Woman arrested in Ahmedabad for cheating Tezpur jewellery shop

Tezpur (Assam), Jul 10 (PTI) A woman was arrested in Ahmedabad for allegedly cheating a jewellery shop here and taking gold ornaments worth around Rs 58 lakh, police said on Friday. The police have also recovered all the stolen jewellery. Deputy Superintendent of Police Angkita Sharma said the incident took place on July 4 at a jewellery Tezpur when the accused, Priyanka Patil, came to the shop with her father, Shivaranjan Das, who is a relative of the shop owner's family. They selected gold ornaments and, instead of making immediate payment, gave three cheques even though the shop does not accept cheque payments, the police officer said. The woman convinced the owner by claiming they were relatives and promised to transfer the remaining money via RTGS. The shop owner handed over the jewellery, but the cheques were found to be fake when deposited at the bank. Sharma said the bank account had no money and had been inactive since 2024. After the shop owner filed a police complaint, an investigation was started, and it was found that the woman had already returned to Ahmedabad. The police traced her when she tried to sell the gold ornaments at a jewellery shop in Gujarat. The Tezpur police, with help from the Gujarat Crime Branch, arrested the woman in Ahmedabad and recovered all the gold ornaments. Sharma said that further investigations were in progress. PTI COR DG DG RG