The Khar police have busted a gang that targeted high-profile senior citizens and looted them under the pretext of selling them antique gold jewellery. The gang’s modus operandi involved a 55-year-old woman befriending high-profile women during their morning walk.

After around a month of friendship, the accused woman would cook up a story about her children harassing her. She would claim that she wanted to sell all of her antique gold jewellery and to win the trust of the victim, would sell 2-3 grams of original antique gold jewellery to the senior citizen at the cheapest possible rate. After winning the trust of the victims, the accused woman would lure them to purchase gold worth lakhs. However, the victim was given fake jewellery in a box after the payment was made.