US woman duped by Jaipur jewellers for Rs. 6 crores for jewellery worth Rs. 300
Rajendra Soni and his son Gaurav Soni who own Rama Radium store at Gopalji ka rasta in Jaipur are on the run
New Delhi, June 13
A US woman was allegedly duped into buying artificial jewellery worth hardly Rs 300 for Rs 6 crore by a jeweller father-son duo in Jaipur. The woman's expose led to multiple complaints against the jeweller duo who duped multiple citizens in Jaipur.
Cherish, who is an American citizen, spent Rs 6 crore on jewellery from a shop, Rama Radium, in the city's Gopalji Ka Rasta nearly two years ago. At the time of purchase, the seller also provided a hallmark certificate to the woman, which showed the purity of the jewellery.
Cherry then went back to the US and put the jewellery on display at an exhibition, where she found that it was a fake. Subsequently, she returned to Jaipur and visited the jeweller's shop, and complained about the fake jewellery to the shop owner, Gaurav Soni. Cherish informed the US Embassy about the incident.
The Jaipur police then registered an FIR against jeweller Rajendra Soni and his son Gaurav Soni. The accused jewellers are on the run.
During the investigation, the police sent the jewellery for testing. The results showed that the diamonds in it were moonstones. The tests further showed that the gold content in the jewellery, which should have been 14 carats, was also two carats.
The accused jewellers also filed a complaint alleging that the woman fled with jewellery from their shop. But when police checked the CCTV footage, it turned out to be false.
The police have meanwhile arrested one Nandkishore, who issued fake hallmark certificates.
After the expose by the US woman, the Jaipur police received multiple complaints against the father-son duo for similar fraud.
