Mangaluru: In a shocking incident that occurred at Uppinangady here in the Dakshina Kannada District, a man robbed a wife of temple priest off her Mangalasutra. He has come to her seeling her blessings.
The man approached her saying that he was opening a gold shop. The chain weighed over three sovereigns. He incident occurred in Car Street of Uppinangady.
The fraudster weaved a story that it was auspicious to keep a note after being touched a woman’s mangalasutra at the gold shop. Woman did accordingly after removinv the mangalasutra from her neck completely and touched with it. The woman did this mechanically as if she was hypnotised. Before the woman could recover, the fraudster had left the place.
The matter has been reported to the police station.