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75-yr-old woman killed resisting theft in Gurugram; neighbours help police trap suspect

Neeraj Bali
Chandigarh, Oct 5 (UNI) A 75-year-old woman was killed after confronting a suspected thief inside her Gurugram home, while her screams alerted neighbours who blocked the intruder's escape and later helped police track him down hiding in dense vegetation at an adjoining property, police said on Monday.
The victim, identified as Madhu Sharma, lived alone in an old single-storey house in New Colony in Gurugram's Sector 7 area.
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