B'luru: 'Fortune-teller' offers spl puja, steals earrings from woman

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: Bengaluru city police are on the lookout for a 'fortune-teller' who allegedly stole four gram gold earrings from a woman on the pretext of offering to perform special puja to 'ward off the evil' cast on her husband.

The incident took place on Sunday following which the homemaker, a resident of Janata Colony, approached Kothanur Police to file a complaint.

According to the complaint, the accused approached the victim and told her that her husband had fallen under the spell of black magic.

Offering to ward off the evil, he told her that if the ritual was not performed, she might lose him within nine days.

The victim agreed to the ritual following which the accused asked her to remove the gold earrings and put it in an earthen pot along with other material.

He closed the lid, wrapped it tightly, and asked her to remove the pot only after her husband returned. The fraud came to light when the husband returned and found the earrings missing.