Burglar poses as gas delivery boy, robs woman in Karimnagar
A burglar in Kandugula village, Huzurabad mandal, Karimnagar, tricked a woman by posing as a gas delivery boy. Claiming her son had requested an LPG cylinder, he lured her to a bus stop and then robbed her gold ornaments from her house.
Karimnagar: Taking advantage of the crisis in West Asia, an intrepid burglar managed to rob a woman of her gold ornaments in Kandugula village of Huzurabad mandal on Tuesday.
Police said the victim Gudipati Agamma had an unidentified visitor. He claimed that he was a gas delivery boy and said that her son asked him to deliver an LPG cylinder.
Stating that the cylinder vehicle was parked some distance away, he took her to a nearby bus stop and left the spot after informing her that he was going to bring another customer. After waiting for a half-an-hour, she returned home to see that the doors were open. She also found that about four-and-a-half tolas of gold ornaments were missing.
Agamma said that the burglar came straight back home after dropping her at the bus stop and fled with gold ornaments. Subsequently, she lodged a complaint with the police.
