For a few rupees, Chandigarh woman loses a bagful

Chandigarh, August 05: Being told that a few currency notes had fallen near her car cost a woman dear. Her purse was stolen as she went looking for the notes.

Police said Wednesday that Devinder Kaur Kang, a resident of the city’s upscale Sector 2, was getting into her car in Sector 22 Tuesday when a man told her that a few currency notes had fallen near her car.

As she went to fetch them, her purse carrying Rs.28,000, gold and diamond ornaments, and a cheque book was stolen by the miscreant from her car.

Police registered a case of cheating against the unknown person following a complaint by the victim.
–IANS