MYSURU: A woman lost her gold ornaments worth Rs 90,000 to a conman who pretended to be a cop.
In her complaint to the KR Nagar police, R B Gowramma, 50, a resident of Mirle village under KR town police, said the incident occurred near KR Nagar government hospital on Wednesday.
Gowramma said when she was walking near the hospital after getting down from the bus, a person, posing as a policeman, stopped her and asked her to keep her valuables safe as thieves were roaming in the area. He offered help in removing and wrapping up the jewellery.
Gowramma believed him and handed over her jewellery to wrap it up in a paper packet after which the man left the spot on a bike with another person.
When Gowramma uncovered the packet, she found a lime stone instead of her ornaments.
KR Nagar police launched an investigation. Gowramma said the conmen travelled towards Hassan.
A few months ago, such incidents were reported in Mysuru city. Conmen were targeting the elderly.
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