Udupi: Man Buys Ornaments at Half Price, Ends up with Spurious Gold!
Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi (SP)
Udupi, Nov 2: They say all that glitters is not gold. Here is a case, where this saying turned true, literally!
In a gist, a man from Udupi bought gold at half the price - quite an achievement in this age when gold rates have hit the sky - only to realise later that nothing comes cheap, especially not gold. In the end all he was left with was spurious gold, and a bank balance lighter by several lacs.
Here's what happened.
Raghavendra Achar from Kedoor village in the district lodged a complaint with the court, claiming that a person from Rajasthan had cheated him by selling him ornaments made of spurious gold instead of genuine ones. The complaint has been since referred to Kota police station for investigation.
Achar says that he was waiting for a bus at Tekkate bus stand of Kundapur taluk on July 20 this year, when a person introduced himself as Pappu from Rajasthan. Pappu told Achar that he used to work as truck driver, and sought Achar’s help in securing some job. After several days, he called up Achar to confess that he was facing financial crunch on account of his sister’s marriage, and that he was therefore prepared to sell off the gold ornaments he had with him at half rate. Pappu offered gold ornaments worth Rs 16 lac for eight lac rupees, but after negotiation, brought the price further down to Rs 6.5 lac.
On Pappu’s invitation, Achar, accompanied by his friends, Ravish and Raghavendra, visited Alwar in Rajasthan on September 2, brought back the ornaments provided by Pappu as samples, and got them checked through qualified jewellers for their genuineness here. Having been satisfied about the quality of ornaments, Achar went back to Rajasthan on October 4, and accepted 900 grams of jewellery items in exchange for Rs 6.5 lac. On reaching his hometown on October 7, he got the fresh set of ornaments verified, and found that he had been cheated by Pappu.
As per a complaint filed by Achar through the court, which was re-routed to Kota police station, a case has been registered.