Congress MP's chain snatched in Delhi: R Sudha targeted near Chanakyapuri home during morning walk; clothes torn, neck hurt in scuffle

CHENNAI: Congress MP R Sudha was robbed of a gold chain weighing more than four sovereigns during her morning walk in Delhi on Monday.In her complaint to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, the Congress MP from Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu, described the incident as a blatant attack on a woman and a Member of Parliament in a high-security zone like Chanakyapuri, which houses several embassies and protected institutions."It is highly shocking, to say the least. If a woman cannot walk safely in this high-priority zone in the national capital of India, where else can we feel safe and do our routine without fearing for our limbs, lives, and valuables," she said.Sudha, along with DMK MP Rajathi, stepped out of Tamil Nadu House for a morning walk at 6.15 am when a person on a two-wheeler, wearing a helmet, came from the opposite direction, snatched the gold chain, and fled. The incident took place near the Poland Embassy gate in a high-security zone, Chanakyapuri.The Congress MP suffered injuries to her neck, and the churidar she wore also tore due to the impact.“Since he was coming slowly in the opposite direction, I did not suspect he could be a chain-snatcher. I somehow managed not to fall, and both of us cried for help," Sudha said, adding that she was highly traumatised by the “criminal attack.”The Congress MP also approached the local police and sought directions from Amit Shah to the authorities concerned to track down the culprit immediately.As the official accommodation for some MPs is yet to get ready in New Delhi, Sudha was staying at Tamil Nadu House for the past year.