Mangalore : If there have been several cases in the past wherein thieves posing as policemen cheated women, in a latest case, a lady teacher of a government school at Carstreet lost her gold ornaments weighing nearly 109 grams on June 6, Thursday morning.
The teacher named Vanitha was on her way to school when two young men approached her in a bike and then introduced them as policemen. They then warned Vanitha of wearing jewels as robberies were on the rise. They then asked her to place her jewels in her bag. Somehow heeding to them Vanitha removed her kariyamani and two gold bangles and placed it in her bag with even the strangers helping her. They soon left the scene. However, Vanitha who grew suspicious checked her bag and found that the jewels were missing. She realized that she has been cheated.
Bunder police are investigating the case.