Thief tries to strangle woman with towel, flees with gold chain; shocking visual emerges

A video of a shocking incident is doing rounds on the internet in which a man was seen trying to strangle an elderly woman to death using a towel in an attempt to snatch her gold chain.

In the viral video, a man in white shirt was seen choking an aged woman using a towel. As the woman started screaming and was struggling to breathe, the man put his hand on her mouth in an apparent attempt to take her life.

Currently, it is not clear whether the woman survived the attack or not. As per initial reports, the incident took place in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam. The woman has been identified as Lakshmi Narayanamma.

As internet users came across this video, they reacted by saying that the accused must be brought to justice as soon as possible. One of the X users commented, "How can a person be this cruel? Was she his mother? If yes then he should be treated the same."

As per reports, the elderly woman was alone at her home in Anakapalli Gavarapalem Park Center when a thief entered inside the house and allegedly demanded money and gold. The woman, out of fear, gave the man her gold chain.

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