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Last updated: July 18, 2023, 22:26 IST
The arrested accused is Sushil Kumar, a resident of Ludhiana in Punjab. (Photo representation – Shutterstock)
A case was registered at Rani Bagh Police Station on Saturday regarding Ravinder Kumar’s complaint. In his complaint, a senior officer said that he buys gold from Delhi to make jewelry and sells those in local markets in Ludhiana.
Police said on Tuesday that a 42-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly defrauding a jeweler from Punjab of 10 kilograms of gold worth Rs 6 crore.
They said the arrested accused has been identified as Sushil Kumar, a resident of Ludhiana in Punjab.
Police said two people posing as GST inspectors took a shipment of gold that was being taken from Delhi to the victim’s shop in Ludhiana.
A case was registered at Rani Bagh Police Station on Saturday regarding Ravinder Kumar’s complaint. In his complaint, a senior officer said that he buys gold from Delhi to make jewelry and sells those in local markets in Ludhiana.
On 10th July, he sent his chauffeur Balraj and employee Rajan Bawa with GST invoices required to pick up a consignment from Karol Bagh here. The officer said that they received the shipment around 9.00 pm and left for Ludhiana in their car.
Around 9:30 pm, when they reached Haryana Matri Bhawan, another car stopped their car. Two unidentified persons got out of the car and identified themselves as “Inspectors” Satbir Singh and Ravi Kumar of the Central Goods and Services Tax Department, the officer said.
The “inspectors” told the husband that they had information about the unauthorized gold in the car, and also asked the husband to present the bill for the gold.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (External) Harendra Singh said that when Bawa called Pravinder Kumar, the victim told an “inspector” that the bills were with him.
Singh said that the “inspectors” then seized the gold and asked the driver, Balraj, to meet them at their office.
The police said that the complainant arrived in Delhi the next day and visited the office where he found that the “inspectors” who had seized the gold were impersonators.
They added that his employee, Bawa, had not contacted him since July 11.
During the investigation, the police checked about 100 surveillance cameras and found that the vehicle used to commit the crime was heading towards Punjab. Singh said Bawa was also in contact with a person who was waiting in a dhaba in Murthal, Sonipat, at the time of the accident.
After that, the man sitting in the dhaba headed towards Shahbad near Ambala where he got off his car. Singh said on the basis of technical observation, he was identified as Sushil Kumar and arrested from Punjab.
Sushil Kumar revealed that he used to work regularly at the GST office and gained some knowledge of his work. The officer said that after he had known Bawa for two years, he planned the robbery with him.
Police said Bawa knew where the complainant got his gold supplies from and leaked the information to Sushil Kumar.
Sushil Kumar is accused in 18 criminal cases, including fraud and impersonation. They said he hired a personal security officer after he was fired.
Police recovered eight gold plates worth around Rs 4.8 crore from his home. Police added that efforts are underway to arrest Bawa and the other accused.
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(This story was not edited by the News18 staff and was published from a syndicated news agency feed – PTI)
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