Salem, Tamil Nadu: In a daring daylight murder, a 62-year-old woman was killed by two youths for a gold chain in a busy commercial locality in Salem, Tamil Nadu, police said.
Dhanlakshmi was behind the counter of her husband's small shop on Arunachalaachari street in his absence when the assailants slit her throat with a knife and fled away taking the gold chain she was wearing, they said.
Arunachalaachari street, dotted with jewellery, vessels and textile shops, is considered a busy commercial locality of the district. The incident sent shock waves among the locals.
Deputy Commissioner of Police A G Babu visited the spot.
Dhanlakshmi was behind the counter of her husband's small shop on Arunachalaachari street in his absence when the assailants slit her throat with a knife and fled away taking the gold chain she was wearing, they said.
Arunachalaachari street, dotted with jewellery, vessels and textile shops, is considered a busy commercial locality of the district. The incident sent shock waves among the locals.
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