Archive · 5 Aug 2025
Delhi: Men Posing as Sadhus Arrested for Ring Snatching
Some men pretended to be holy people to trick a woman.
They asked her for money, but then they grabbed her ring.
The police found them after seeing them escape in a rented auto-rickshaw.
They caught the men, who had sold the ring to a goldsmith.
The police arrested the thieves and the goldsmith and got back some of the melted ring.
Four men were arrested for snatching a diamond ring from a woman in Delhi.
The incident occurred on August 1st near the Shadipur Flyover.
Two of the accused posed as sadhus to solicit money.
The woman gave the men Rs 200 before her ring was snatched.
Police recovered the autorickshaw and some of the stolen ring after the arrests.
- Who
- Vinod Kamat, Birju, Kabir, Gurcharan Singh, and a woman.
- What
- A woman was robbed of her diamond ring.
- When
- August 1st.
- Where
- Near the Shadipur Flyover, Delhi.
- Why
- The articles do not explicitly state why the crime was committed.
- Incident Date
- August 1
- Location
- Shadipur Flyover, Delhi
- Victim
- Woman in a bike taxi
- Stolen Item
- Gold and diamond ring
- Perpetrators' Disguise
- Sadhus
- Arrests
- Four men and a goldsmith
- Recovered Items
- Melted gold and 61 stone pieces
Sources
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