Posing as couriers, duo robs three women

PUNE: Two persons posing as courier delivery men robbed three women of their gold ornaments worth Rs 2.83 lakh in their Sadashiv Peth residence on Thursday afternoon.
According to a complaint lodged by Anjali Umesh Kulkarni (44) of Sadashiv Peth
with the Vishrambaug police station, the two suspects, apart from robbing her, also snatched gold ornaments from her mother-in-law and forced her sister-in-law to hand over ornaments kept in the cupboard.The two then fled on two motorcycles, with their accomplices, who were waiting near the building.
"The complainant couldn't see the faces of the suspects as they were wearing helmets," said inspector Rajendra Sawant of the Vishrambaug police station.
Sawant said around 12.30 pm on Thursday Kulkarni was drying clothes in the balcony when the two men wearing helmets visited their home. One of them told her that they worked for a courier company and asked her to bring a pen for signature. He also asked her for a glass of water. "As Kulkarni turned to get the pen, one of the suspects grabbed her hands and threatened her with sharp weapon," Sawant said.
Sawant said they asked her to remove her ornaments while threatening to kill her. The suspects then removed her gold chain and ear rings.
"The duo then entered inside the house and threatened Kulkarni's mother-in-law, who was sleeping, and forced Kulkarni's sister-in-law to open the cupboard and hand over the ornaments to them," he said. Sawant said after looting gold ornaments worth Rs 2.83 lakh, the suspects at sharp weapon point forced Kulkarni to go with them till the stairs . They then asked her to keep her mouth shut and fled. "Kulkarni saw the duo flee with their two accomplices, from the balcony," he said.
Sawant said Kulkarni's husband , who returned home in the evening, informed the police. "We have launched a search operation to trace the suspects," Sawant added.