Udupi: Three strangers in a gang robbed yashoda K. J. while going on Thursday  night(October 6) near Shiribeedu Junction to catch a bus to kodavur. They duped her by saying they were from Police department, and she should not wear golden ornaments in public, as a murder had taken place nearby.

Yashoda removed her necklaces worth Rs1.40 lakhs(or 7.5 Pawan gold) and put them in her bag. The pretender searched her bag as if he was a sub-inspector. When yashoda got into the bus, she found that her bag was empty. The strangers had taken away the gold.

Similar incident has happened at Hayagreeva Nagar on Friday afternoon. Here a resident of Indrali, Chandravathi, lost15 Pawan gold. In both places, same robbers were said to be at work, on identical techniques of fraud to remove golden ornaments.

The photos of strangers have been drawn up by Police, as per details given by the two complainants. SP of Udupi has warned women of being more careful on roads, while talking to strangers posing as Police staff.