CHENNAI: A government hospital nurse was arrested for spiking her co-worker's juice and robbing her 4.75 sovereign chain while escorting her back home in an auto rickshaw.

When the victim approached the police, the accused tried to shift the blame to the auto driver. However, the probe revealed that the nurse had also stolen another nurse's chain by mixing sleeping pills in her soup.

E Thangammal (38) of Saidapet works as a nurse at the Government Children's Hospital in Egmore. On Saturday, Thangammal complained of dizziness and collapsed at work. Nancy Nisha, another nurse who lives in the same TNHB quarters as Thangammal, offered to take her home.

When Thangammal woke up after resting at home, she realised her gold chain was missing, and she enquired with Nisha and the auto driver. A

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