The Mulund police in <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/nigerian-man-held-with-180-grams-of-cocaine-worth-rs-72-lakh-in-mumbais-malwani-23606442" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Mumbai</a> arrested three men within 24 hours for allegedly posing as police officers and defrauding a 71-year-old senior citizen of gold jewellery worth Rs 2.24 lakh, police said on Friday.
The entire stolen property has been recovered, it said.
According to police, the incident took place on December 2, between 3:40 pm and 4 pm, on Jatashankar Dosa Road in Mulund West, when the victim had stepped out for personal work.
Three unknown men approached him, claimed to be <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/mumbai-police-forms-sit-to-probe-maharashtra-minister-pankaja-mundes-pas-role-in-his-wifes-suicide-case-23606322" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">police</a> officials, and on that pretext took away his gold chain and two rings before fleeing, it said.
CCTV footage from the area helped trace the suspects. With technical inputs, the first accused, Taufiq Siddiqui (41), was arrested from Mira Road. Further investigation led to the detention of Simone Gonsalves (63) from Vasai East and Mohammad Siddiqui (52) from Kurla East, said an official.
Police said that the stolen jewellery was recovered from the accused. All three were produced before the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/supreme-court-slams-maharashtra-over-55-non-productions-of-undertrial-in-attempt-to-murder-caseorders-inquiry-23606130" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">court</a> and remanded to police custody until Saturday.

Mulund police in Mumbai arrested three men for allegedly posing as police officers and defrauding a senior citizen of gold jewellery worth Rs 2.24 lakh

Mumbai: Trio held for posing as cops, defrauding senior citizen of Rs 2.24 lakh worth gold jewellery in Mulund

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Police said that the stolen jewellery was recovered from the accused. All three were produced before the court and remanded to police custody until Saturday

Trio held for posing as cops, defrauding senior citizen of Rs 2.24 lakh worth gold jewellery in Mumbai's Mulund

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