Krishnagiri: A seven-member gang, including a pastor, cheated a Coimbatore-based jewellery store owner of Rs 95 lakh here on Wednesday. The Krishnagiri town police booked a case against the seven and launched a search for them.
Police said K Rajasekar, 40, of Krishnagiri, contacted Aswin, 38, of Coimbatore and offered to sell gold bars weighing over 2kg for less than Rs 1 crore. So Aswin departed for Krishnagiri with the money on Tuesday.
“On reaching there, Aswin was taken in a car to Panagamutlu village by the gang. They made him get out of the car and sped away with money,” a police officer said.
After receiving a complaint from Aswin, the police registered a case and initiated an inquiry. They found Martin, a CSI church pastor, of Nagarcoil, was also involved in the theft.