Hyderabad nurse robs old couple after fake COVID-19 vaccine shot

A nurse who sedated an old couple in Hyderabad with a fake Covid vaccine shot and stole 80 grams of gold jewellery from them has been arrested police said on MondayThe incident occurred at Lalitha Nagar under Meerpet police station limits of Rachakonda police commissionerate on SaturdayAccused Anusha was arrested on Sunday within hours of the couple lodging a police complaintK Laxman 80 a retired government employee and his wife Kasturi 70 complained to police on Saturday night that the nurse duped them in the name of Covid vaccineAnusha who is undergoing an auxiliary nurse midwife ANM course at a private college and earlier used to be a tenant near Laxmans house approached the couple with an offer to arrange Covid vaccine doses for them When they agreed to take it she came to their house on Saturday at 3 pm and administered one dose each to Laxman and KasturiBefore giving the jab she told us that we will be drowsy for some time We dont know what happened after that but when we woke up late in the evening we found that we have been robbed Kasturi saidKasturi realized that her mangalsutra gold ring ear rings and toe rings all weighing about eight tolas were missingThe couple immediately approached Meerpet police station and lodged a complaint Police took up the investigation and cracked the case with the arrest of AnushaPolice investigations revealed that Anusha and her husband knew the victims as they used to live on rent in their neighbourhood The young couple later shifted to another areaThe accused and her husband were reportedly facing financial problems and she decided to target the old couple as they were living alonePolice have advised people not to believe those who promise to arrange Covid vaccine as the vaccine is not available in open market and only the health authorities are authorised to administer the vaccine At this stage the vaccine is being given only to healthcare workers and frontline workers of various departments tackling the pandemicThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever