Srinagar: According to the police, someone involved in the sale of fake gold ornaments has been caught.
In a statement police said that on 9th January, a written complaint was lodged at Police Station Nowhatta by an individual namely Nisar Ahmad Bhat, a resident of Bindoo Kokernag, at present living in Srinagar & working as a storekeeper at Lalmandi Srinagar, stating therein that he had purchased gold ornaments from one Mehraj Din Qazi, the proprietor of M/S Soliya Ornaments in Bijbehara.
Upon close observation once purchased, they turned out to be fake.
When closely examined after purchase, they were found to be counterfeit.
According to the applicable legal provisions, a case was filed in this regard at Police Station Nowhatta under FIR No. 02/2025.
Acting swiftly, the investigating team arrested the accused shopkeeper identified as Mehraj Din Qazi son of Gh Mohammad Qazi resident of Bijbihara, and seized the fake jewellery, he said.During questioning, the accused admitted to deceiving customers by embossing fake hallmarks on gold-like ornaments.
The investigating team also discovered that the accused had been delivering these fake goods to homes in Nowhatta and other parts of Srinagar City. According to him, laboratory testing on the confiscated gold jewellery has verified that the items are, in fact, fake.
The investigation of the case is going on to uncover any further links in this fraudulent network.
According to the statement, consumers are urged not to fall for scammers who deceive them on a number of grounds, such as selling golden ornaments at low prices.
