sword on the woman’s throat and one of them blowed punches on her face. After pushing the woman down on the floor, they started to snatch the gold jewelleries from her.
Even as the robbery was under way, their accomplice, P. Ranjith of Singampunari, stood out of the house as a precautionary measure.
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