SRINAGAR, Jan 16: Police has apprehended a Gold Smith allegedly involved in the sale of counterfeit gold ornaments in Srinagar, Police said on Thursday.
Police said, on January 9, 2025, a written complaint was lodged at Police Station Nowhatta by an individual identified as Nisar Ahmad Bhat, a resident of Bindoo Kokernag, presently living in Srinagar and working as a storekeeper.
He alleged that he had purchased gold ornaments from one Mehraj Din Qazi, the proprietor of M/S Soliya Ornaments in Bijbihara and upon their close observation once purchased, they turned out to be fake.
Police registered a case vide FIR No. 02/2025 under relevant sections of law in Police Station Nowhatta and started investigations.
Acting swiftly, the investigating police team arrested the accused shopkeeper Qazi and seized the fake jewellery.
During questioning, the accused admitted to deceiving customers by embossing fake hallmarks on gold-like ornaments.
The investigating team also learnt that the accused had been making home deliveries of these counterfeit items to various locations of Srinagar City, including Nowhatta.
“The laboratory tests of the seized gold jewellery have confirmed that the ornaments in question are indeed counterfeit”, police added.
The investigation of the case is going on to uncover any further links in this fraudulent network.
Police have urged the people not to fall prey to fraudulent elements who dupe people on various counts including sale of golden ornaments on cheap rates.
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