New Delhi, A person allegedly posed as a seer and duped a 65-year-old girl of her gold ornaments on the pretext of resolving her issues, an official mentioned on Friday.
The accused, Mithun, has been arrested and one gold decoration belonging to the sufferer has been recovered from him, police mentioned.
In line with police, the incident befell on March 3 when the complainant Raj Rani was returning to her residence in Pitampura after ending family work at a close-by home.
When she reached close to the Tata Energy NDPL workplace in Pitampura round 11.30 am, an unknown man approached her and launched himself as a seer, claiming he might resolve her issues.
“Quickly after, one other man joined them and pretended to hunt the saint’s assist for his personal points, apparently to achieve the boldness of the aged girl,” the officer mentioned.
The accused then requested them to stroll 151 steps with him, assuring that their issues can be solved by means of a ritual. The trio ultimately reached underneath a foot overbridge, reverse a police sales space. There, the ‘seer’ allegedly requested the complainant handy over her gold locket and ear studs to the opposite individual as a part of the ritual.
“Deceived by their claims, the girl handed over the ornaments to them, after which the 2 males fled from the spot,” the officer mentioned.
Primarily based on the criticism, a case was registered and a group analysed CCTV footage from the realm, police mentioned.
Through the investigation, police managed to determine and apprehend Mithun, who was later discovered to be concerned in comparable crimes earlier, and had been beforehand arrested in Uttar Pradesh, the officer mentioned, including that one gold locket taken from the complainant was recovered from his possession.
Throughout interrogation, Mithun disclosed that he, alongside along with his affiliate, had focused the aged girl and staged a seer act to deceive her into handing over her ornaments, police mentioned.
Efforts are underway to get better the remaining jewelry and arrest the co-accused, they added.
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