Ranganath Bhimrao Beligundu, an 83-year-old retired resident of Mulund East, was allegedly cheated of gold jewellery worth R1.1 lakh by a conman posing as a police officer on Wednesday evening.
The incident took place around 7.30 pm near the fire brigade area at Gavhanpada in Mulund East, where the victim had gone for his routine walk. According to police, the accused approached him on a motorcycle, and introduced himself as a policeman. He even showed an ID card bearing the name “Ashok Patil”. The crook then warned the victim about recent incidents of senior citizens being robbed of gold ornaments.
“He told me that elderly people are being targeted these days and asked why I was wearing gold while walking. He said it was not safe and that I should remove it immediately,” Beligundu said.
The accused then asked the elderly man to remove his gold chain and ring and place them in a piece of paper for safekeeping, claiming it would prevent any theft. While pretending to help him wrap the ornaments securely, he switched the original jewellery with fake items.
“Only after I reached home and opened the packet did I realise that my jewellery had been replaced,” the victim said. Officers from Navghar police said the accused appears to be between 30 and 40 years old, of medium build and dark complexion.
Rs 1.1 L
The value of the gold weighing 15 grams that was robbed
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