Woman held for theft; Rs 5.8 L seized

The Southeast Zone Task Force, in coordination with the Santoshnagar police, on Tuesday arrested a woman involved in theft and seized Rs 5,80.000 from her.
The accused identified as Rabia Begum (45), is a resident of Ramnaspura in Kalapathar area. She recently committed thefts at Charminar, Shahalibanda and Santosh Nagar. Rabia targeted gold shops and approached the owners in the guise of seeking loan for the mortgaged gold ornaments. First she shows original gold ornaments and after collecting the loan amount, exchanges it with fake gold ornaments concealed in her bag.
Following a complaint from a jeweller who was cheated to the tune of Rs 2 lakh recently, the Santosh Nagar police booked a case and arrested Rabia.