Mysore/Mysuru: A miscreant, who befriended an advocate on Facebook has decamped with gold ornaments of the advocate while visiting him at a city lodge.

The advocate, who lost his gold, is 50-year-old C. Gajendra, Vice-President of Bengaluru Bar Association and a resident of Chandra Layout in Bengaluru.

The miscreant, identified as Murali, had befriended Gajendra on Facebook. Murali had told him that he was from Mysuru and was into chit fund business. Murali, who had obtained the mobile phone number of Gajendra, began to call and message him to gain confidence.

On Jan. 10, Gajendra, who had come to Mysuru, had taken a room at a lodge on New Sayyaji Rao Road. He then called Murali to his room, where they consumed liquor and Murali stayed in the room along with Gajendra.

The next day at about 7 am, when Gajendra woke up, he did not find Murali and on checking Gajendra found his gold ornaments weighing about 146 grams and a briefcase containing his clothes missing and lodged a complaint at Mandi Police Station.

Mandi Police, who have registered a case, are investigating.