Archive · 25 Jul 2025
Trader Robbed by Imposters Posing as Police in Alipurduar
Imagine some bad guys pretending to be police officers.
They stopped a man in a small electric taxi in a town called Alipurduar, India.
They claimed he was drunk and shouldn't be wearing jewelry.
They put a cloth over his face, making him dizzy, and stole his gold and diamond rings and chain.
The man, who sells food, said the jewelry was worth about ₹5 lakh.
Now, the real police are trying to catch the fake cops.
Four individuals posing as plainclothes police officers robbed a trader.
The robbery occurred in Alipurduar town, India, on Wednesday evening.
The trader, Paresh Saha, reported the theft of gold and diamond jewelry valued around ₹5 lakh.
The perpetrators intercepted the trader's e-rickshaw, feigned being police, and used a handkerchief to subdue him.
Police are investigating the incident and the trader hopes for swift arrests.
- Who
- Four individuals posing as plainclothes police officers and the trader, Paresh Saha.
- What
- Four individuals robbed a trader of gold and diamond jewelry.
- When
- Wednesday evening.
- Where
- Alipurduar town, India.
- Why
- To steal the trader's jewelry.
Victim's View
Law Enforcement
Arrest of criminals
Victim's View
The trader wants the police to catch the criminals swiftly.
Law Enforcement
The police are conducting an investigation
- Victim
- Paresh Saha
- Items Stolen
- Gold and diamond ornaments (rings and a chain)
- Estimated Value
- Around ₹5 lakh
- Location of Crime
- Alipurduar town, West Bengal, India
- Method
- Posing as police, using a handkerchief.