Tamil Nadu: Woman professor robbed, dragged along road in broad daylight | WATCH

A 53-year-old female professor from Anna University, Tamil Nadu was hit on her head, dragged along the road while in an unconscious state, and robbed by a drunk man.

The incident was a result of the woman refusing to lend money to the man in an inebriated state. Reports said the attack took place in Trichy and the accused has been identified as Senthil Kumar.

The hideous act was caught on camera and the video has been making rounds on social media since then. A passerby captured the video on his mobile phone and informed the police about the assault and submitted the video as proof of the FIR.

In the viral video, the accused can be seen dragging Professor Sitalakshmi on the road through her leg. The robber later also met with an accident and injured his leg while he was trying to escape on the professor’s two-wheeler.

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Reports further said the accused has been arrested by the local police from Pazhamanari, Tamil Nadu after Sitalakshmi’s complaint and is currently undergoing treatment. The incident took place on Sunday, March 12, when Sitalakshmi was taking a walk alone near a school.

Senthil Kumar first asked her to lend him some money and on being refused, he picked up a wooden plank from nearby and hit her on the head with it. He then dragged Sitalakshmi from the road to the footpath, took her vehicle keys and stole her mobile phone. He tried to flee but could not succeed.

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