A 26-year-old software engineer was allegedly robbed of his gold ornaments and cash worth Rs 6.89 lakh by a woman he befriended on a dating app, police said on Tuesday.

The victim met the woman through a dating app about two months ago, and after chatting for a brief period, they met at an eatery in Indiranagar here on November 1, they said.

After spending time together and consuming alcohol at the eatery, she asked him to book a hotel room for the night on the pretext that it was too late for her to return to her paying guest accommodation, a senior police officer said.

After checking into the hotel, they ordered food online, and she allegedly gave him water laced with a sedative after which he fell unconscious, he said.

Taking advantage of the situation, the complainant alleged that

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