Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Two unidentified fraudsters duped a woman of her jewellery after handing her over a bundle of paper covered with fake currency notes under Jahangirabad police station limits on Sunday.
According to reports, Barkhedi resident Kesarbai (55) was returning from Lily Talkies and was near Rashidia School when two unidentified youths approached her and engaged her in a conversation. They told her that she looked tired and needed rest.
They made her sit on a platform in the lane and offered her to bring water. After gaining her trust, they handed her a bundle of what they claimed was a bundle of Rs 1 lakh and asked her to keep it safely. Warning her of possibility of theft and robbery in the area, they convinced her to remove her jewelllery for safety. Kesarbai removed her mangalsutra, eat tops, chain which the youths wrapped in a cloth and put it in her bag before leaving for taking snacks and water.
Kesarbai checked the bag when the duo did not return for a long time and was shocked to find stones in her bag while the currency was only a bundle of papers. A case has been registered and efforts were underway to trace and arrest the conmen, police officials said.
