Mangaluru: A gang of five persons, posing as policemen, duped a man of Rs 2.25 Lakh in his possession, besides two cell phones at Mission Street here on May 4.
Reportedly the gang, travelling in a car had intercepted the victim, Yakub’s scooter and under the pretence of conducting a routine search flicked the Rs 2.25 Lakh that he had kept in his scooter. They also confiscated the mobile phones Yakub was having while asking him to return home. It was only on reaching home that Yakub realised that the money he had in his scooter had gone missing.
Later, he approached the Bunder Police Station to lodge a complaint about the missing cash. CCTV footages obtained from the area revealed that the conmen had stolen the money from Yakub’s scooter.
