Cash, gold worth Rs 2.5 crore seized from man arrested for cheating
Bengaluru, Jul 8 (PTI): Gold ornaments and cash worth Rs 2.5 crore was seized from a man who has been arrested for allegedly cheating a jewellery shop owner in Jayanagar here, police said on Tuesday.
With his arrest, police claimed to have recovered 3.16 kg of gold ornaments and Rs 8.53 lakh in cash from him.
The complainant approached Jayanagar Police Station on June 13, police said.
In his complaint, the jewellery shop owner stated that for the past four years, he had been giving gold bars from his shop to a person who runs a gold melting and ornament-making unit in Jayanagar, to make various styles of ornaments as instructed.
According to police, Similarly, during the period from April 29 to June 4, he handed over a total of 8 kg 351 grams of gold bars to the same person.
However, the person received the gold but failed to return the crafted ornaments and allegedly defrauded the complainant.
Giving details about the case during a press conference here, Bengaluru Police Commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh said that in this case, the jewellery shop owner had given gold to the accused to make ornaments. He received the entire gold in a period of about 40 days. Afterwards, when he had to return the completed ornaments, he escaped.
The accused was not responding to calls. So the jewellery shop owner preferred a complaint that the concerned person was missing with their gold, he said.
"Based on that complaint, police registered a case and recovered gold and cash worth Rs 2.5 crore. The accused has been arrested and we are verifying if he was previously involved in any other such activities," Singh added.
During detailed interrogation, the accused revealed that while he had stored a small portion of the gold bullion at his residence, he had sold the remaining, police said.
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UP min tells flood victims ‘Ganga is touching your feet’; Woman replies, ‘Stay and take blessings’
Lucknow: Amid ongoing flood-like conditions and severe waterlogging in parts of Uttar Pradesh, particularly along the Ganga River, state Cabinet Minister Sanjay Nishad has drawn criticism for controversial remarks made during a visit to Kanpur Dehat.
In a video that surfaced on social media, Nishad is purportedly heard telling flood-affected villagers that they are “Ganga’s children” and thus, the “Ganga river reaches your doorstep to clean your feet and this would take you directly to heaven,” as reported by The Indian Express on Wednesday.
Nishad, assigned to oversee relief work in the district, made the comments as residents tried to voice concerns over the flooding and lack of adequate relief.
Also, a woman travelling along with the government team is purportedly heard trying to clarify the minister’s remarks to an elderly woman, who in turn asks her to stay there with them and “take the blessings of Ganga yourself.”
The minister’s remarks triggered widespread criticism online, with many calling them insensitive amid the ongoing crisis. Defending his statement, Nishad stated that he was only trying to offer emotional support. “Flooding is a natural calamity, and the government is doing everything it can to help people. We are giving food packets, cooked food as well, but one needs to highlight positive thoughts to them also, and that is what I did. We cannot stop water, and this is not a one-day or one-year problem,” TIE quoted Nishad as saying.
He added that instilling hope is essential, or else “the opposition will spread negativity.”
Incessant rainfall in Uttar Pradesh has led to floods in thirteen districts of the state. The Ganga River is reportedly flowing above the danger mark in Varanasi, Mirzapur, Ghazipur, and Ballia. Similarly, the Yamuna has crossed the red mark in Auraiya, Kalpi, Hamirpur, Prayagraj, and Banda.
