Metropolitan Police Crime Division, Hanuman Dhoka, was able to bust the illegal racket following the complaint from the Sudan Gahatraj, a jewelry shop owner at New Baneshwar, who had provided loans time and again amounting to about Rs 5 million. Gahatraj said he was influenced by Tham Bahadur Bhandari, 55, from Baglung, whom Gahatraj had known for the last 10 years. The two had met in Saudi Arabia.
Gahatraj said, “I had no idea that a friend who shared a room with me for years in a different country could deceive me like that.” I believed that the gold jewelries that were deposited were made of gold but when the loan amount was about to exceed Rs 5 million, I felt something was wrong. "The ornaments turned out to be made of silver and coated with gold."
SSP Bijaya Lal Kayastha, chief of the Crime Division, said that the victim was puzzled by the real looking gold jewelries. The other arrested have been identified as Pilcha Lama, 28, of Dhading, Buddha Tamang, 34, of Naikap-8, Nabin Bhandari, 28, of Baglung, Tek Bahadur Tamang, 24, of Dhading, Dhak Bahadur Tamang, 35, of Balaju-16 and Tarchel Tamang, 27 of Balaju-16.
The gang had taken loan amount since the last one and half years from Gahatraj, who operates Bhojpur Deurali Jewelry Shop. According to the investigative officer DSP Uma Chaturbedi, “The gang was able to cheat Gahatraj by exploiting the close friendship between the two.”
According to the preliminary investigation, the gang was also involved in making fake bills of gold purchase from various shops in order to influence the loan provider. The amount collected from the fraud was distributed among them.
The police said they had seized 44 sets of bangles, three rings, cash amount of Rs 100,000, different equipments and chemicals used for making the jewelries from their possession. News Source: Myrepublica.com
