Hyderabad, Nov. 12 -- A woman and her accomplice were arrested for allegedly luring a construction worker to an isolated place on the pretext of offering him work and robbing him of cash and a mobile phone in Kamareddy.

The accused, identified as Kadamanchi Lakshmi alias Haimad Bee (35), a daily-wage worker, and Allam Shivakumar (25), an auto-rickshaw driver, allegedly targeted unsuspecting people at labour points, bus stations, and toddy shops. Lakshmi would befriend them, gain their confidence and take them to secluded places, where Shivakumar would join her and threaten them into parting with their valuables, police said.

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According to Kamareddy Superintendent of Police M. Rajesh Chandra, the duo targeted ...