Mumbai, Apr 16 (PTI) A 70-year-old woman living alone was murdered in her home in Bhandup by unidentified robbers, police said on Friday.

The incident happened on Thursday in the suburb's Fugawala compound and the deceased's daughter, who lives in another area of the metropolis, approached police, an official said.

"The complainant has said that ornaments worth Rs 3.5 lakh are missing from the house," he added.

In another incident, three men, posing as courier boys, entered the home of a Jogeshwari doctor on Friday and attacked his wife, who sustained injuries, said police.

Her screams alerted neighbours who rushed in and saved her, he said.

The three, who fled from the spot, were held later, a Jogeshwari police station official said.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)