Woman tries to rob jeweller, caught

AMBALA: A woman allegedly tried to

rob

a jeweller by

spraying chilli powder

in his eyes at his shop in

Ambala Cantonment

’s

Sarafa Bazaar

on Friday. The woman has cited financial crisis as the reason that forced her to attempt a robbery.

According to information, the woman entered

Moni Jewellers

for buying a gold chain. As the owner,

Dilip Singh

, handed her a gold chain, she asked for a glass of water. As soon as the shopkeeper returned with the glass of water, she sprayed chilli powder in his eyes and tried to flee from his shop with the gold chain.

However, the shopkeeper caught the woman’s bag and did not let her escape, following which he raised an alarm and passers-by gathered around his shop. Police was informed about the incident.

Police said the woman was a resident of Kesari village in Ambala district. The woman reportedly declined the accusations initially. However, the incident had been captured in the shop’s CCTV cameras. Sadar Police have arrested the woman and have started further proceedings in the case.

The woman during interrogation broke down and revealed that she had a child to feed and school fees to pay for which she had no money. She added that her economic conditions forced her to commit the mistake and she was not a habitual offender.