Two women befriended an elderly woman and made away with her gold chain on Wednesday in Jalahalli police station limits.
According to Jalahalli police, two women befriended Durgamma, 63, who hails from Nellore, Andhra Pradesh. They made her believe that they are helping her and made away with 30 gm gold chain. Durgamma had rented out her house in Mathikere and settled in Nellore. She had come to Mathikere on Wednesday morning to get medicines from BEL Hospital. While travelling by bus, the women told her that they are also going towards BEL Hospital and began chatting up with Durgamma.
All three alighted at BEL gate, while the two women boarded an autorickshaw and told Durgamma that they will drop her at the hospital as it was on the way. Durgamma agreed and got into the autorickshaw. Durgamma alighted at the hospital and went to get medicines. It was then she realised that her gold chain was missing.