An attempted dacoity has been reported on the Mysuru-Ooty highway on Friday evening.
A gang of alleged dacoits in two four-wheelers waylaid the car in which Jayashree, 45, a resident of Mysuru, and her two sons were returning to the city after visiting her daughter in Kozhikode, near Hosahalli Gate of Nanjangud taluk around 7 a.m. on Friday.
Four persons in a SUV got down from their vehicle, brandishing lethal weapons, smashed the windshield and the windows of the victims’ car before attempting to snatch their valuables. They snatched the gold chain from Jayashree’s neck and two mobile phones from her sons.
Meanwhile, a crowd started gathering at the spot, forcing the robbers to flee. In the melee, the robbers dropped the gold chain and mobile phones. “The robbed items were recovered from the spot. The police will trace the accused involved in the attempted robbery,” said a police official.
A case has been registered in Nanjangud Rural police station and a team of police officials has been constituted to nab the accused, said a senior police official.
