Illustrated picture Indian women throwing powder
TRICHY, Tamil Naidu, India - In a brave attempt, a woman in Ariyalur sprinkled chilli powder on three robbers in the wee hours of Tuesday and recovered gold jewels worth Rs 3 lakh stolen from her house.The three crooks ordered the mother of two to gather up any valuables from her kitchen after targeting her home yesterday near the southeastern city of Trichy, The Times of India reported today.
Not convinced with that, the thieves further threatened her to bring any valuables if kept in the kitchen. But the quick-thinking woman instead scooped up a handful of chilli powder and threw it at them, the newspaper reported.
- With the intruders momentarily incapacitated by the fiery spice, the 28-year-old woman, named Ambika, recovered about 14 sovereigns of gold from the pockets of one of the robbers and ran out from the house and shouted for help from the neighbours. Aware of the danger, all the three fled the scene with the rest of the valuables.
- Ambika later lodged a complaint with the Ariyalur police. Based on the information, the police registered a case and are investigating.
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