Ranganath Bhimrao Beligundu, an 83-year-old retired resident of Mulund East, was allegedly cheated of gold jewellery worth R1.1 lakh by a conman posing as a police officer on Wednesday evening. 

The incident took place around 7.30 pm near the fire brigade area at Gavhanpada in Mulund East, where the victim had gone for his routine walk. According to police, the accused approached him on a motorcycle, and introduced himself as a policeman. He even showed an ID card bearing the name “Ashok Patil”. The crook then warned the victim about recent incidents of senior citizens being robbed of gold ornaments.