Indore (Madhya Pradesh): A fraudster posing as police officer robbed a farmer of his gold ring, chain and Rs 400 in cash in Gandhi Nagar area by tricking him during a fake police check.

Additional DCP Alok Kumar Sharma said that farmer Manohar Gupta told police that he had gone to the Khedapati Hanuman Temple around 9:30 am for prayers. After finishing his visit and heading home, he was stopped by a man wearing a helmet who claimed to be conducting a police inspection. Soon, another person joined him, pretending to assist in the so-called check.

The helmeted man claiming to be from the Crime Branch first checked the second person by taking out a handkerchief, placing some money in it, and returned it to him. He then turned to Manohar and asked for his details, and even showed a fake ID

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