India, Jan. 29 -- A 26-year-old Kenyan garment trader was on Tuesday robbed of around Rs.66.45 lakh by two bike-borne men who claimed they were policemen. The accused intercepted the cab the trader was travelling in at MG Road in Fort, conducted a search, and took away the cash she was carrying to purchase garments, instructing her to reach the nearest police station. She realised she had been conned once she visited the MRA Marg police station, where a case has been registered, officers familiar with the matter told Hindustan Times.

"The Kenyan woman, Sumaiya Mohammad Abadi, was visiting the city for the first time to buy clothes for her business. She had visited India earlier, in 2023, as a tourist," an officer from MRA Marg police sai...