4 Delhi men held for selling fake gold coins in Haryana, Punjab, other states

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Updated At : 12:40 PM Mar 17, 2021 IST

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Karnal, March 16

The police have busted an inter-state gang of fraudsters, who used to sell fake gold coins at cheaper rates, and arrested four Delhi residents. The accused have admitted to having duped around 50 persons in Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Delhi. They were today produced in a local court that sent them to seven-day police remand.

The police have recovered 95 counterfeit gold coins, four fake silver coins, 12 mobile phones, 20 sim cards, and Rs 50,000 from their possession, said Harjinder Singh, in-charge of detective staff of the Karnal police.

The fraudsters used to target villagers by telling them that they had found gold coins while digging old structures but they could not sell them in the open market. — TNS

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