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Jaipur’s Jewellery Shop Owner Sells Fake Ornaments Worth Rs 300 For Rs 6 Crore To US Resident

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OB Bureau

New Delhi: A jewellery shop owner duped a US national by selling her fake jewellery worth Rs 300 for a whopping Rs 6 crore in Jaipur. The local police initiated an inquiry into the case after the US Embassy’s intervention, according to a Business Standard report.

The US resident bought the jewellery from a shop in Johri Bazaar in Jaipur, Rajasthan owned by Rajendra Soni and his son Gaurav a few months ago. They also gave her a fake certificate of authenticity.

The US resident discovered that her expensive jewellery was counterfeit when she showcased the ornament at an exhibition in the US.

She attempted to contact the jewellery owners and also tried to file a complaint. No action was taken on her complaint until the intervention of the US Embassy. She returned to India and visited the jewellery shop to confront the shop owner. However, her allegations were dismissed. Then she tried to file a complaint against the jewellery shop owner, however, the accused filed a false case against her.

The Jaipur police began an investigation after the US Embassy’s intervention. According to the Business Standard report, the accused persons are absconding and the person who issued the fake certificate of authenticity to the victim has been arrested. After duping the foreigner, the accused purchased a flat worth Rs 3 crore in the C scheme area of Jaipur, reported BS citing police officers.

Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police North, Bajrang Singh Shekhawat was quoted as saying that Nand Kishore, the person who issued the fake jewellery certificate to the victim had been arrested and a search is going on to arrest the absconding jewellery shop owners.

OB Bureau

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