A couple from Lonavala who had try to wheedle free food and accommodation from kind-hearted Mumbaikars while claiming they were in the city for their ailing child, were given a stern warning by the city police.

A source said the couple approached RSS members at Savitribai Phule Garden on Link Road, Mahavir Nagar, Kandivli West on Thursday morning. "The couple asked for the address of one Wamanrao Pai's ashram as they needed accommodation. They told us that their child had a hole in his heart and they were in the city for his treatment. They only needed free accommodation and food during their stay here," said Amrut Solanki, an RSS worker.