A 55-year-old woman survived 21 hours in a well after a 21-year-old Telangana student allegedly robbed and pushed her in to cover up the crime after mounting debts from online gambling. Police said he committed the robbery to repay nearly ₹4 lakh lost in online gambling.
Karimnagar: A 21-year-old degree student allegedly robbed a 55-year-old woman and pushed her into an agricultural well in Telangana's Karimnagar district after mounting debts from online gambling, according to reports by The Times of India and Deccan Chronicle.
The incident took place on July 1 when the victim, identified as G. Lakshmi, visited a labour adda near Tower Circle in Karimnagar in search of work. The accused, identified as Damma Dinesh Reddy, a second-year degree student from Gollapalli village, allegedly approached her, promising work before taking her on a motorcycle to Thimmapur and later to the outskirts of Nustulapur in Thimmapur mandal.
As per The Times of India, the accused first travelled with the woman on a Rapido bike before switching to his own motorcycle and taking her around 15 kilometres away from the town. Once they reached the isolated location, he allegedly assaulted her, robbed her of around five grams of gold and 20 grams of silver jewellery, and pushed her into an agricultural well.
Survival in agricultural well
According to Deccan Chronicle, Dinesh allegedly pushed the woman into the well to conceal the crime. When she managed to hold onto a rope to stay afloat, he allegedly cut the rope before fleeing the spot.
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