According to police, the suspects visited a shop owned by Boramma (57) near Ganesh temple auto stand in Thyagarajnagar and bought cigarettes. They claimed they wanted to start a new business and sought her blessings.
They gave her a Rs 100 currency note and requested her to touch it to her gold chain and return with blessings. Boramma did so, and the suspects collected the note and chain and fled.
(Published 12 July 2011, 19:11 IST)
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