BENGALURU: Two individuals have been arrested for robbing a woman and severing her two fingers with a machete in Bengaluru. CCTV footage of the incident, which took place in September, has emerged, revealing the disturbing sequence of events.

According to police, two women, Usha and Varalakshmi, were returning home after attending a Ganesh festival orchestra on September 13. The accused, identified as Praveen and Yogananda, approached them on a bike and attempted to snatch their gold chains. Feeling frightened, Usha handed over her gold chain, but when Varalakshmi resisted, Yogananda attacked her with a machete, severing two of her fingers. The accused then fled the scene immediately with 55 grams of gold jewellery.

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