Man posing as son-in-law’s pal robs woman of gold jewellery, valuables
TNN | Mar 2, 2019, 07:27 ISTLudhiana: In a peculiar theft case, a 55-year-old woman was allegedly robbed of her gold jewellery, mobile and LED TV by an unidentified person, who gained entry into her home posing as her son-in-law’s friend.
The woman alleged that the accused gave her tea laced with sedatives and escaped with her valuables. In a more bizarre move, the accused allegedly kept using the complainant’s SIM card and kept sending abusive messages to the woman and her daughter.
The complainant, Mohinder Kaur, said that rather than tracing him, the police took 12 days to lodge an FIR in the case, while the complaint was submitted on February 16. When asked, cops claimed that they had found the matter suspicious, due to which the FIR was lodged late.
Mohinder, her daughter Sonia and son-in-law Gurmeet Singh have given their houses in New Azad Nagar on rent, and they live in Chandigarh. Mohinder visits the houses once every month and also collects rent from the tenants. On February 16, she was in the house when a man turned up in the evening and introduced himself as a friend of her son-in-law.
The woman invited her inside and offered him tea. However, the man said he would make tea for both. After drinking the tea, the woman got unconscious and the accused escaped with her two gold rings, one gold chain, a pair of gold earrings, mobile phone and an LED TV. The accused had also locked the main gate of the house before fleeing.
When woman gained consciousness, she raised an alarm and was rescued by her neighbours and informed the police.
Sonia, daughter of the victim said, “After the incident, the accused kept using my mother’s SIM card. He kept sending abusive messages and answered calls till February 26. We kept visiting the police station to lodge an FIR and asked the cops to trace the accused through the SIM card’s location, but to no avail.”
When asked about not tracing the location of the accused, the SHO said he joined only three days ago and is investigating the case. Moreover, an FIR can be lodged any time, it does not make any difference, he said.
The woman alleged that the accused gave her tea laced with sedatives and escaped with her valuables. In a more bizarre move, the accused allegedly kept using the complainant’s SIM card and kept sending abusive messages to the woman and her daughter.
The complainant, Mohinder Kaur, said that rather than tracing him, the police took 12 days to lodge an FIR in the case, while the complaint was submitted on February 16. When asked, cops claimed that they had found the matter suspicious, due to which the FIR was lodged late.
Mohinder, her daughter Sonia and son-in-law Gurmeet Singh have given their houses in New Azad Nagar on rent, and they live in Chandigarh. Mohinder visits the houses once every month and also collects rent from the tenants. On February 16, she was in the house when a man turned up in the evening and introduced himself as a friend of her son-in-law.
The woman invited her inside and offered him tea. However, the man said he would make tea for both. After drinking the tea, the woman got unconscious and the accused escaped with her two gold rings, one gold chain, a pair of gold earrings, mobile phone and an LED TV. The accused had also locked the main gate of the house before fleeing.
When woman gained consciousness, she raised an alarm and was rescued by her neighbours and informed the police.
Sonia, daughter of the victim said, “After the incident, the accused kept using my mother’s SIM card. He kept sending abusive messages and answered calls till February 26. We kept visiting the police station to lodge an FIR and asked the cops to trace the accused through the SIM card’s location, but to no avail.”
When asked about not tracing the location of the accused, the SHO said he joined only three days ago and is investigating the case. Moreover, an FIR can be lodged any time, it does not make any difference, he said.
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