THANE: In two separate incidents of cheating, both sufferers were robbed of the gold ornaments values collectively Rs lakh by imitating policemen and imitation civic officers in Kalwa and Mumbra respectively.
In the first episode, a 72-year-old girl was walking nearby Parsik group after purchasing vegetables had been approached by 2 guys a on bicycle recognized who claimed to be policemen.
The guy told the girl who his exceptional is phoning her.
She began walking together and inquired why she had been ceased to what the guys said she shouldn’t be drifting with golden decorations for her safety.
She had been requested to take out the jewellery.
Originally, she had been worried but if the accused told me that they had been requesting different passersby to perform exactly the same, she cried but was unable to locate something to keep it secure.
Another accused easily given her a plastic bag and newspaper to wrap the jewelry and also handed on the bag into her.
After the girl came home she didn’t locate anything in the luggage compartment.
The jewelry worth Rs 1.65 lakh has been lost and that she realised that she’s been scammed.
A case enrolled at Kalwa police channel.
In the second episode, an autorickshaw driver when driving Retibunder street was halted by imitation civic officers that advised her to maintain his decorations in a sack and robbed them of jewelry worth Rs 2.2 lakh.
The authorities have warned the taxpayers to not fall prey to these cheats.
Thane: 2 robbed in separate Events by men posing as copsand civic Officials
