The Dadar police have arrested a 54-year-old woman who duped a jeweller of Rs 5.50 lakh on the pretext of exchanging her gold ornaments and buying new ones. The woman had brought in 150 gm of gold ornaments and even got them tested for purity in the presence of the jeweller. But at the time of handing over, the woman changed the ornaments and handed over fake ones. The police traced the woman and arrested her within 24 hours.

The incident came to light when on May 18, 62-year-old Gauri Sohanlal Chaplot filed a complaint about being conned by a woman of Rs 5.5 lakh.  The woman, who has been identified as V Lakshmi, had reached out to the jeweller.