Elderly Woman Escapes Narrowly After ‘Attacked By Unknown Person’ in City Outskirts

An elderly woman claimed to have escaped narrowly after being attacked by some unknown person in Shalimar area in central-Kashmir’s Srinagar district.

In a video clip, now viral on social-media, the woman a resident of Pazalpora Shalimar said, “She was taken aback… I was in shed when someone came and took me by my neck… The person had left the gate open and without saying anything (he aimed at my neck) with a knife in his hand.”

“When I called for help, the person left me free and tried to strangulate me.”

When contacted, a police official told that a police team has reached the spot to ascertain the facts.

More details are awaited.