Man impersonating Customs officer flees with ₹12-lakh gold necklace at Chennai airport
A man posing as a Customs officer stole a gold necklace worth ₹12 lakh from a passenger at Chennai airport. Police are currently reviewing CCTV footage to identify the suspect who fled the scene.
Why it matters
The incident highlights security vulnerabilities at major transit hubs and the prevalence of impersonation-based crimes.
A man impersonating a Customs officer allegedly duped a passenger and fled with a gold necklace worth ₹12 lakh at Chennai airport on Tuesday night.
According to the police, Nandagopal, 23, a resident of Anna Nagar, had gone to Chennai airport to receive a woman who had arrived from Coimbatore on an IndiGo flight. The woman was carrying a gold necklace in an envelope.
As the two were walking through Terminal 1, the suspect approached them, introduced himself as a Customs officer and claimed that the envelope contained smuggled gold jewellery. He allegedly took the envelope from them and asked the pair to accompany him for further inquiry. The man then walked towards the international terminal and disappeared with the envelope containing the jewellery.
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