Serial Ritual Swindler Arrested in Ahmedabad for Stealing Gold Jewelry
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A 40-year-old woman accused of tricking residents into handing over their gold ornaments under the guise of performing sorrow-relieving rituals has been arrested by the Ramol Police in Ahmedabad. The suspect, identified as Meenaben Mahendrabhai Wadi, a resident of Bahiyal in Dehgam (Gandhinagar district), was apprehended near the Vastral Panjrapol intersection following a targeted tip-off. Police recovered stolen gold earrings valued at ₹60,000 that she had fraudulently obtained and subsequently pawned with a local goldsmith.
The Gangaram Bhai’s Chali Incident
The arrest follows an incident roughly a month ago at Gangaram Bhai’s Chali in the Ramol-Vastral area. According to police reports, Meenaben entered the neighborhood under the pretense of begging. When a local female resident offered her alms, Meenaben noticed the woman's vulnerability and offered to conduct a special ritual in her home to relieve her personal suffering and household pain.
Gaining the victim's trust, the suspect persuaded her to hand over a pair of 6-gram gold earrings worth ₹60,000 as part of the procedure. Once she had the jewelry in hand, Meenaben fled the scene.
Repeat Offender with State-Wide Record
Following the victim’s complaint, Ramol police launched an investigation, analyzed local movement patterns, and set up a watch near Vastral Panjrapol to nab the suspect. During interrogation, Meenaben confessed to the fraud and revealed she had already pawned the stolen gold to a jeweler, allowing officers to recover the property.
Police verification uncovered that Meenaben is a habitual offender with a history of similar fraudulent schemes across Gujarat. Prior cases have been registered against her in six different police stations, including Mandvi (Kutch), Mehsana, Ghatlodia, Palanpur East, Naroda, and Chhapi.
Ramol police have registered a case of cheating and breach of trust against the accused and are conducting further legal proceedings to determine if she is connected to other recent unsolved theft reports in the area.
