A knife-wielding burglar, impersonating an electrician, entered the house of a senior citizen, held her hostage for eight long hours, restricted her from using the washroom, thrashed her badly, and scanned her house to extract valuables. After an overnight stay at her home, the burglar escaped with gold bangles worth R5 lakh. The accused had forced her to switch off her phone so that she may not alert anyone.

The incident was reported on Tuesday night at Laxmi Park Devdarpan Society located at Lodha Road, Naya Nagar, Mira Road where an unknown accused possessing electrical items allegedly entered flat number 201 and robbed the gold ornaments of 72-year-old Fatima Yousf Jwale.