Fraudsters posing as godmen allegedly looted cash and gold ornament from a businessman at Niladri Vihar under the Chandrasekharpur police station in the city on Tuesday.
The two accused walked into the shop of one Samarendra Sahu and identified themselves as sadhus from Haridwar in Uttar Pradesh.
They told Sahu that they were organising a Bhandara( feast). Sahu gave them Rs 500 as donation following which one of them asked him to consume some white-coloured powdery substance which they claimed was Bibhuti.
As per a complaint lodged by Sahu with the Chandrasekharpur police, he became unconscious after consuming it and later realised after gaining consciousness that the two conmen had fled with his gold ring and Rs 34,000.
The incident was captured on CCTV camera. Police have started investigation into the incident by examining the CCTV footage.