A US lady was defrauded into buying faux jewelry, initially costing Rs 300, for Rs 6 crore by a store proprietor in Rajasthan, as per police. The US citizen, Cherish, purchased silver jewelry with gold polish from a store situated in Jaipur’s Johri Bazaar, Financial Occasions reported. When she displayed the jewelry at a US exhibition this April, it was discovered to be counterfeit. Quickly after this discovery, Cherish travelled to India to confront the store proprietor from whom she bought. However, upon confronting, the store proprietor denied these allegations.
Subsequently, Cherish filed a police criticism in Jaipur and sought help from the US embassy. The embassy has requested the Jaipur Police for an investigation into this matter.
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ET’s report cited an official as stating that Cherish had met the store proprietor by way of Instagram in 2022 and paid Rs 6 crore over two years for what she believed had been real ornaments. The police at the moment are looking for the proprietor, Gaurav Soni, and his father, Rajendra Soni, who’re each absconding. “Particular groups have been shaped to hint the 2 males,” an official said, as quoted by the report.
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In a separate fraudulent incident, a case was registered towards a person on Tuesday from Sangli Metropolis of Maharashtra for allegedly dishonest individuals of Rs 90.5 lakh by assuring them of excellent returns on investments in cryptocurrency, police stated, PTI reported.
On Monday, the Thane district police filed fees beneath part 420 (dishonest) and different related provisions of the Indian Penal Code and Maharashtra Safety of Curiosity of Depositors. (in Monetary Institutions) Act, 1999, towards Naresh Shankar Joshi and his agency Pinamic Merchants, an official outlined.