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The metropolis constabulary connected Friday arrested 2 persons, including a woman, for allegedly cheating a jewellery store proprietor and fleeing with golden ornaments weighing implicit 420 grams, equivalent to astir 36.45 tolas, from the engaged Kurupam Market country nether the One Town constabulary presumption limits connected May 12.
The accused were identified arsenic O. Mangamma, 39, and D. Ramakrishna, 40, some residents of Seethampeta.
Addressing a property league astatine the constabulary league hall, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crimes) D. Latha Madhuri said that Mangamma, a known lawsuit of Kausalya Jewellery Store successful Kurupam Market, visited the store connected May 12. She allegedly told the proprietor that 1 of her relatives was waiting successful a car extracurricular and could not participate the store arsenic helium was physically disabled. She further claimed that the comparative intended to acquisition golden ornaments for his daughter’s marriage.
Believing her version, the store proprietor showed respective golden items. After selecting a fewer ornaments, Mangamma allegedly requested support to instrumentality the jewellery extracurricular to amusement them to the comparative waiting successful the car. Trusting her, the store proprietor handed implicit 2 trays containing golden ornaments. However, soon aft taking the jewellery, she allegedly got into the car and fled from the spot on with her associate.
Following a complaint, peculiar constabulary teams traced the accused wrong 24 hours aft examining CCTV footage and collecting method evidence, and aboriginal arrested them.
During the investigation, the constabulary recovered that Mangamma had allegedly planned the theft to gain casual wealth and flooded fiscal difficulties. Since she was acquainted with the jewellery store and its staff, she reportedly exploited their spot to execute the offence. Police said that she had roped successful her comparative Ramakrishna, falsely introducing him arsenic a physically disabled lawsuit waiting successful the conveyance to summation the assurance of the store owner, Ms. Madhuri said.
The constabulary recovered stolen golden ornaments weighing 423 grams from the accused.
Further probe is on.
