A Bengaluru man invited a date he had befriended through the popular gay dating app to an apartment. Instead of a memorable date, he ended up being robbed of gold jewellery worth around Rs 20 lakh by the date and his accomplice, both of whom were transgender persons.The incident took place on October 22 in Chandra Layout in West Bengaluru.
The man had connected with the date through Grindr and decided to invite them to his friend's apartment while the friend and family were away on a trip.However, the man was in for a shock when the visitor removed their mask and he realised that the person was transgender.Within 10 minutes, another transgender person also arrived at the apartment. The duo then threatened him at knifepoint, intimidated him and fled after looting gold jewellery worth approximately Rs 20 lakh.
According to the police complaint, the owner of the apartment and his wife had travelled out of town, leaving the house keys with the man who was staying at the residence. During this period, he connected with one of the accused through the dating app and invited them over.The 'date' and his friend break open a bedroom door and a cupboard containing gold jewellery and escaped with 226 grams of gold jewellery valued at around Rs 20 lakh.
After learning about the robbery, the house owner returned to Bengaluru and filed a police complaint.Acting on the complaint, the police arrested two accused, identified as Nazia and Syed Moushin, in connection with the case.Officials said further investigation is underway.- Ends