An attempted dacoity has been reported on the Mysuru-Ooty highway on Friday evening.
A gang of alleged dacoits in two four-wheelers waylaid the car in which Jayashree, 45, a resident of Mysuru, and her two sons were returning to the city after visiting her daughter in Kozhikode, near Hosahalli Gate of Nanjangud taluk around 7 a.m. on Friday.
Four persons in a SUV got down from their vehicle, brandishing lethal weapons, smashed the windshield and the windows of the victims’ car before attempting to snatch their valuables. They snatched the gold chain from Jayashree’s neck and two mobile phones from her sons.