Vadodara: A 55-year-old woman was cheated by two persons who lured her into a conversation and then fled with her gold chain on Monday. Pushpa Rana, a resident of Nagarwada stated that the incident occurred in Fatehpura at 11am. Two unidentified men intercepted her near Kalyan Raiji Temple and struck a conversation.
“One of the accused asked Rana about directions for Ahmedabad.
The other accused then came in and they began talking about some financial dispute. Rana said in her complaint that one of them approached her and asked for her gold chain,” the police said.
“The accused said that he needed it to give to the other person who was demanding more money. When she refused, the accused showed her a bundle of cloth and said that he had Rs 1.50 lakh cash in it. He gave her the bundle and left only to return after a while,” the police added. Rana then removed her gold chain following which one of the accused offered to pack it. They then left and Rana later realized that they had stolen the gold chain worth Rs 25,000.tnn