Mangalore, Feb 15, 2014: Police have on February 14, Friday arrested a woman from Bejai area in the city on the charges of robbing another woman of the same area of gold ornaments after cleverly persuading her to consume Holige laced with intoxicants.
The arrest has been made almost five months after the incident which took place on September 8 last year.
The arrested woman is Sujatha alias Suma (42) of Bejai New Road. It is learnt, she had befriended Sridevi of Bejai Sankaigudde on the pretext of searching for a house for rent in the area. Sources said Sujatha had even visited Sridevi’s house when she offered Holige to the latter.
Sridevi who was totally unaware of the evil intentions of Sujatha had consumed the sweet only to fall unconscious. Sujatha had later escaped with her two bangles and two finger rings.
The arrest was made by the Urva police at Kottara Chowki.