Two miscreants looted around 60 grams of gold ornaments from an elderly man by impersonating themselves as policemen in front of a well-known garment showroom on the Dolamundai-Bajrakabati road under the Badambadi police limits here on Wednesday.
The victim Bijaya Kumar Sahu belonging to the College Square locality was on his way at around 11.30 am to Badambadi riding a scooter when he was confronted by the miscreants, who were speaking in Hindi. The duo asked him to put the gold ornaments that he was wearing in the dicky of his two-wheeler. They even told him to be cautious saying that snatchers are active in the locality.
After Sahu took out his gold ornaments and was just about to keep those in the dicky, the miscreants snatched the valuables and fled.
“I was wearing a gold chain and a ring weighing around 50 grams and 10 grams, respectively,” Sahu said.
Being informed, local police reached the spot and launched a probe into the incident. Police began verifying the video footage of CCTVs installed at nearby outlets.