The Dadar police have arrested two habitual offenders for allegedly duping a 78-year-old woman and stealing her gold chain and cash. The incident occurred on July 27 near the Indiabulls company gate, New Prabhadevi Road. Police have identified the accused as Naresh Vijaykumar Jaiswal, 45, and Ramesh Vijaykumar Jaiswal, 50, both residents of Chembur.

The incident

According to police, the woman was on her way to a temple when the accused approached her and asked her to hand over the gold chain and cash before visiting the shrine, as these things may get stolen. Following this, the woman handed over a seven-gram gold chain worth around Rs 75,000 and Rs 1000 in cash to the accused. After returning from the temple, the woman looked for the duo but could not find them.