Watch: Bengaluru man glues receptionist’s hands to desk, flees with gold

BENGALURU: A knife-wielding robber stormed into a shoe and bag repair shop in Indiranagar, threatened to kill a woman employee, attacked her and snatched her gold mangalya chain worth Rs 4.5 lakh in a daring daylight robbery on Oct 31.The accused, identified as Prabhuraj alias Raj, 40, had covered his head and face with a helmet and wore gloves. He also attacked the shop owner when he and members of the public tried to catch him before fleeing with the stolen chain.According to the complaint filed by Jayashree S, 23, a resident of Domlur, she has been working as a receptionist at Premium Shoe & Bag Repair on 100 Feet Road in Indiranagar for the past three years. The shop is owned by Ranjith Kumar. Her duties include receiving shoes and bags brought in by customers for repairs, issuing receipts and handing over the items to the workshop.