A man allegedly robbed a woman in an elevator in central China's Ezhou on June 13.

The CCTV video, provided by local media with permission, shows a man stepping into an elevator with a woman inside and suddenly getting her into a headlock, allegedly forcing her to transfer money to him via her phone.

When the elevator arrived another floor and the doors opened, a delivery man was waiting. The man then dragged the woman out of the elevator and pushed her to the delivery man before running away.

According to the property management, the man was a robber and he had a dispute with the woman when going to check the residential community.

Police are investigating the case, reports said.

6月13日，湖北鄂州。一女子正常搭乘电梯时，一名男子冲进电梯，掐着女生脖子将其按在电梯墙壁上，两人发生拉扯，女子疑似被迫用手机转账。可以听到查看监控的人在说：看到没，一看就是老手，她在转钱。几十秒之后，电梯在其他楼层打开，一名外卖小哥准备进电梯，男子见状搂着女生脖子走出电梯，将其推向小哥之后转身逃跑。小区工作人员称，男子是小偷，进小区踩点时与女子冲突。6月17日，警方回应：已介入侦查并取得重大进展。(湖北日报提供）