12-yr-old lured into trading Rs 85 lakh jewellery for ‘unlimited momos’

According to a complaint filed by the boy’s father, a temple priest, the child had grown fond of momo sold at the roadside stall. The vendors allegedly began feeding him free of cost, winning trust bite by bite. Soon came bigger offers — food, small sums of money, loyalty. Then persuasion. Unaware of the stakes, the boy began removing jewellery from home and handing it over, police said.