Incidents of fraud targeting senior citizens have come to light in Pimpri-Chinchwad city. In two separate incidents in Pimple Saudagar and Moshi, gold ornaments worth lakhs of rupees were stolen from two elderly citizens by individuals posing as police officers, News PCMC reported.
In the first incident, on October 13, Narayan Omkar Kasar (75) was walking about 100 meters in Pimple Saudagar at around 7:45 PM when he was stopped by two unknown individuals. These individuals identified themselves as police and CID officers. They told Kasar, 'There has been a theft ahead, take off your ornaments and put them in a handkerchief.' Believing them, Kasar removed a gold ring weighing 6 grams and a gold chain weighing 20 grams, totaling Rs 2,55,000, and placed them in a handkerchief. The accused then stole the ornaments through sleight of hand. A case has been registered at Sangvi Police Station in this regard.
In the second incident, a similar event occurred on October 14, 2026, in Moshi with Baban Bhausaheb Borhade (77). Borhade was passing by a hotel in Moshi at around 10:40 AM when he was stopped by two unknown individuals. They identified themselves as police and told Borhade, 'There has been a theft ahead, take off your ornaments and put them in a handkerchief.' Believing them, Borhade removed a gold chain weighing 10 grams, valued at Rs 1,80,000, and placed it in a handkerchief. The accused stole the chain through sleight of hand. In this incident, a total of Rs 4,35,000 was defrauded, and a case has been registered at MIDC Bhosari Police Station. In both incidents, the accused took advantage of the gullibility of the senior citizens to commit fraud.