India, Feb. 18 -- Two fraudsters posing as cops dupe a 60-year-old citizen of gold ornaments worth Rs.75,000 under the pretense of checking valuables for safety.

The incident was reported on Lohegaon-Wagholi Road in front of Indian Oil petrol pump, Santnagar between 9.55am and 10.15am on Monday.

According to the police, the senior citizen from Lohegaon was riding a motorcycle when the two men stopped him, claiming to be police officers. They warned him about rising theft cases in the area and advised him to remove his gold ornaments for safekeeping in his motorcycle dicky. Under the pretense of wrapping the valuables securely, the fraudsters skillfully stole the ornaments worth Rs.75,000 and fled.

The complainant later approached the p...