A 60-year-old woman was duped by two miscreants to the tune of Rs 25,000 by luring him of providing money in return of gold ornaments at Hamidia road on Thursday.
Hanumanganj police have registered case against the miscreants.
Police said that the victim Laxmi Yadav was duped by two accused who approached her and provided money in return of jewelry she was wearing and disappeared with the jewellery.
After the victim found that she was cheated a complaint was lodged with the Hanumanganj police stating that she was at Hamidia road when two miscreants in an auto rickshaw appeared and asked her to provide address which she agreed and after they reached near Central library they offered her to provide jewelry in return of cash they were having. The miscreants also claimed that after their mother could check and choose jewelry they would return. The victim got assured and provided gold chain and gold ear rings she was wearing.
The accused provided her money which was wrapped in a cloth and after miscreants left the spot and failed to return she checked the money it was found to be stack of papers. The victim searched the auto rickshaw in which the two came but failed to find them and later approached police and lodged complaint against the accused.
Based on the complaint after the preliminary investigation the police have registered a case under sections 420 and 34 of the IPC and started search for the accused.