Hyderabad: A promise to make silver shine ended in a theft in Telangana when three men posing as swamijis allegedly drugged two women and fled with their anklets and toe rings.
The incident took place in the jurisdiction of the Mills Colony police.
It all began when three persons claiming to be swamijis entered a house in Karimabad, Warangal.
Initially, they asked for drinking water. After quenching their thirst, they promised the women to restore the shine of their silver ornaments.
After promising to polish silver anklets, they gave them a liquid, claiming it to be water, and also sprinkled powder on them.
Soon, they removed the ornaments from their feet and fled. The incident took place at the house of 36-year-old Neelam Ratnavathi. Along with her, intermediate student Neelam Shilparani became a victim.
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10 tolas of silver looted
Mills Colony Police Station SHO Karre Swamy said that the stolen property comprised around 10 tolas of silver anklets and three tolas of silver toe rings.
Based on the complaint, police registered a case under Sections 305A (Theft in a dwelling house) and 331 (House-trespass or house-breaking) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS).
After registering a case, police began examining Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) footage to identify the accused persons.
