3 held for duping woman of jewellery worth Rs 4 lakh

The Delhi Police have arrested three gang members for allegedly cheating an elderly woman and stealing her jewellery worth Rs 4 lakh, an official said on Sunday.

The accused, identified as Prem (22), Rahul (25) and Poonam (35), are part of “gaddi gang”, the police said.

According to the police, the incident took place on February 19 when four persons approached an elderly woman in a market. They showed her fake currency bundles and convinced her to handover her jewellery.

The woman handed over jewellery worth Rs 4 lakh to the accused and received counterfeit currency in exchange, the police said. Following this, she approached the police.

An FIR was registered and further investigation was launched, said the officer.

The team analysed the footage from over 100 CCTV cameras along a 10-km route to track down the accused.

The three suspects were arrested from different locations. The police are interrogating them to determine their involvement in other similar crimes, the officer added.

Rahul was previously involved in a fraud case registered at the Krishna Nagar police station, he said.