'Cop' lands in jail

Davangere, Karnataka, July 11 (UNI) A lower court has convicted and sentenced to eight years rigorous imprisonment a man posing as a cop and cheating women.

Judicial Magistrate First Class Shivakumar, who delivered the order yesterday, also imposed a fine of Rs 8,000 on the culprit, Venkataramanappa of Kolar district.

According to the prosecution, Venkataramanappa had posed as a policeman and collected jewellery from women who went on a morning walk, advising them not to wear the ornaments in public places.

Later, he used to decamp with the valuables, cheating the gullible women.

Davangere police filed the chargesheet before the court in four such cases.

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