3 held with 4,500 fake gold coins

Sanjiv Bakshi

Hoshiarpur, December 17

The police have busted a gang of three fraudsters, including a couple, who used to cheat people on the pretext of selling gold coins and ornaments at lesser price. As many as 4,500 fake gold coins and a gold necklace have been recovered from the trio.

The accused have been identified as Raju, Biru and his wife Dani Devi, alias Geeta, all residents of Rohini, New Delhi.

Senior Superintendent of Police Navjot Singh Mahal said they received a tip-off that the accused had ventured out on the pretext of polishing gold ornaments.

He said the accused targeted a gullible person and asked the owner to put jewellery in a pot for boiling. After some time, they took out the jewellery and wrapped it in a cloth and asked the owner not to uncover the ornaments for an hour.

Later, the owner found his jewellery missing and some other ornaments in its place, which turned out to be fake.

After getting information, a special team was formed under the supervision of Superintendent of Police (D) Ravindrapal Singh Sandhu, which was led by Deputy Superintendent of Police (D) Rakesh Kumar and CIA Inspector Shiv Kumar.

The police found out that the gang was trying to cheat people by pretending to sell them gold at lesser rate. Cops arrested a gang member who was waiting for a customer at Singriwala bypass.

The Senior Superintendent of Police said the gang used to trap people by offering to sell them gold coins at lesser price. He said the accused claimed that they had found gold coins during excavation in Rajasthan.

Mahal said the accused had absconded with jewellery between Rs10 to Rs15 lakh.

Sandhu said they presented the accused before the court, which sent them to two-day police remand.