Caught without a mask, man pays a heavy price

Hubballi: A-28-year old youth lost his Royal Enfield bike to a conman in the city on Sunday evening. However, the incident came to light on Tuesday.
Gururaj Nulvi, a resident of Desai Cross in Deshpande Nagar, has filed a complaint with police that he was a conned by a man in his 30s who claimed that he was a policeman attached to Sub Urban police station in Hubballi.
The conman approached Gururaj who was standing near Krishna Kalyan Mantap in Deshpande Nagar on Sunday evening. He questioned Gururaj on why he was standing near the Kalyan Mantap without wearing a mask, and said that he would be fined Rs 500 for violating safety procedures.
Gururaj said that he does not have money to pay the fine. The conman said that he would take his bike to the station and he could collect it after paying the fine. Gururaj handed over his bike keys to the conman.
When he came to the station to pay the fine and collect the bike, he realised that he had been cheated, said Inspector S K Holeyannavar of the Sub Urban police station.