The Delhi Police West District team has arrested three members of the ‘Lifafa Gang,’ who rob commuters after offering them lifts, officials said on Monday.

The ‘Lifafa Gang’ is known for robbing elderly citizens by hypnotising them after offering them a lift. They would cheat the citizens by stealing thier gold ornaments and cash, replacing the genuine jewellery with fake ornaments kept inside paper envelopes.

The police made the arrest after a recent case came to light, when a woman was robbed of her gold earrings and cash. The woman filed a police complaint in July at Hari Nagar police station after realising the envelope they had given her contained fake jewellery instead of the real valuables, police said.

To solve the case, a team was formed which analysed multiple CCTV footages of

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