Bengaluru, Two men were arrested for allegedly befriending women by falsely claiming links to influential people and promising to resolve their problems before stealing their gold ornaments, police said on Friday.
The accused were identified as Santhosh S L and Punit Kumar , they said.
Police recovered 130 grams of gold ornaments and a gold ingot, along with a mobile phone, collectively valued at ₹19 lakh, they said.
The matter came to light after a resident of Gollarahatti lodged a complaint at Yeshwanthpur Police Station on July 12.
According to the complaint, a man approached the woman on July 11 and befriended her, claiming to be acquainted with a Zilla Panchayat president and a well-known film producer.
