HYDERABAD: Robbers threatened a vegetable vendor and stole Rs 1 lakh worth valuables from her a vegetable vendor after threatening her at knifepoint at Hayathnagar on Monday night. After selling vegetables at Madannapet mandi on Monday, Bharatamma, 50, of Meerpet, boarded an auto at Madannapet to reach her house. There were two other men in the auto. However, the auto driver and his associates, who posed as passengers, stopped the vehicle at an isolated place. They threatened her with a knife and took away two tola gold, 60 tola silver and Rs 5,000 cash from her.

Based on a complaint lodged by Bharatamma, the Hayathnagar police registered a robbery case under section 392 of the IPC.

Woman looted at knifepoint in Hyderabad