A Bengaluru woman was arrested for stealing two-wheelers from two showrooms by hoodwinking salespersons, Bangalore Mirror reported.

According to the report, the woman confessed she committed the crimes to treat her mother, who she claimed was a paralytic. However, when Bangalore Mirror visited the home, however, they discovered the mother was in healthy condition.

The police added that the accused, identified as Roshini Prashanth would visit the showrooms clad in a burqa to avoid being identified by CCTV footage. She would chat with a salesman on the bike features and then would pretend to faint, prompting the salesperson to rush to get a glass of water. However, on the salesperson’s return, the woman would have fled with the bike.

According to the police official, she had carefully planned the theft and chosen a time when there were hardly any customers.

Both thefts were made within a span of four to five days about a fortnight ago. Cops found that of the two bikes, Roshini was using one (without a number plate), and had pledged the other for Rs 5,000 to a medical store employee, claiming she would hand over the documents within a few days.

The police found her on one of the scooters – identifying it from the description matching the Fascino scooter (including that it didn’t have a number plate) – and asked Roshini to produce the necessary documents. When she couldn’t, she was taken to the police station and confessed to her crime. She has been remanded in judicial custody and both vehicles have been handed over to the showrooms.