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Mobile Phones Stolen in Unique Bel Leaf Scam in Katwa, Two Miscreants Abscond
- •Five mobile phones stolen in Makhaltoor village, Katwa, under the guise of plucking bel leaves.
- •Two helmet-clad individuals on an unregistered motorbike requested youths to pluck bel leaves.
- •Youths left their mobile phones on the ground while climbing the bel tree.
- •The two miscreants fled on their motorbike with the five mobile phones.
- •A complaint has been filed at Katwa police station, and an investigation is underway.
Key Questions Answered
Two helmeted miscreants on an unregistered motorbike tricked youths in Makhaltoor village by offering money to climb a bel tree and pluck bel leaves. While the youths were up in the tree leaving their phones on the ground, the culprits absconded with five mobile phones.
Following the incident, the cheated youths filed an official complaint at the Katwa police station regarding their missing mobile phones. Authorities reviewed CCTV footage showing images of the two helmeted bike riders and have launched a search to track down the suspects.
Yes, a similar theft occurred in Kalna town where two individuals offered youths a daily wage of 500 rupees to pluck hog plums (amra). The youths handed over their five mobile phones to the men before climbing the tree, and the suspects fled with the phones.
