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Mumbai Woman Duped: Stalker Enters Home with Fake Invitation, Steals Gold Jewelry
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News18•01-10-2026, 11:22
Mumbai Woman Duped: Stalker Enters Home with Fake Invitation, Steals Gold Jewelry
- •A 70-year-old woman, Kulsumbi Kazi, from Antop Hill, Mumbai, was targeted in a shocking fraud.
- •An unknown young woman stalked Kulsumbi, then entered her home under the guise of delivering a wedding invitation.
- •Gaining trust, the fraudster claimed she could cure illnesses with chanting and convinced Kulsumbi to remove her gold mangalsutra and earrings.
- •The jewelry was tied in a scarf, and Kulsumbi was told not to open it for a few hours, after which the young woman fled.
- •Antop Hill police are investigating using CCTV footage, suspecting a serial offender after a similar incident in Mankhurd.
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The unknown young woman gained trust by lying that she lived in a neighboring chawl and had come to deliver a wedding invitation for her sister. Once inside, she misled the elderly woman by claiming she could cure illnesses through chanting, eventually stealing her gold mangalsutra and earrings.
The suspect brought rice from the house, placed it on the gold mangalsutra and earrings, pretended to chant mantras, and tied the ornaments inside a scarf. She instructed the victim not to open the scarf for a few hours and then fled.
Authorities suspect the female fraudster is a serial criminal because a very similar incident occurred last month involving another 65-year-old elderly woman in the Mankhurd area.
