India, Nov. 6 -- Ever heard of the police lodging a complaint with the police? Well, now you have. Ask the red-faced D N Nagar traffic police and, if they're not glued to CCTV footage replaying their moment of embarrassment, they might tell you how they got played by two con artists who made off with a scooter, right under their noses.

On August 14, the duo turned up at the D N Nagar traffic chowkie, claiming they'd come to collect a scooter seized for a traffic violation. The police, now wishing they had gone strictly by the rule book, were happy to let them pay the fine online. All they asked for were the scooter's owner's name and the vehicle's identification. The duo claimed they were relatives of the vehicle's owner, a certain Shabi...