Overview
- The victim, Dinesh Mehta of Malad, paid Rs 25 lakh for jewellery after being told about 900 grams of gold supposedly found near a Nashik temple.
- Samples initially shown to the victim tested as gold, but a jeweller later found the purchased ornaments were counterfeit, prompting an FIR on December 5.
- Police examined footage from more than 100 cameras, applying gait and body-structure analysis alongside mobile data to identify suspects.
- Arrests spanned Kalol in Gandhinagar and Virar East in Palghar, with the prime accused linked to prior cheating cases at Kalol Taluka and Sabarmati police stations.
- Officers seized Rs 15.45 lakh from the prime accused’s residence, served a notice to his wife to appear, and continue to pursue an absconding suspect named Govind.