NEW DELHI: A 65-year-old retired government official was allegedly robbed of cash and gold jewellery by two men who posed as health officials and told her in a threatening manner that she was infected with Omicron.
The incident took place outside a market in Rohini recently. We are trying to identify the suspects, senior police officers said.
According to police, around 3 pm on Saturday, when the woman was returning home after withdrawing Rs 50,000 from a bank, she took an e-rickshaw, which dropped her in Rajapur, Sector-9, Rohini.
“She said, two men approached her with an infrared thermometer. They checked her temperature and said that she has a fever. They also told her that she is a possible carrier of coronavirus and that she’s flouting Covid-19 norms. On pretext of this, they checked her belongings and stole Rs 50,000 that she was carrying along with her gold bangles,” said a senior police officer.
Based on the woman’s complaint, a case of cheating was registered at Prashant Vihar police station.
The woman said the men also advised her to take off her jewellery as it’s not safe to wear gold. “They gave her some oil and asked her to apply it on her hands. They then removed her bangles. The bangles that were returned to her were fake gold bangles,” the officer said.
“CCTV footage from the area where the incident took place is being checked to identify the suspects. Many teams have been formed to arrest them,” police said.
