The Goregaon Police in Mumbai have arrested a 46-year-old woman for allegedly cheating a Santacruz-based jeweller of Rs 1.25 lakh by pledging fake gold ornaments.

According to the police, the complainant Agwatilal Rangsal Soni (64), who owns Mayur Jewellers in Goregaon West and Bhagwati Jewellers in Khar West, approached the cops after discovering the fraud on Tuesday.

On August 30, a woman, who introduced herself as Sonu, visited Soni’s Goregaon jewellery shop and pledged a 23-gram gold chain.

The staff, after checking the hallmark, accepted it and handed her cash worth Rs 1.25 lakh. The woman gave the jeweller a Mira Road location as her address before leaving.

However, the next day, Soni’s son Vishal noticed irregularities in the ornament. On further testing, the chain turned green, confirming it was fake.

Soni stayed in touch with the woman, who claimed she had more jewellery to pledge. On Monday, she visited his jewellery shop in Khar with a bracelet, claiming it was worth Rs 1.5 lakh. However, the jewellery again turned out to be fake. When the woman attempted to flee the shop, the staff restrained her and immediately alerted police.

“The accused has been identified as Sonu alias Chetna Dosi alias Chetna Mahendra Kansara (46), a resident of Navkhar Building, Kalpataru Garden, Mira Road. She was taken into custody and booked under the relevant sections for cheating and fraud,” said an officer from Goregaon police station.

The officer added that Dosi was produced before the court on Tuesday and remanded in police custody.

The police said they are investigating if the accused has duped other jewellers using the same modus operandi.

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