Hyderabad: Woman arrested for conning jewellers in Habsiguda

The woman Vemuri Bhargavi Reddy (26), a resident of Bhavaninagar Tirupathi Urban, Chittor District came to the store wearing a duplicate gold chain.

Hyderabad: The Osmania University police arrested a woman who allegedly managed to con employees of a jewellery store at Habsiguda and took away a gold chain weighing around 3.5 tolas last month.

The woman Vemuri Bhargavi Reddy (26), a resident of Bhavaninagar Tirupathi Urban, Chittor District came to the store wearing a duplicate gold chain and on the pretext of buying a new gold chain allegedly stole it away and escaped.

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“Bhargavi on the pretext of checking the gold chain replaced the original with duplicate piece and left the shop. She later sold the stolen chain at a store in Ameerpet and transferred the money to a friend,” said Osmania University Inspector, P Anjaneyulu.

On a complaint, the police registered a case and tracked down the woman to Tirupathi. She was arrested and remanded.