Jeweller Duped in Distraction Heist
A man pretending to buy a gold chain for a Jain monk allegedly stole gold chains worth several lakhs of rupees from Deep Jewellers on Ashoka Road.
The incident occurred on Oct. 21, prompting store owner Ratan Lal to lodge a complaint at Lashkar Police Station.
Incident Details
Around 1 pm, a 55-year-old man entered the store, speaking to Ratan Lal in Hindi, and requested to see silver coins.
- He was shown a 20-gram silver coin, which he set aside.
- He then asked to see a 2-gram gold coin, claiming it was for donation at a temple.
- When told no gold coins were available, Ratan offered to fetch one and called an employee named Lalpu.
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Author's summary: Jeweller robbed in daylight theft.