Ludhiana, Oct. 2 -- An elderly couple in Vikas Nagar were robbed after being intoxicated by an unidentified intruder on Tuesday morning, raising concerns over the safety of senior citizens living alone.

According to police, the accused arrived on a grey Activa scooter and barged into the house of Gurcharan Singh and his wife Mahinder Kaur around 10.50 am. They administered them an intoxicant and fled with valuables.

Neighbours found the couple unconscious and alerted their daughter, who resides in Model Town Extension. The victims are undergoing treatment and are unfit to give statements.

ASI Surjit Singh said, "Initial suspicion has also fallen on a woman domestic worker employed at the house. She is being questioned and several angle...