On Friday, a police official reported that the Navi Mumbai police have arrested two individuals on suspicion of dacoity following a scam in which a woman was defrauded of approximately ₹28 lakh by someone offering gold at a “cheap” rate.
The 36-year-old Nerul resident reported that one of the arrested individuals approached her, offering to procure half a kilogram of gold for Rs. 27.81 lakh, which was below the market rate.
The complainant alleged that on May 18, the man drove her to Sanpada station for the deal, but upon arrival, several individuals appeared, threatened her, and seized her bag containing the money. The man and another person who was with them in the car then fled the scene.
While pursuing multiple leads, the police apprehended Thane residents Rakesh Shivaji Shingte, aged 39, who had been in contact with the woman, and Roopesh Subash Sapkale, aged 42. Authorities are continuing their efforts to apprehend other individuals involved in the scam, according to an official statement.
Earlier, on Saturday, police in Ghaziabad announced that they had taken a 32-year-old woman into custody. She is accused of allegedly stealing 40 tolas, equivalent to approximately 400 grams of gold and silver jewelry from her in-laws’ home. The investigation revealed that she was collaborating with her parents to concoct a story, falsely claiming that the incident was a case of dacoity. The woman’s parents, who were complicit in fabricating the dacoity narrative, were also taken into custody by the police.
The incident took place in the town of Niwari. The accused individuals have been identified as 32-year-old Deepika Tyagi, 60-year-old Yogendra Tyagi, and 56-year-old Sunita Tyagi, who is Deepika’s mother. According to the officers, an additional person involved in the crime, 63-year-old Akbar Ali, who played a crucial role in aiding the accused in executing the theft and received Rs. 20,000 for his assistance, has also been apprehended.
