Hyderabad, May 26 -- An unidentified youth violently attacked the female owner of an oil shop in an attempt to snatch her gold chain on Monday, May 25, in Jayabheri Colony, Kompally.

The CCTV footage circulating online shows the accused entering the shop with a face mask. He initially asked a question posing as a customer, then suddenly jumped over the counter to attack the woman identified as Mahalakshmi. The accused repeatedly punched the woman even as she tried defending herself.

He snatched Mahalakshmi's chain and fled the scene. However, the local residents, hearing the woman's cries for help, rushed to the shop and stopped the man. The residents thrashed him before handing him over to the police.

"The public caught hold of the ma...